Permanent Role: Stability and growth opportunities.
Flexible Work Environment: We support productive work habits & behaviours.
Monthly RDO's: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
Health: Employee Assistance Program & Health checks.
Great Team Environment: Work with like-minded, passionate individuals.
Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
Alexandrina Council owns and operates one of the largest water retail businesses in the state of South Australia. The Water Industry's small but dynamic workgroup oversees regional strategic development, capital works programs, maintenance, and operations of over ~$100M in water assets. This essential service is governed by strict process and quality requirements to ensure service reliability to approximately 20,000 residents.
The water business is undergoing unprecedented growth and this position will play an important strategic role in the advancement of the service provision.
Our team manages the operations of wastewater treatment plants, recycled water schemes, and network operations to optimise performance whilst complying with regulatory requirements and meeting cost, quality, and customer expectations.
The Water - Design & Capital Delivery position is a full-time opportunity within the Council owned utility. The position is responsible for the strategic implementation of long-term wastewater and water supply infrastructure for the Alexandrina Council region. The position will ensure quality and timeliness of infrastructure renewal & expansion safeguards the long-term security and service reliability for our customers.
The incumbent is required to interact with a variety of industry experts, regulators, senior management, and field staff in a highly technical and professional manner. Exercising advanced design and project management processes to achieve optimal life-cycle outcomes. Stakeholder engagement and people management skills will be critical to the success of this role.
This is a unique utility sector position with direct influence on strategy and the direction of the business. Successful delivery of the role will enable sustainable and economic regional growth while transitioning to a lower environmental footprint and reduced public health risk.
Offering a competitive salary and excellent working conditions, this opportunity will reward the right candidate with technical career advancement that could be transferable to diverse process and manufacturing environments.
The role will ensure service sustainability at reduced risk via improvements in:
Infrastructure strategy & performance Utility financial viability Water supply quality and adequacy Customer satisfaction Criteria for assessment will be based on the applicant's ability to address the key responsibilities of the role and how their skills and experience will facilitate strategic improvement within the service.
Alexandrina Wastewater is open to a variety of flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance and productive work environments.
Applications close at 5pm Friday 15th November. Alexandrina Council is committed to gender, cultural, and linguistic diversity, and encourages applicants from all backgrounds.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.
All personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy policies.
Your application will include the following questions:
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? Are you willing to undergo a pre-employment medical check? Do you have a current Australian driver's licence? Are you willing to relocate for this role? Have you completed a qualification in engineering? We're all about the people - our team, our elected body, and our community. We support hybrid working arrangements and we're working towards creating an environment so good, you won't want to work from home!
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