Wannon Water is Victoria's second largest regional urban water corporation by area.
Each day across South West Victoria we deliver clear, fresh drinking water to our customers. We also take away sewage and trade waste which we treat and return safely to the environment. As a key regional organisation, Wannon Water strives to be an influential community partner, contributing to the wellbeing and prosperity of the region as a whole. We are guided by our strategic direction of beyond water for strong communities.
We provide services to 34 towns, including residential, commercial, industrial and rural customers. Our 230-strong employee base has more than 1,500 years' experience at Wannon Water to fulfil our purpose of delivering water and sewerage services and improving the lives of people in South West Victoria.
Our benefits
We are passionate about people - the people we employ, the people who depend on our products and services, and the people who make up our communities.
As an employee of Wannon Water, you will have a genuine opportunity to make the most of your talents, broaden your experience and take on rewarding challenges.
Working with the wider community, we commit to making gender equity a business and cultural norm. It's simply the right thing to do. We embrace all forms of diversity and promote family-friendly working hours and leave arrangements to ensure our workforce is representative of the community that we serve. We feature a mix of age groups and cultural diversity, programs to recognise and showcase great work and initiative, and a raft of professional development opportunities, making working here a great lifestyle choice.
You will have access to:
- Programs to recognise and showcase great work and initiative
- A flexible work environment
- An events and activities committee
- Professional development opportunities
- Rostered days off
- An employee assistance program
- Study leave
- Health and wellbeing programs
About the role
Asset Creation is a dynamic team that deliver Wannon Water's major water and sewer infrastructure projects. The work environment is fast-paced, challenging and rewarding. This role will be an integral part of the team and deliver a suite of multidisciplinary projects.
In this role, you will have the autonomy to manage your own projects, collaborate widely, and be well supported by the team.
The position requires skills and knowledge in developing project scope, determining pathways for implementation, and supervision of technical projects.
Desired Skills and Experience
About you and your skills
To be considered for this role, you will:
- Have a general understanding of contract documentation and procedures
- Require the ability to research, estimate, specify, create, coordinate, write reports, assess tenders, innovate, engage, make assessments, contribute, monitor, and work as part of a team
- Self-motivate, set priorities, plan and organise your own work
- Collaborate with internal and external contacts
- Have experience in the water and sewerage industry or related fields (highly regarded).
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
This is an ongoing full-time position located in the coastal city of Warrnambool with a generous salary of ($84,583.44 to $105,610.50) depending on skills and experience, plus superannuation, flexible working arrangements and rostered days off.
For further information, please call Tamara Bull (Manager Capital Projects) on 0408 877 284.
A copy of the position description for this role is available or via our website at https://wannonwater.elmotalent.com.au/careers/careers/jobs
Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday 8 January 2023
Click APPLY and you will be taken through to the Wannon Water Careers Portal to complete your application. Once there, you will be prompted to answer a few simple questions and upload your cover letter and CV. To give yourself the best opportunity to progress your application, please outline in your cover letter how your skills and experience meet the role requirements as outlined in the position description.
We thank you for taking the time to consider Wannon Water as a future employer and look forward to hearing from you.