Inspections Lead / Senior Inspector

at  Service Stream

Primary Location
VIC - Dandenong
Job Description Summary
Be part of a new way forward for road network management in Victoria!
About the Role
We’re excited to have been selected as Preferred Tenderer for the Victorian Road Maintenance Contract (Metro) – South Central Region!
Starting in July this year, we’ll be working across Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs and right down the Mornington Peninsula, delivering routine maintenance, emergency response and defect rectification works, as well as network refurbishment and upgrade projects, under a major long-term contract with the Victorian Government.
Our mission is to deliver safer and more reliable journeys for Victorian road users, keep communities better connected, and create a more sustainable road network. And we need great people to help us do that!

In return Service Stream has a fantastic range of employee benefits to thank our staff for the hard work and dedication they put in every day. Highlights include:

• GROWTH – opportunities within an ASX listed company
• DISCOUNTS - Full access to exclusive employee benefits and rewards.offering discounts at top retail and lifestyle companies in the market from The Iconic, Ikea, BCF, JBHiFi, Myer, AirBnb, Dan Murphys, Woolworths, Virgin Australia and many many more.
• PAID LEAVE - Wide variety of Paid leave options from Purchased Leave, Parental leave, Cultural leave and more.
• ACCESS - to our Corporate Novated Leasing, Accommodation and Private Healthcare offers.

Location: Melbourne CBD / Dandenong South
Target Start Date: Early May
How You’ll Contribute:
Reporting to the Planning & Optimisation (P&O) Manager, the Inspections Lead coordinates and contributes to safe, compliant and efficient completion of the VRMC Routine Inspection Program.

Specifically, the Inspections Lead is accountable for:

• Working closely with the Pre-works team to develop the annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly Routine Inspection schedules
• Defining, implementing and continually refining processes for identifying, recording and reporting hazards and defects across all asset categories in line with Section 750 requirements and data management standards
• Carrying out allocated Inspection activities and overseeing the day-to-day activities and performance of the Inspections team
• Liaising with the Works Monitoring team to address jeopardy management issues and prioritise completion of urgent rectification works identified during Inspections
• Reviewing and analysing Inspection data for quality assurance purposes and to support training of AI models for hazard and defect identification

In a typical week, you’ll spend around 60% of your time in the field carrying out Inspections, coaching your team, and performing quality assurance activities.
About you:
You’ll have at least five years’ experience in road maintenance and operations, including at least two years’ experience leading a small team of direct reports carrying out inspections of pavement, roadside and / or structural assets.

An emerging leader who enjoys being out in the field, you’ll demonstrate:

• An inclusive approach to managing and developing your team, underpinned by an ability to make best-for-Contract decisions within your span of control
• A history of establishing the Inspections team as network custodians, sensitive to changing network condition, performance and amenity
• Well-developed digital and data analysis skills, including familiarity with AI / ML tools
• Exceptional time-management skills and a proven ability to maintain effective, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Formal qualifications (Cert IV or higher) in a technical discipline are a bonus, but not essential if you can demonstrate equivalent capability and experience. Ideally, you’ll be a Level 1 accredited Structures Inspector, but we’re happy to support you in gaining this accreditation.

Why you should join the VRMC team:

• The work we do connects communities and makes them stronger.
• You’ll thrive and grow as part of the VRMC team if you’re passionate about safety, service excellence and sustainability, you strive for continuous improvement, and you embrace learning and change.
• We’re determined to be known as a diverse and inclusive place to work. We want everyone who joins us to feel confident bringing their authentic self to work, knowing that what makes them unique also makes them uniquely valuable.
• We embrace flexible working options that reflect business and customer needs, role requirements and individual circumstances. Part-time, compressed work hours, job-share and hybrid working arrangements are common across our business.
• The safety and prosperity of our people, our customers and the communities in which we work every day is central to our culture and purpose. We’re proud that our positive safety performance consistently ranks among the leading companies in Australia.

How to apply – and what happens next!
If this sounds like you, apply now via the online application button, below. One of our Recruitment Specialists will call you if anything in your application needs checking. We promise to let you know within two weeks of receiving your application if you’re progressing to interview/assessment stage.
About Us:
Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia’s essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base. Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA individuals, and other diverse groups.
We celebrate diversity at Service Stream, and would absolutely welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodiversity, and those from LGBTQIA, Veteran or other diverse groups. Feel free to email
jobs.vrmc@servicestream.com.au
for any inquiries on how we can best support you and a designated person will contact you regarding your inquiry.
Department
Supply Chain
How to Apply
If this sounds like you apply now to the Service Stream Recruitment Team via the online application button

• Working closely with the Pre-works team to develop the annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly Routine Inspection schedules
• Defining, implementing and continually refining processes for identifying, recording and reporting hazards and defects across all asset categories in line with Section 750 requirements and data management standards
• Carrying out allocated Inspection activities and overseeing the day-to-day activities and performance of the Inspections team
• Liaising with the Works Monitoring team to address jeopardy management issues and prioritise completion of urgent rectification works identified during Inspections
• Reviewing and analysing Inspection data for quality assurance purposes and to support training of AI models for hazard and defect identificatio