Operator Network Cooma

Posted: 08/08/2025

Closing Date: 22/08/2025

**Salary**: $67,487.68 - $74,493.77

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Cooma

Job Category: Water and Wastewater

**Package**: $67,487.68 - $74,493.77 + 11.5% Super (Grade 5 of the SMRC Salary System 2025-2026)

**Position Description**:Operator Network**

**Applications close 11:59pm, Friday 22 August 2025**

**About The Region**: The Snowy Monaro region is a unique and culturally diverse region of south-east NSW. From our history of the Snowy Hydro Scheme, our proud agricultural industry and popular ski resorts, we are a region that has a lot to offer. With fantastic lifestyle choices, whether you are an adventure seeker or prefer the finer things in life, we really can offer it all, and all within close proximity to our nation’s capital Canberra. The Snowy Mountains region is packed with year-round experiences with so much more than snow sports and alpine walks. Glorious wildflowers blanket the alpine landscape of Kosciuszko National Park during summer, and if you love adventure sports there's rock climbing, kayaking, caving, fishing, horse riding, mountain biking, and 4WD touring activities to get your heart racing. Explore the famous Snowy River, and go skiing or snowboarding on the slopes of Perisher and Thredbo - or camp under the stars at some of the most picturesque campgrounds in NSW. You'll never forget the rugged alpine scenery of Australia's largest national park. Snowy Monaro Regional Council employs over 450 staff from all walks of life and working with us will give you the opportunity to enjoy our beautiful surrounds, progress your career and make a difference in our local community.

**About the Role**:

- Contribute to the delivery of quality water and wastewater services to the community
- Undertake installation, maintenance and monitoring works on Council’s water and wastewater network including water supply and wastewater drainage systems ensuring compliance with legislative requirements
- Document, monitor and review water and wastewater data in electronic and hard copy format, reporting anomalies as required
- Contribute to cross-team collaboration through information and knowledge sharing and providing support for maintenance and operations of treatment plants
- Establish and maintain customer and stakeholder relationships through effective communication to ensure positive outcomes
- Be available for weekend and on-call rosters and be available to respond to emergency call-outs when required
- Monitor own work performance and progress towards the delivery of work plan goals and report on progress to team leaders
- Use resources efficiently, effectively and responsibly to complete tasks that either contribute to or directly deliver services
- Contribute to the performance of Council: demonstrate professional conduct, make the best use of knowledge, experience and skills and be accountable for own decisions and actions
- Contribute to a safe workplace: comply with legislative and organisational requirements and be accountable for own decisions and actions

**About You**:
To be successful in this role you will have:

- Demonstrated contemporary experience in a similar role
- Demonstrated ability to operate small plant and hand tools competently. Including lawnmowers, whipper snippers, sludge pumps, powered cut-off saws, grinders, drill, and water snorter (pipeline pressure cleaner)
- Construction Induction White Card
- Ability and willingness to undertake confined spaces training courses including refresher courses
- Physically fit to complete all aspects of the position
- Experience in Treatment Plant Operations or ability and willingness to undertake training for both water and wastewater operations
- Ability and willingness to work weekend and on-call rosters and be available to respond to emergency call-outs when required
- Demonstrated literacy and computer skills with the ability to complete paper and electronic forms and record data
- Proven ability to develop and maintain internal and external stakeholder relationships to achieve outcomes that contribute to the achievement of the organisation’s strategic goals
- Current Class C drivers licence.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Knowledge and understanding of Radio Telemetry
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
- Experience in pipeline construction for the laying of water and wastewater mains or ability to learn
- Traffic Controller Certificate
- Implement Traffic Control Plans Certificate
- Certificate of Competence in Excavator Operation
- Certification in Water Treatment (Cert III) or Certificate in Water Industry Operations
- Drivers Licence MR (Medium Rigid)

**How to Apply**:
**Enquiries**

For any enquiries relating the role, please contact our Recruitment Officer
Ph: 1300 345 345
- At Snowy Monaro Regional Council, we are committed to providing EEO and embracing diversity. We are an inclusive workforce which reflects the unique region, community, and cus