Leading Hand Natural Resource Management

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Water Full time

**Job Number**:

- 978465

**Work type**:

- Permanent Full Time

**Location**:

- Melbourne - Eastern Region

**Categories**:

- Engineering, Environment, Health and Safety, Insurance, Risk & Compliance, 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 Northern Environment (Yarra) 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.

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Leading Hand, Natural Resource Management, ideally with 2 years of industry experience. Within this position you’ll be responsible for providing in field leadership and guidance to crews for delivery of natural resources management and project works on Melbourne Water’s Waterways and Land assets. Works will mostly focus on areas in the Yarra River catchment between Yarra Glen and Templestowe as well as Christmas Hills with some works occurring outside of these areas.

This role will be based out of the North East Regional Office in Croydon South, however most days are start and finish on work sites.

Your Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated experience and capabilities working with and leading crews in NRM, Land Management and / or Bushland maintenance environment.
- Certificate or Diploma in Environmental disciplines or relevant related work experience.
- Other qualifications such as Industry White Card (mandatory), Chainsaw Ticket, Plant Machinery competency, Chemcert etc.
- Ability to take responsibility for own role in ensuring the safety of all team members and other personnel on site.
- Problem solving skills, including the ability to deliver the appropriate outcomes.
- Sound interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of people both within Melbourne Water, external organisations and with the general public.
- Ability to work and contribute to a team environment to improve processes, respond to various demands and manage multiple activities simultaneously.
- Ability to work under pressure and in emergency situations.
- Ability to swim at a competent level due to any work near, on or in water.

Salary starting at WLD Level 3 $72,778 plus superannuation

Please note this role will start early February.

For more information, please see the attached Position Description: Position_Description_Leading_Hand_NRM Nov23.docx

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.
- Make an impact as part of a passionate team doing meaningful work across Melbourne Water’s Catchment and land assets to ensure a safe environment for all the community to enjoy.
- 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: Sunday 3 December 2023 at 11:55 pm AEST

**Advertised**:
23 Nov 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

**Closing**:
03 Dec 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time



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