Location: Gunnedah, NSW

Contract Type: Full Time, 9 day fortnight

Salary Range: Grade 10 ($1403.60 - $1549.31 per week + Up to $8,000/ Year Attraction and Retention Bonus + Work Vehicle for commute usage)

Application Deadline: 5:00pm, Monday 9 November 2026

Open New Horizons – Your Career, Your Community At Gunnedah Shire Council, we create opportunities for you to Open New Horizons – in your career, within your community and for your future.

Whether you are starting your career journey, developing new skills, or taking the next step professionally, we provide a supportive environment where you can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact.

We are committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel valued, connected and empowered to succeed – but also understand the importance of your personal wellbeing and your life outside of work.

Gunnedah Shire Council is committed to recognising, rewarding, and supporting our people through a range of benefits and opportunities designed to help employees open new horizons in their career, community, and lifestyle.

We now have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Team Leader to join the Construction team in our Roads/Works Division. In this role you’ll be in charge of supervising a group of staff and operation of various plant items as part of a broader team who effectively and efficiently maintain Council’s road network.

Looking for a tree change? Enjoy a rural community lifestyle

Fantastic opportunity to advance your career in a vibrant local community

Receive an attractive Total Compensation Package up to $100,000/Year inc. Super (depending on experience/qualifications and bonus criteria being met)





Our Next Team Leader Construction Reporting to the Coordinator Construction, you will be 1 of 2 Construction Team Leaders helping manage Works, Operations, and Staff. The role of Team Leader Construction is an integral part of our team and supports the commitment we make to our community in providing efficient, responsive, open and accessible service to them.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include

Supervise Construction and maintenance practices for Council’s road network.

Supervise, motivate and guide directly reporting staff.

Operate and maintain assigned plant effectively, safely and in accordance with standing operating procedures.

Ensure compliance with Council’s WHS policies and with legislative requirements or regulations.

Accurately perform general road construction and maintenance operational works required to maintain Council’s road network. This would typically include but not be limited to; the operation of medium and small plant and hand tools, and applying road construction and maintenance principles, techniques, systems and processes.

Quality check work, identify and remediate defects.

Maintain accurate records within Council’s records management system.

Work constructively and cooperatively with other members of the department to complete work programs in accordance with agreed timeframes and standards.





Apply WHS and risk management systems in accordance with Council’s policies and procedures.

Complete assigned administrative tasks accurately in accordance with Council’s policies and procedures.

Maintain required qualifications essential for the position and undertake agreed training to meet the position’s desired skill level.

Participate in on-call duties as required.

What You’ll Bring To The Team To qualify, you will need to hold or obtain a WHS Construction Induction Certificate (White Card) and hold a current Driver's Licence. Experience in Team Leadership and managing staff is highly desirable and a key asset in this role.

Key Requirements For This Position Include

An appropriate diploma level qualification or willingness undertake professional development, or 3-5 year’s experience in a relevant field.

Drivers licence C.

WHS Construction Induction Certificate

While not required, desirable characteristics of a successful candidate could include:

Experience in Local Government.

Current Work Cover ticket to operate relevant small plant.

RTA Road Traffic Controllers Ticket.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification or skill. If your experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we would love to learn more about you

Why Join Gunnedah Shire Council? Working at Gunnedah Shire Council offers a range of perks, some of which include:

Accrue a Rostered Day Off (RDO) every 2 weeks, working only a 9-day fortnight

Access to MyLeave - An additional 5 days of leave each year to support a healthy and flexible work-life balance.

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