Do you love working outdoors, enjoy leading a crew and take pride in contributing to your community? We are seeking an experienced Ganger Construction- Civil Assets to coordinate and undertake the day-to-day delivery of Council's road, drainage and concrete construction and maintenance works.
About the Role
As Ganger, you will join a small dedicated team and provide practical, hands-on leadership to ensure projects are completed to required quality standards, timeframes and budget. You will support the activities of a field-based crew to plan and prioritise daily works and undertake routine inspections to identify, record and report defects, hazards and maintenance requirements across Council's road, drainage and concrete infrastructure. Working alongside your team you will ensure the efficient and effective use of Council resources and ensure works are undertaken in accordance with relevant Workplace Health and Safety (WHS), environmental and quality requirements, You'll plan and prioritise daily works, allocate people and equipment, monitor the progress and quality of work and ensure that jobs are completed safely and efficiently. You will monitor the condition of your area of work, identify maintenance needs, defects and hazards to ensure Council assets are maintained to a high standard.
About You
Is experienced leading, motivating and supporting an outdoor work crew
Has demonstrated experience in road, concrete and drainage construction and maintenance services, ideally in a tropical environment
Can confidently plan, coordinate and deliver day-to-day road, concrete and drainage construction and maintenance activities
Is experienced in installation of concrete drainage products and the construction and maintenance of pits, manholes and other associated structures




Has a strong practical understanding of workplace health and safety and environmental requirements
Has ability to coordinate people, plant and other resources to deliver work efficiently and within budget
Has ability to build positive working relationships with customers, contractors and other stakeholders
Enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in the presentation of the Douglas Shire
Full position details, including required qualifications and key responsibilities and duties for the role are outlined in the attached position description.
What we can offer you
A competitive remuneration salary with 12% superannuation.
Up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum with 17.5% leave loading.
Up to 3 weeks personal leave per annum.
Nominal *****hours, nine (9) day fortnight roster.
May be eligible for salary sacrificing options.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee health and wellbeing initiatives.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
Active social club.
Pre-Employment Assessment
Following the selection of the preferred candidate, Council will require a number of further checks including reference checks, police history / criminal history checks, medical assessment and drug and alcohol test.
Employment Eligibility
To apply you must be a Permanent resident of Australia, Australian Citizen, Recent Zealand Citizen or hold the appropriate visa to work in Australia.
Privacy Information
Douglas Shire Council is collecting your personal information in accordance with the Information Privacy Act for the purpose of assessing your skills and experience against the position requirements. The information you provide in your application will only be used by authorised Council Officers, including People and Culture and the relevant selection panel members. Your information will not be given to any other person or agency unless you have given us permission, or we are required by law.
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📌 Ganger Construction Civil Assets (Victoria)
🏢 Shire of Douglas
📍 Victoria