Water Asset Team Lead

Join a purpose-driven organisation that values your contributions and supports your professional growth
- Get the balance right - flexible working options available
- Support the sustainable delivery of an essential service to the Lower Hunter community

We are seeking a Water Asset Team Lead to join our Customer Delivery division and provide the strategy and planning associated with asset compliance, maintenance, renewal and disposal of water civil assets

**Our Company**

At Hunter Water our Values define who we are as an organisation and how we behave. We strive to live these Values and it is shown in the work we do and the way in which we interact with each other.

**The Opportunity**

As the Water Asset Team Lead you will utilise your Civil and Structural Engineering experience to develop, update and deliver Asset Class Plans and Strategies, monitor and improve asset performance to target levels. You'll have involvement in all areas of the business in regard to water network engineering issues across operations, maintenance, construction and incidents. You will be responsible for providing civil and structural engineering support and advice to all groups for their activities throughout the asset life cycle.

**What you'll do**:

- Deliver effective and efficient engineering and technical support in relevant discipline and asset areas
- Lead and assist technical investigations (RCA, FMECA, etc) coordinate, oversee, and report on corrective actions
- Develop Business Cases, Project Development Plans (PDP’s), Scope of Works or Project Briefs for the capital provisions program relevant to all water assets (reservoir, pipelines, water pumping stations, valves, etc.)
- Deliver rolling condition assessment programs for relevant Hunter Water assets
- Maintain and assist with the development of critical asset maintenance, delivering operational capability and resilience
- Assist with the development of statutory asset maintenance, ensuring safe and compliant capability
- Assist with day-to-day consultation to ensure alignment between client and service provider goals

**What you'll need to be successful**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Tertiary Qualifications in Civil/Structural Engineering combined with extensive experience in Civil/Structural Engineering
- A minimum of 10 years' work experience
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to analyse and interpret data and information and make sound judgements.
- Well-developed leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills coupled with excellent attention to detail.
- Drivers licence and Construction Induction (white) card

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Effective leadership qualities that enable you to coach and mentor other team members.
- Manage resource levels to deliver business objectives
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to analyse and interpret data and information and make sound judgements.

At Hunter Water we offer a range of employee benefits. For this position, these will include, excellent flexible working and additional leave benefits:

- Additional Public Holidays, RDOs
- 5 days additional paid Carers Leave per annum
- Paid Community Service Leave
- 14 weeks paid Parental Leave for both parents
- Access to hybrid work and other flexible options

Health, Wellbeing & Remuneration benefits including:

- Fitness passport
- Access to discounted health fund and health services
- Access to the Employee Assistance program
- 35 hour working week
- Robust Reward and Recognition Program
- Base salary of up to $135, 000 plus Superannuation

**Application Steps**:
To be considered for this position applicants must submit a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria above and provide a current resume. To view the full Position Description, click here.

**Application closing date**:Sunday 2nd February 2025...