Capacity and Schedule Optimisation Lead

About the Company

Every day our people provide reliable and trusted water services for more than 1.8 million South Australians. Our work helps ensure this state is a sustainable and healthy place to work and live.

Our business supports our states prosperity and is significant in both size and impact. With a commitment to being climate-ready, we are guided by environmental goals and practices that enable continued service delivery, not just for todays community, but for future generations.

For more than 165 years we have been delivering services for South Australians. Ongoing adaptation is necessary, and our people are encouraged to share and develop innovative solutions and fresh ideas.

In short, we make a positive different to the lives of South Australians and the communities they live in every day.

About the role

A big part of this role is about providing short, medium to long term view of the capacity to complete the program of work state-wide. Act as a level of governance to oversee the workflow and demand.

Monitor and report the planned and actual volumes against the program of work and provide recommendations for delivery strategies informed by capacity assessments for teams based on resource availability, skills and fleet and equipment.

Seeking the information which is required, oversee the delivery of work and support our frontline teams in putting that work into play. You will need a willingness to travel as this role will be going out to the regional depots across SA, this also means flexibility in which SA Water location you can work out of.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop a view of the forecast program of work for each team across short, medium and long range and compare to historical trends
• Contribute and implement a data management strategy to collect, analyse and report actual work vs planned work execution performance.
• Identify pain points and input to the continuous improvement process to drive operational efficiency needs, including tools and systems.
• Work to support a collaborative culture that improves focus on purpose, enhances motivation and gives members a sense of belonging.
• Identify workflow risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure that the proposed work plan can be successfully implemented.
• Provide supporting information to aid in the assessment of capacity to take on new work.

About the Person

Bring your experience with developing and implementing processes for optimising work schedules, coupled with the ability to influence change and persuade stakeholders by giving them the broader picture. The understanding of overseeing a program of work and being able to identify delivery constraints, and where the risks are and the work demand and Capacity and communicating them effectively, will see you succeed in this role.

It is necessary to demonstrate exceptional communication skills, having previous practice in routinely building, and maintaining effective and relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally.

• Proven experience or tertiary qualification in appropriate discipline e.g. engineering, science, management
• Experience in work management
• Current drivers license
• Experience with Maximo will be an advantage

Benefits

• Be part of projects across the business
• Working with a company that values growth and support of its employees, customers, the wider community
• A focus on wellbeing and work-life balance, including two 'wellbeing days per year
• Contributing to the sustainability of a significant, essential public service
• Backed by a supportive, inclusive, and value-aligned team culture

Every role here has a real impact on our customers, community, and the environment, and we are looking for the right people to take us further.

Further information can be found in the attached PD: Capacity and Schedule Optimisation Lead.docx

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Rebecca Darling from the Talent Acquisition team ***************@sawater.com.au.

Applications close 11pm, Monday 8th April 2024.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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