Flood Recovery Site Coordinator

Shape your future. Serve your community. Belong to something bigger.

Want to be part of a significant project that will bring about positive change for an entire community? Lismore City Council’s ‘Flood Restoration Portfolio’ (FRP) can make that possible. The bold initiative represents the single largest public infrastructure restoration project ever undertaken by local government in NSW. 

Created in response to the devastating 2022 natural disaster, the FRP’s remit encompasses the restoration of the city’s public assets – roads, bridges, theatres, galleries, and sporting facilities, alongside the repair and enhancement of essential wastewater, waste management, and flood resilience infrastructure.

The FRP is assembling a local and global talent team to deliver a stronger, more resilient Lismore. We welcome individuals who bring fresh perspectives that will help enable our vision for a vibrant community.

Lismore’s Northern Rivers location fosters an ideal work-life balance. It offers lush farmland, beautiful parks, a World Heritage-listed rainforest to explore, great restaurants, a diverse arts and cultural scene, and more—all just a stone’s throw from the Gold Coast, Ballina, and Byron Bay. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it's the perfect time to embrace and celebrate everything that makes the regional city so unique, while also being directly involved in shaping its future. 

The Opportunity: 

• Undertake surveillance, inspections and condition assessment of civil infrastructure, and capture, upload, analyse and report on data collected relating to defects, risks, failures and general maintenance needs

• Contribute to the improvement of WHS and risk management practices within the project's scope

• Responding and investigating customer service requests

• Supervise and coordinate civil construction operations across multiple sites

• Ensure compliance with all relevant council legislation and safety standards

• Ensure designs demonstrate compliance with existing safety standards or Government regulations/legislation pertinent to the specific design area.

• Assisting the Senior members with the development and implementation of operational, service and maintenance programs including scoping and the preparation of estimates; and

• Manage the quality of the project and any plans, policies, and procedures related to the project

• Have input into project costs and program (schedule) to ensure projects are delivered on time and budget

• Conduct pre-start meetings and ensure proper documentation, including purchase orders.

• Able to manage and mitigate delays through redeployment of labour and schedule adjustment

• High-level commercial acumen in recognising variations to the works under contract and forming an extension of time claims

• Demonstrated experience in quality control and assurance

• Interpret verbal and written technical content to draft in a way that is appropriate for the intended audience.

• Collaborate with various stakeholders in managing technical issues using council software tools

• Ensure Build Assurance Audits and Surveillance are delivered within agreed timeframes and scope per documented methodology

• Maintain and apply all relevant standards and policies

• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently. 

 What you'll need to be successful

The successful candidate will have knowledge and some experience in applying construction and project management principles and practices. Skills and/or knowledge in managing time, setting priorities, contract administration, project management, and a strong stakeholder engagement focus are all required for this role.

In this role, you will join our project delivery team and will be responsible for the successful completion of projects as part of that team. Your tasks and responsibilities within the project delivery team will include the following:

• Demonstrate experience in Project Management skills.

• Strong technical knowledge in construction.

• Understand the requirements of quality assurance.

• Be capable of monitoring and evaluating performance against agreed milestones.

• Be able to manage risk effectively.

• Have adept record-keeping.

• Demonstrate ethical judgment and integrity.

• Able to work independently or in a team environment

Please review the position description and use your resume and application responses in the application form below to demonstrate your ability to fulfil the position's responsibilities.

Additional details

• Term Contract: contracted hours of work 35 hours a week/70 hours a fortnight up to 31 December 2027.

• Closing date: Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate pool is established.  

• Location: The position will be at our sites and the Flood Portfolio Office in Lismore. Flexible work options are available, working within operational requirements. 

• Contact: If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact Jennifer McEwen, HR Business Partner, at 0428 522 907.

• Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures, and agreements.

•  Pre-employment Screening: Before employment, there may be a series of pre-employment checks that may include health assessments, validation of the right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments, and referee checks.

• Future Opportunities: This recruitment exercise may be utilised for vacancies and the possible establishment of a merit list for future opportunities within six months.

Lismore City Council is a proud employer of a diverse workforce, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities. We are committed to fostering a diverse, flexible, and inclusive workplace that reflects the community we serve. We also welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly. Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process to support disabled applicants. If you would like to discuss adjustments, don't hesitate to get in touch with the People and Culture team on 02 6625 0500 or email people@lismore.nsw.gov.au