RJED Infrastructure Supervisor

Shape Our Streetscapes, Strengthen Our Community

The RJED Infrastructure Supervisor is responsible for leading, supervising and supporting the Shire's RJED Verge Maintenance Crew in delivering essential roadside, verge and streetscape maintenance across Carnarvon, while fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive working environment.

This hands-on leadership role involves coordinating daily operations, allocating tasks, providing on-the-job training and mentoring crew members to develop their skills, confidence and workplace capabilities. You'll oversee a range of maintenance activities, including mowing, weed control, vegetation management, street tree maintenance and minor civil works, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Working closely with the Infrastructure Services team, you'll play an important role in supporting the professional growth and development of RJED employees, creating meaningful employment pathways while ensuring Carnarvon's public spaces remain safe, accessible and well-maintained for our community.

What You’ll Do

As our RJED Infrastructure Supervisor, you will:

• Demonstrate successful leadership through the application of the Shire's core values by promoting a work culture of sustainability, quality improvement, efficiency, and excellent customer service that corresponds to our Code of Conduct and Customer Service Charter.

• A commitment to a safe work environment and WHS legislation, policy and processes.

• Ensure compliance with the Local Government Act (WA) 1995 and any relevant legislation.

• Provide effective leadership, supervision and direction to the RJED Verge Maintenance Crew, fostering a positive, inclusive and respectful team culture that encourages teamwork, personal growth and accountability.

• Support the development of RJED employees through mentoring, on-the-job training and practical guidance, helping individuals build confidence, develop workplace skills and strengthen their future employment opportunities.

• Monitor and manage employee attendance inclusive of pick-up and drop-offs to and from the workplace, punctuality, timesheets and workplace conduct, establishing clear expectations, addressing concerns early and supporting employees to develop reliable and consistent work habits.

• Plan, coordinate and allocate daily work activities, ensuring the effective delivery of verge maintenance programs, including mowing, brush cutting, weed control, street tree maintenance and minor civil works within agreed timeframes and quality standards.

• Oversee the safe operation, allocation and maintenance of plant, machinery, tools and equipment, ensuring employees follow Work Health and Safety requirements, undertake appropriate risk assessments and maintain safe working practices.

• Monitor the progress and quality of maintenance works, identify operational challenges, manage available resources and implement practical improvements to ensure efficient service delivery and value for money.

About You

You’ll bring:

• Current Western Australia Driver's License - C Class (Essential) or MR Class (Desirable), General Construction Induction Card (White Card), Basic Worksite Traffic Management Ticket (BWTM), Chemical Handling Ticket (or ability to obtain)

• Highly developed ability to uphold a values-based approach in the workplace.

• Demonstrated experience in leading and supervising teams, with the ability to motivate, support and develop employees while fostering a positive team culture and achieving operational outcomes.

• Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, with the ability to recognise individual needs, build positive relationships and create a supportive and inclusive working environment.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to undertake physically demanding, hands-on operational work alongside the team, including grounds maintenance, vegetation management and general labouring duties, while providing practical guidance and leading by example.

• Experience in weed management, chemical handling, vegetation maintenance and the safe operation of plant and machinery.

• Experience in coordinating maintenance programs, monitoring team performance and identifying opportunities to improve workplace practices and service delivery.

• Experience leading multi-agency operations, regional emergency programs, or interdepartmental community safety initiatives.

• Operating Machinery Tickets

• Previous experience in a similar role.

• Alignment with our CARECHIP values — Courage, Authenticity, Respect, Excellence, Cohesion, Humility, Inclusion, Passion.

Why Join Us

Your package includes:

• Salary: $103,885.23p/a plus superannuation, district allowance: $1,243.15p/a, housing allowance $6,337.62p/a (if eligible).

• $5,000 retention bonus after 3 years’ service.*

• 5 weeks annual leave + 2 Local Government public holidays.

• Training and professional development opportunities.

• Annual leave travel assistance, gym and club membership subsidies, and aquatic centre access.

• Additional allowances and subsidies under our Attraction & Retention Policy.*

• A supportive workplace focused on safety, wellbeing, and community impact.

*Subject to corporate policy.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to help maintain our financial practices, we’d love to hear from you. To view the full position description: https://s3.amazonaws.com/hrpartner/p6jlow0GrxR5dec1Ah_YpQ%2Flibrary%2Fposition-descriptions%2FPD.%20RJED%20INFRASTRUCTURE%20SUPERVISOR.pdf

Applications close: 4pm Monday 30 November 2026
For more information, please contact Denika Sweetman, Manager People, Culture & Wellbeing on (08) 9941 0000.

The Shire of Carnarvon reserves the right to close applications early and/or commence the shortlisting and interview process prior to the advertised closing date. The position may be filled at any time upon identification of a suitable applicant.