Leading Hand Natural Resource Management with Fire

**Job Number**:

- 978545

**Work type**:

- Permanent Full Time

**Location**:

- Woori Yallock

**Categories**:

- Environment, Health and Safety, Management, Operations and Maintenance, Planning, Project Management

Our Organisation

At Melbourne Water we love water and love life. What we do makes a vital contribution to Melbourne’s famous lifestyle. We achieve this by supplying high quality drinking water, providing outstanding sewerage services, integrating drainage systems, building resilience to flooding and by enhancing our waterway and land for greater community use. At Melbourne Water we are in the ‘Decade that Matters’ and we’ve got some ambitious goals to achieve. It’s a pride we share in helping to make greater Melbourne a fantastic place to live.

The Role

Reporting to the Program Lead you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference and add to our work environment, within a place where you can learn and perform to your fullest potential.

As the Leading Hand based at Woori Yallock, you’ll be responsible for providing in field oversight to crews for delivery of natural resources management and project works on Melbourne Water’s Waterways and Land assets, this will be achieved through:

- To work with and provide in field oversight of crews undertaking various on-ground activities.
- Accountable for meeting specified quality, timeliness, budgetary and compliance requirements.
- Prompt and effective response and contribution to Melbourne Water’s firefighting organisation including fire response activities and tactical on the ground operations.
- Taking care of own and colleagues wellbeing, Health and Safety through identification and reporting of hazards, involvement in improvement initiatives and provision of support to crew members.

Your Skills and Experience
- To work with and provide in field oversight of crews undertaking various on-ground activities.
- Accountable for meeting specified quality, timeliness, budgetary and compliance requirements.
- Prompt and effective response and contribution to Melbourne Water’s firefighting organisation including fire response activities and tactical on the ground operations. Must reside within 25 minutes of Woori Yallock.
- Taking care of own and colleagues wellbeing, Health and Safety through identification and reporting of hazards, involvement in improvement initiatives and provision of support to crew members.

Please note, there will be a Police Check, Medical and Task Based Assessment (Fitness Test).

**Salary**: WLD EA Level 4, starting at $81,506 plus superannuation

For more information, please see the attached Position Description: Position_Description_Leading_Hand_with_Fire_Jan2024.pdf

Culture at Melbourne Water

We take enormous pride in cultivating a culture that holistically benefits our team and the wider Melbourne community. The pillars of our culture are based on Flexibility, Impact, Growth & Development, and People.
- Melbourne Water is committed to flexibility in the workplace, with the type of flexibility being dependent on the nature of the role.
- Make an impact as part of a passionate team doing meaningful work to ensure Melbourne Water’s Catchments and our waterways are maintained.
- We relish learning and challenging the status quo for continuous growth. Perpetual and varied opportunities for learning and development are offered in a variety of manners - from formal development programs, digital learning content and lunch & learns; to visiting our sites and getting to see our initiatives and projects first hand.

How to apply

Closing date: Tuesday 13th February at 11:55pm AEST

**Advertised**:
30 Jan 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

**Closing**:
13 Feb 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time