About The Role

- Full time - Ongoing
- Band 3 - $69,095 including industry allowance + 12% superannuation + maintenance allowance
- Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm with fortnightly RDO

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Are you looking for a hands‑on role? Make a positive contribution to the South Gippsland community by working on our roads, bridges, and waterways to ensure they're safe and functional for everyone. If you are a self‑motivated and reliable, you could play a key role in maintaining Council's road and infrastructure assets.

Our Infrastructure Maintenance department is looking for a new team member to join a supportive team culture with opportunities to grow.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintenance of Council's roads, bridge, and waterway assets, plant maintenance and replacement program.
- Ensure work complies with Council's Road Management Plan and other infrastructure maintenance service levels.
- Assist members of the public with enquiries relating to maintenance operations.
- Pre‑operation inspections and routine maintenance of plant and equipment.
- Complete allocated work to an appropriate standard and procedure.
- Record activities undertaken, complete checks and traffic management via mobile phone.
- Traffic Management.
- Safe operation and maintenance of Council tools and equipment.
- Emergency response to events such as storms may be required.

About You





We encourage you to explore the option of taking a secondment to expand your skills and learn about a new area of Council. We are committed to providing training and support to enable this opportunity to be available to a wide range of Council staff.

Closing Date

Applications close 11.59 PM Tuesday 4 August 2026.

Equal Opportunity Statement

South Gippsland Shire Council is an Equal Prospect employer and aims to provide all necessary support to ensure that all abilities and backgrounds are not disadvantaged in the recruitment process. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, please feel free to identify yourself as a person with different needs in your application and indicate what type of reasonable adjustment you require. Alternatively you can contact a member of the People & Culture team on and identify the position you are applying for and specify your requirements.

All councillors, employees, students, agency staff, contractors and volunteers are required to act in accordance with equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, harassment, vilification and child safety legislation. South Gippsland Shire Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. We all have a responsibility to ensure our workplaces are respectful, safe and inclusive and free of all forms of unlawful and unacceptable behaviours. By applying for this role you agree to the above.

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📌 Infrastructure Maintenance Team Member - Routine Maintenance (Leongatha)
🏢 South Gippsland Shire Council
📍 Leongatha