Our organisation

Gippsland Water takes pride in its place in the Gippsland community. We are a quality essential service and support the health, safety and wellbeing of our community and staff. We are one of the critical stakeholders in the region, working towards a prosperous Gippsland.

We are growing, innovative and committed to ensuring that Gippsland Water remains a great place to work. We do this by:

Offering a flexible and stimulating workplace and investing in our people to enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our region.

Building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation.

We also provide a range of employee benefits that will make your experience working at Gippsland Water both professionally and personally rewarding.

The role

In this role, you will provide technical and administrative assistance to the Senior Technical Officer Maintenance and Minor Capital Works to ensure the effective delivery of minor capital works and maintenance programs.

You will also be actively involved with contract administration and monitoring the expenditure of assigned work programs, specific projects and day to day maintenance. You’ll play a hands-on role in supporting day-to-day activities and work collaboratively with Field Services team members to drive successful outcomes.

What you’ll bring

Demonstrated experience in a technical role within the water industry.

An ability to exercise sound judgement to ensure the ongoing reliability of water wastewater assets.

Knowledge of the management of delegated maintenance and capital plans.

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

History of building productive working relationships.

Freedom

We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees varied needs and the business, including purchased leave, varied start and finish times, working from alternative locations and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life.

How to apply

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact Rory Butters, Senior Technical Officer on 0497 714 234.

Applications will be viewed as they are received.

Before applying for the position applicants should read the position description and included selection criteria. All applicants need to provide a statement addressing all selection criteria along with a copy of your current resume to be considered for this position.

Please note that if you do not fully address the selection criteria you may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process.

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and a National Police Check.

Further information: A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from our website www.gippswater.com.au/careers