Treatment Plant Operations Manager - Mitcham, Australia - Yarra Valley Water

Yarra Valley Water

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Mitcham, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Providing sewage treatment services and high-quality recycled water across nine sewage treatment plants and three Class A recycled water plants

Truly hybrid workplace, committed to flexible ways of working
Fulltime or flexible position opportunity

Are you passionate about leading people, ensuring our waterways are protected now and into the future and making a positive difference for customers, community, and the natural environment? We're looking for an experienced, purpose driven Treatment Plant Operations Manager to join our team.

The Role

Reporting into Kristen Knight, Divisional Manager, Operations, you'll lead a large team to drive the delivery of exemplary service to our customers and the environment through the safe and efficient operation of Yarra Valley Water's sewage and recycled water treatment plant assets, to meet defined levels of customer service, regulatory, and environmental performance.

About us
Yarra Valley Water provides essential water and sanitation services to over two million people. We are one of Australia's largest water utilities with more than 30% of Victoria's population relying on us 24/7.

We're future focused and continually work to anticipate the changing needs of our customers and stay ahead of evolving community expectations.

We're shifting to a regenerative approach in our work to actively contribute to improving the natural environment we all rely on.

You'll be working in our Distribution Services Group, a fast paced, dynamic and rewarding operational environment, where we work together to ensure essential water and sanitation services are delivered to our customers and community day in day out.

We do this through high quality asset management practices, operational resilience, great partnerships and highly responsive customer service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver service to customers through the safe and efficient operation of YVW's sewage and recycled water treatment plants
Development and leadership of a large, multidisciplinary and geographically diverse team
Organisational wide leadership for long term improvements in operational excellence, field safety and environmental performance
Ensure compliance with principlesbased legislation and operating licences/regulations

About you

We are looking for someone with great relationship building skills, a passion for leading people and a continuous improvement mindset.

Engineering experience is valued, but not essential.

If you have the following skills, get in touch:

Ability to quickly build working rapport with direct reports, peers and leadership teams
Comfortable working in, and guiding others through, ambiguity
Comfortable working with both principlesbased legislation and black and white operating licences/regulation
Make high quality decisions, even under pressure

More details on responsibilities and core capabilities are here.

Why work with us?

The role is classified as Senior Manager (Point 2) with a Total Remuneration Package of $168k (inclusive of 11% superannuation)
An inclusive culture, that cares deeply about people and their professional growth
Flexibility for real. For us it starts with trust. We're committed to creating a truly hybrid workforce where our people are empowered to design their days with their teams, around where their work is best done our hybrid working principles.
Home office set up allowance
14 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers
15 personal leave days per year
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Social events, skillsharing and networking opportunities

How to apply
Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.
If you want to learn more, please reach out to Kristen Knight on

Closing date: 17th July 2023

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for preemployment checks, if required for the position (which may include police records checks)._