EOI Manager Assets & Major Projects (Term. December 2027)

Byron Shire Council is focused on partnering with our community and offers pristine beaches, diverse lifestyles, a magnificent natural environment and a subtropical climate. Stay, live and work in our community.

Byron Shire Council has a high performance, collaborative culture.  We are a growth-oriented organisation and value individuals who are driven to succeed and exceed expectations.  We like to focus on understanding how a potential candidates talents and strengths align with the role they are interested in.  Working in Local Government and for Byron Shire Council provides opportunities to grow in the direction that you aspire. 

We provide a rewarding and flexible working environment and celebrate our values of:

• We lead with enthusiasm and purpose
• We are open, honest and respectful
• We foster well-being and creativity
• We achieve our goals and succeed together

We are looking for:

Expressions of Interest are sought from existing Council staff to fill the position of Manager Assets & Major Projects for a maximum term, up to December 2027.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an adaptable skill set including highly developed project delivery experience, with a strong culture alignment to Council's Organisational Values. We are seeking a Manager with the ability to lead a team of approximately 10 staff and over the maximum three-year term be flexible to apply their breadth of Major Project delivery skills across the Byron Shire Council portfolio including Infrastructure Recovery works if required.   

Enjoy our Employee Benefits 

This opportunity offers:

• This is a full-time maximum term role until December 2027.
• An attractive Manager salary from $133K to $171K pa (dependent on skills and experience) plus superannuation and private use of a leaseback vehicle. 
• Other benefits include education and training support, flexible work hours and an attractive salary packaging scheme.

Other benefits include:

• 11% superannuation
• Education and training support
• Flexible work hours
• Attractive salary packaging scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program (4 sessions per year)
• Fitness Passport
• Health and Wellbeing days
• Full Private Car Lease
• Opportunity to work with and lead an experienced and committed team! 

Location:

This position is based at Mullumbimby; however Council can require you to work from other work sites as required for operational reasons.

Contact:  

Phillip Holloway - Director Infrastructure Services - 02 6626 7103

Closing date:

10pm (NSW time), Sunday 12 May 2024.  Late applications will not be permitted.

Position Description:

Download the Manager Assets & Major Projects Position Description (PDF,518KB) 

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We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of our community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to explore new ways of working – including part-time, job-share or working from different locations. Everyone can ask about it.

We strongly encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication. 

Pre-Employment Screening Process:

• Reference Checks: Referees will preferably be your current or most recent supervisor and must be able to comment directly on your abilities in a work situation. If you have any objection to this action, your concerns should be raised in your application and be discussed with the Selection Panel.
• Functional Health Assessment: If applicable, the functional health assessment evaluates your physical and functional capacity against the physical demands necessary to safely perform the job for which you have applied. 
• Background Screening: Background checks verify the information you have provided in your application, and where applicable, also check for relevant criminal history. Checks may also include, for example, a confirmation of your employment history, qualifications/tickets and working with children clearance.

HOW TO APPLY:

Scout Talent has released an improvement to the candidate application experience through the 'Save Application' Feature. As a candidate you can start an application and progressively update the application until they are ready to submit.

You can start an application on the go, from anywhere and return to finish your application via the automatic follow up email when you have time and the required information at hand. 

You must use your own email address and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with Council.

Being mindful of diversity and inclusion we have provided 2 options to apply for the position.

Option 1 - Written Application

You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document, and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below.  

Step 1: Fill out our online application form below. Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'

Step 2: Attach your resume/CV and a cover letter (optional). Once you have attached your document/s click 'Next'.

Step 3: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.

 You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received. 

Option 2 - Audio File Application

Step 1: Scroll down and review the Questions that you are required to answer. 

Step 2: Record an audio file of your responses and save the file (the file must be in an MP3 format and less than 50MB). Please note that all questions with a drop box or a check box as well as the reference checks details can not be answered via audio file and must be completed below.

Step 3: Fill out the Personal Details section and the questions that can not be completed by audio file on the application form below. For all of the Questions where you are responding via audio file, type the response “audio file”.  Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'

Step 4: Attach your resume/CV, a cover letter (optional) and your audio file.  Once you have attached your documents click 'Next'.

Step 5: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.

You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.