Field Leader Beach Maintenance

About The Role:

Youll lead a small crew to deliver high-quality beach maintenance across our coastline - planning daily tasks interpreting plans and work orders allocating resources and ensuring sand-drift fencing and related works are completed safely efficiently and to specification. Youll set the tone for safety leadership operational excellence customer experience and people experience while maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and contractors and monitoring performance standards on site.

About You:

• You have experience leading (or a strong willingness and capability to lead) field teams - motivating others mentoring on the job and driving effective performance.
• You have a Certificate III in Civil Construction or related field and/or bring handson demonstrated experience in beach or civil maintenance including interpreting plans/work orders and coordinating suppliers/contractors.
• You communicate clearly with the community and colleagues and build effective working relationships.
• Youre tech-comfortable - able to use Microsoft tools and apply your skills in Council systems to complete records timesheets and work orders.
• You solve problems proactively - spotting issues early and choosing safe practical solutions.
• You understand safe operations of civil plant/equipment and WHS responsibilities.
  
  

About Our Organisation:

The City of Charles Sturt is a vibrant community home to around 130000 people across 105 different cultures. We champion unity in diversity and strive to reflect our community within our workforce - wherever you are from you are home in the City of Charles Sturt.

We prioritise customer and employee experience and a supportive environment where everyone belongs. With over 500 employees our people and our community Means the World to us which highlights the importance of our places our people and our service to the community.

We work flexibly and support one another. Visit our careers page to explore the benefits of joining our team and talk to us about what flexibility works for you.

About Our Team:

City Maintenance are equipped to care for open spaces across our beaches reserves and parks ensuring they are maintained and up to standard. This diverse portfolio is passionate and skilled in areas including property management and repair irrigation biodiversity arboriculture trees and sports turf as well as program scheduling.

The Parks and Biodiversity team is responsible for maintaining local parks streetscapes open space areas biodiversity sites and nominated Council properties. The team provide and maintain innovative accessible and flexible public places and spaces that are fit for purpose for our community.

The Detail:

The position is offered on a full-time permanent basis and is classified at Level ME8 with a starting salary of $80312.46 per annum Super. The benefits of joining the City of Charles Sturt also include:

• Employment security with guaranteed salary increases as part of our Enterprise Agreement
• Income protection
• 9 day fortnight
• Annual leave loading
• Training and professional development
• Uniform and PPE.
  
  

ClickApply for this jobto submit your application for this vacancy by 9.00am Monday 2 February 2026.

For further information about this vacancy please view the attached position description.

Enquiries about this position may be made to the following:

Tyron Bennetts Coordinator Parks and Biodiversity