Coordinator Road Access / Team Leader - Road Related Approvals
Job No:
IWC17724
Location:
St Peters
About Inner West Council
Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.
The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.
We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.
Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.
As the Coordinator Road Access, you will lead a team responsible for managing third-party access to and impacts on Council-managed public land. Your role ensures the effective oversight of road occupancy, road opening, and restoration processes, achieving compliance with Council standards, fees and charges, consent conditions, and relevant legislation and regulations.
In the role, you will:
- Minimise the impact of works on other asset users and asset life cycles.
- Provide high-quality customer service in response to community requests.
- Lead a team that collaborates across Council to ensure access to public land is managed efficiently and responsibly.
Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
$117,368.68 - $132,135.64 + Civil Liability allowance (subject to eligibility) + 12% Superannuation + Access to Motor Vehicle Leaseback
Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications
- Relevant degree in engineering or other appropriate discipline recognised by a relevant Australian professional institute.
- Sound experience in the development of public infrastructure and understanding of relevant Acts, Regulations, technical specifications and standards.
- Demonstrated ability to lead & motivate a team, manage staff performance and development, and a capacity to inspire and support innovative thinking.
- Demonstrated experience in providing excellence in customer service
- Current NSW Class C Drivers Licence
Enquiries
Peter Shields, Director Engineering on 02 9392 5504
Closing Date
Sunday 15 February 2026, 11:30PM
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We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.
All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.
Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.
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Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.
This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.
Reasonable Adjustment Assistance
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