Water Process Operations Manager

3 weeks ago


Bendigo, Australia Coliban Water Full time

**Introduction**:
Looking for a role where your water treatment knowledge + your operational / management skills can support your community?

Coliban Water is a leading water utility dedicated to delivering high-quality drinking water, wastewater, and recycled water services. Operating 24/7, our Assets and Operations business unit plays a crucial role in designing, building, and operating water assets to meet the needs of our customers while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. We are committed to safeguarding public health and the environment.

As the Water Process Operations Manager, you will be an integral part of the Asset & Operations business unit, reporting to the Manager Catchment & Water Treatment Operations. You will lead a team of professionals that manage the quantity and quality of drinking water product supplied to customers and the community, from catchment to network. You will be responsible for the proactive management of raw water supplies and the operation and maintenance of our nineteen water treatment plants, to ensure that the treatment process is reliable, robust and complies with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and Health Based Targets (HBT).

**Description**:
A snapshot of your day
- Lead a diverse team of operational professionals, ensuring the continuous operation and support of 19 Water Treatment Plants
- Provide operational, maintenance and improvement oversight of both raw water transfer and water treatment asset performance and operations.
- Develop and implement strategies for current and future water process operations, including identifying business improvements and being proactive in relation to risk management or mitigation opportunities.
- Build and maintain operational understanding of Coliban Water raw water transfer and water treatment assets by regular on-site meetings and engagement with operational staff. Ensure knowledge capture within relevant operations manuals.
- Uphold compliance with regulatory standards, including performance analysis and reporting.
- Ensure resilience and emergency response capability across our assets

Personal Attributes
- We are seeking a Water Process Operations Manager who lifts team culture,
- A leader with an ability to influence, who has strong communication skills,
- A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude,
- A professional with strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications and Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline, or relevant related science-based discipline with 5+ years post-graduate experience.
- Experience in;
- a complex operating environment, such as oil and gas, mining, electricity, or water utility.
- drinking water treatment and water quality
- a management position with proven ability in developing staff and creating a positive supportive work environment that results in a high performing team

Learn more in the attached Position Description - Water Process Operations Manager

Salary

**Enquiries / How to Apply**:
If you are a seasoned professional with a passion for water process operations and a background of working in complex operational environments, we invite you to apply. Join Coliban Water in shaping the future of water process operations management.

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter and response to the Success Profile found in the position description by Sunday 28 January 2023.

Please note that applicants may be contacted prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

Why join us?

At Coliban Water our people are on a mission to create a better life for our customers and communities - now and tomorrow.

We love what we do and our location in the centre of a region that takes in 49 towns from Trentham to Echuca.

Our commitment to inclusion means you’ll feel at home here no matter who you are, who you love, or what you stand for. As part of the team you receive a monthly accrued day off, time off over Christmas, the flexibility to shape your work to suit your lifestyle, and generous parental, carer and workplace study leave policies.

At Coliban Water we balance a small team rhythm with the reach and resources of one of the largest Victorian regional urban water corporations.

What are you waiting for? We’d love you to join us

Applicants will need to successfully complete all core training requirements in the expected timeframes and may be required to undertake a Police Check, Working with Children Check, Pre-Employment Medicals or Psychometric testing where applicable. Applicants may also be required to produce evidence of their Right to Work in Australia.



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