Civil Team Leader

About the role

We're seeking a proactive Civil Team Leader to join our team in Karratha. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a frontline operational team while delivering essential water and wastewater services that support local communities.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead, develop and motivate a team of Civil Operators to ensure the safe, reliable and compliant delivery of water and sewer services across the district. You will oversee day-to-day operations, coordinate maintenance activities, manage resources and drive a strong culture of safety, teamwork and continuous improvement. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll play a key role in achieving operational performance targets and supporting the ongoing reliability of our water and wastewater assets.

Karratha

This role is based in the vibrant town of Karratha, offering excellent modern amenities and an exceptional quality of life without the need for FIFO, supporting a more settled and connected lifestyle. Surrounded by striking natural beauty, you’ll enjoy easy access to unique natural parks and the stunning Dampier Archipelago right on your doorstep. With a welcoming community and endless blue skies, Karratha provides a relaxed and fulfilling lifestyle alongside varied work and a range of attractive workplace benefits. Plus additional benefits such as:

• Air Conditioning Subsidy
• Annual Leave Travel Concession
• Remote Housing Assistance

Real benefits that matter

• A bonus 38 hours’ annual leave per year after 12 months of continuous service in the North West Region, in addition to the standard 4 weeks (152 hours) of annual leave.
• Additional annual leave for travel days to support time off for travel (total hours/days depended on eligible town)
• 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours.
• Two well-being days each year to recharge, relax and enjoy life (separate to standard paid sick/personal leave)
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service.
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%  
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.
• Annual leave loading – an extra 17.5% when you use your annual leave.
• Additional allowances including overtime.

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What you can expect with this role

• Lead the delivery of safe, reliable and compliant water services across the district, ensuring all operations meet regulatory, corporate and customer service requirements.
• Manage the operation, maintenance and performance of water assets in accordance with Scheme Management Plans, Maintenance Plans and the Corporation’s Asset Management framework.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team through effective communication, coaching, mentoring, performance management and a strong commitment to continuous improvement.
• Foster a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with WHS requirements, leading safety initiatives, conducting site inspections, identifying hazards and maintaining a safe working environment.
• Oversee district operational performance, including workforce planning, resource allocation, financial management, out-of-hours response capability, incident management and achievement of business targets.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating across regional boundaries to optimise service delivery, drive operational outcomes and implement organisational change.

Your skills and experience

• For this role, we are looking for great talent with:    
• Demonstrated experience in the water and wastewater industry, with a sound understanding of water operations, asset maintenance, service delivery requirements and regulatory obligations. Experience managing operational teams in a field-based environment will be highly regarded.
• Proven leadership, team supervision and workforce planning capability, with the ability to effectively allocate resources, prioritise workloads, coordinate operational activities and maintain service levels across a geographically dispersed district.
• A strong commitment to workplace health and safety, with a track record of fostering a positive safety culture, leading by example, promoting safe work practices and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
• Well-developed stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across operational teams, contractors, customers and community stakeholders.
• Certificate III in Water Industry Operations (or equivalent).
• Completion (or willingness to attainment) Certificate IV in Frontline Management is essential for this position.

 Sound like a match? Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role. 

Applications close: Thursday 3rd September

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which commonly include - but not limited to - a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check. If you would like the full list of pre-employment screening checks prior to applying, please contact recruitment@watercorporation.com.au

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace: 

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments during the recruitment process including an alternative format of the application form, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website