Reticulation Maintenance Worker

Permanent Full Time opportunity available (9 day fortnight, 38 hours/week). Current "MR" class driver's licence or ability to obtain.

• LGE 3 ($58,743 per annum + superannuation)

Townsville City Council is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia. We are committed to creating value by growing Townsville through driving economic diversity and generating an enriching lifestyle.

Our organisation provides and maintains close to $9 billion worth of community assets including water and wastewater network and treatment plants, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management, community facilities, sporting venues and more.

We contribute to an active lifestyle for our residents and visitors through events, providing recreational facilities, protecting the natural environment and heritage, while creating a mentally and physically healthy city.

We are driving economic diversity and cultivating an enriching lifestyle, growing a city for this and future generations by building a vibrant, sustainable and innovative city.

Council's vision is for Townsville to be a connected, lifestyle driven and innovation focused city while continuing to deliver service excellence and to be led by our community to create an exciting today and future.

Our Vision: A globally connected community driven by lifestyle and nature.

Our Purpose: Grow Townsville

Our Values: Safety, Excellence, Respect, Value, Enjoyment

Townsville City Council is committed to providing safe, reliable and cost-effective water services to the Townsville community. We understand how important our water is and are striving to preserve this precious resource whilst still allowing residents to use water when they need it. As a city we need to use our water wisely to ensure Townsville's water supply is secure now and into the future.

This is a labouring role and it plays a key role in assisting the Water Team to provide an effective water operation and maintenance service by coordinating site access, permits, and safety and statutory permissions to perform maintenance activities. You will conduct activities for major maintenance/breakdown and planned works to minimise costs associated with breakdowns, ensure effective maintenance of assets, reduce operational down time, and reduce reactive maintenance requirements.

Within Bulk Water Treatment, the role will concentrate on the flushing of reticulation mains, monitoring water quality through chlorine residual testing in the reticulation network and reactive maintenance to water reticulation quality issues.

This position is located at our Garbutt Operations Centre in Garbutt.

There are certain qualifications that are required and others that can be obtained upon commencement and these include:

Mandatory

• Current "MR" class driver's licence (or ability to obtain within 6 months of appointment)
• Construction Industry White Card (30215 QLD)
• Ability to work as part of a team of employees to ensure that interruptions to water supply to Council customers is averted or rectified quickly and efficiently.
• Strong community and customer relations skills.
• Strong work ethic.

Desirable

• Sound understanding of Workplace Health and Safety, Environmental Protection, Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-discrimination and privacy obligations, and QLD Local Government Act.
• Traffic Management Implementation course accredited.
• Successfully completed asbestos awareness training and have suitable experience in removal of asbestos piping.
• Dogman or Crane Chaser certification.
• Forklift certification.

Your application can be submitted through the 'Apply' button. Please include a cover letter (maximum 2 pages), outlining how your skills, qualifications and experience would allow you to achieve success in this role. We also will require your resume and attached copies of any licences and qualifications as per the key requirements of the role.

For Further Information Review The Position Description.

Closing Date: 11.45pm, Sunday 21 September 2025

• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Up to 5 weeks annual leave
• Up to 3 weeks Personal/Carers Leave
• 14 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Domestic and Family Violence Leave
• Natural Disaster Leave
• Up to 13.5% Superannuation employer contribution for contributing members
• Salary Sacrifice opportunities
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected gym, pool, and yoga facilities
• Employee Loyalty Program offering discounts at selected local businesses
• Employee Assistance Program
• The Council contribution to employees\' superannuation for contributing employees shall be 13.5% of the employees\' ordinary time earnings subject to the employee contributing a minimum of 6% of their ordinary time earnings.

We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply

All successful candidates are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing as part of the recruitment process. Please be aware Townsville City Council has a 'zero tolerance' policy to drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact hr_recruitment@townsville.qld.gov.au or phone 07 4727 9004 for a confidential discussion.

• Reticulation Maint Worker_PD.pdf