Team Member I Irrigation

**Position Description - Team Member Irrigation**
June 2025**

**Position title**Team Member Irrigation

**Position number**1156, 1445

**Classification (Level)**ME 5

**Department**City Services

**Division**Operations

**Business unit**Open Space

**People Leader**Field Supervisor Asset Maintenance

**Key stakeholders**Engineering, Civil Services, Operational Support

**Community Vision: A liveable, sustainable community.**
The strategic directions of Liveable, Sustainable, and Community reflect the aspirations of
the community for the City of Marion’s future.
A fourth strategic direction, Our Organisation, sets the focus for Council and its staff toward
fulfilling the 2024-2034 Community Vision and Strategic Directions. These interconnected
directions emphasise a commitment to achieving holistic outcomes for the council area

**City of Marion Values**
Our Values inform what is important in how we deliver for our community.
They aspire towards a consistent standard that can be expected from all who engage with
the City of Marion.

**Together we**
**Focus on the customer |** We are:

- Engaged with our diverse community
- Responsive and proactive **Our Community Vision**
- Dedicated to delivering great customer
experiences
**Engage with respect |** We are:

- Committed to a safe and inclusive workplace
- Connected, caring and professional
- Honest, transparent and act with integrity

**Embrace excellence |**We are**:

- Adaptable, driven and continuously improve
- Accountable for our decisions and actions
- Proactive in sustainability and support the

environment

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Team Member Irrigation**
June 2025**

**Purpose**

The Team Member Irrigation will be responsible for performing irrigation and reserve
maintenance and open space works.

The primary objective of this position is maintain Councils open space assets with the key
focus on delivering efficient and effective services to the community.

The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to maintain solid relationships
with internal and external stakeholders.

As an ongoing commitment to the organisation you will be responsible for delivering the
best service to our community and to improve residents’ quality of life; continuously, smartly
and efficiently in the scope of your daily work.

**Key Deliverables**
- Maintain and monitor the irrigation systems on reserves, to Council’s standards,

including irrigation repairs, installations and programming ensuring the efficiency of
the irrigation systems at all times.
- As required, undertake duties relevant to open space assets at Council reserves

which may include asset inspection and repairs.
- Maintain the reserves to Council’s standards, including mowing, weed control, site

clean ups, planting, mulching and locating depth services as required.
- Operate minor plant and equipment to maintain Council’s reserves and surrounding

spaces.
- Provide input to the Open Spaces metrics programs and other operational programs.
- Deliver on key performance indicators as set out by the Field Supervisor

Reserve/Asset Maintenance.
- Deliver an exceptional customer experience to external clients and internal

departments.
- Operate Water Tanker Truck as required.

**Person Specification**

Essential criteria
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal

**Qualifications**
- MR driver’s licence (HR licence may be required once in role)
- Appropriate licences to operate plant and equipment used in irrigation maintenance

(1.8T Excavator)
- Certificate III in Horticulture, Turf Management or Irrigation (willingness to obtain or

working towards)

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Team Member Irrigation**
June 2025**

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**
- Ability to install, maintain and operate pressurised irrigation systems, maintenance

and troubleshooting of irrigation pumps, measure irrigation delivery system
performance, troubleshoot irrigation systems, implement an irrigation schedule,
operate irrigation technology, interpret irrigation plans and drawings, install and
terminate extra low voltage wiring systems and general irrigation maintenance as
required
- Ability to be innovative, flexible and creative in determining practical solutions to

operational problems
- Intermediate computer literacy skills (desktop/tablet/smartphone) and ability to

develop new technical skills and embrace new technology and techniques
- Ability to develop new technical skills and embrace new technology and techniques
- Sound organisational/time management skills

work area
- Sound knowledge of programmed activities and work practices relevant to the

horticulture and revegetation establishment maintenance.
- Knowledge of pest plant control horticultural practices
- Ability to operate, install and repair pressure and low voltage irrigation systems
- Ability to identify and control undesirable plants
- Ability to undertake basic asset inspection