- Shape the future of Redland City through transformation and service excellence
- Circa $85 million Opex budget | Lead a multidisciplinary team of 200+
- Make a meaningful impact across one of Queensland’s most naturally beautiful coastal communities
The Organisation
Redland City Council serves a vibrant and growing community just 35 minutes from Brisbane’s CBD, encompassing the stunning Redlands Coast – from the mainland to the naturally beautiful Southern Moreton Bay Islands. With a population of over 160,000 residents, and an island footprint greater than that of its mainland, Council is committed to delivering high-quality infrastructure, sustainable growth, and liveable communities while preserving the region’s natural assets and rich cultural heritage. Council manages over $2.8 billion in community assets and provides essential services including roads, water and wastewater, waste management, parks, capital works, and operational maintenance. With a renewed corporate vision and strategic direction, the organisation is well positioned to enhance the delivery of innovative, sustainable and community-focused infrastructure and operations.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the General Manager Infrastructure and Operations, the Group Manager City Operations plays a pivotal role in delivering Council’s essential operational services and maintaining the city’s built and natural assets. Leading a workforce of more than 200 employees across five key service units - Facilities Services, Parks and Conservation, Roads, Drainage and Marine Maintenance, and Waste Operations, and Island Operations - this role oversees an annual operating budget of approximately $85 million and $7 million in capital expenditure.
The Group Manager oversees the full spectrum of Council’s asset management, maintenance, waste, and community facility operations, ensuring that services are safe, sustainable, and responsive to community needs. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the GM City Operations provides strategic, people-focused, and financially astute leadership to drive innovation, efficiency, and customer service excellence.
As a visible ambassador of Council’s cultural reset, this role will champion a mindset of accountability, efficiency and innovation across the workforce, and a team culture of empowerment, communication and professional development. They will be tasked with approaching budgetary decisions with data-led rigour, empathy and political awareness, delivering measurable operational efficiencies and cost savings (through smarter procurement, improved maintenance planning, and service redesign), leading complex procurement cycles and commercial negotiations, and developing credibility and constructive relationships at all levels within and external to Council.
Our Ideal Candidate
You are an experienced operational and strategic leader with a proven track record of driving performance, transformation, and cultural change within large, complex environments - ideally within local government, utilities, or infrastructure-intensive industries.
You bring:
- Significant experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing comparable operational budgets
- Demonstrated success delivery efficiency gains, procurement reform, and service transformation.
- A collaborative and empowering leadership style, engaging teams through trust, accountability, and purpose.
- Strong political awareness, stakeholder and communication skills, with the ability to balance customer or community expectations and commercial discipline.
- Analytical and data-driven decision-making complemented by emotional intelligence and authenticity.
To apply, please click ‘apply now’ and upload your CV and Cover Letter. For any questions not outlined in the PD and for a confidential discussion, please contact Ash Stewart at 0408 856 689.
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Applications close on Thursday 6 th November 2025.
