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Job Title


Water and Wastewater Operations Manager


Company : Yorke Peninsula Council


Location : Maitland, New South Wales


Created : 2025-08-01


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

You will provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership for Councils Sewer/STEDS and Water schemes, ensuring the delivery of safe, reliable, and efficient water and wastewater services to the community. The role is responsible for themanagement and optimisation of infrastructure across civil, mechanical, electrical, control systems and asset management disciplines. This includes leading a skilled team, fostering a culture of service excellence, and ensuring compliance with allrelevant legislation, standards and guidelines. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires a practical approach being on-site when needed, working with tools, overseeing teams, and managing contractors to support effective service delivery.HoursHours 76 hour fortnight (some out of hours work may required).Employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which include:- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice;- generous salary packaging arrangements;- Corporate Health programme with annual health checks, skin cancer assessments and flu injections;- driver licence allowance;- income protection insurance;- flexible employment opportunities;- job security;- professional development opportunities;- emergency services leave;- family/carers and parental leave;- long service leave;- portability of leave within SA local Government; and- equal opportunity employment.StatusPermanent full timeThe successful applicant must have relevant qualifications and experience with knowledge of water and wastewater infrastructure.Level 6 starting at $106,957 p.a. plus statutory superannuation. (In accordance with the Yorke Peninsula Council Municipal Officers Enterprise Agreement No 8, 2024).13 weeksMaking an applicationApplicants must submit applications in accordance with the principles outlined above.MedicalA compulsory pre-employment medical examination must be undertaken.LocationYorketown Depot (or as negotiated with other locations possible) however appointment is to the Council, therefore the successful applicant may be required to undertake duties at other locations.InformationFurther information about the position can be obtained from Carina Congdon, Team Leader HR & People Experience on 08 8832 0000.Bobbi PertiniManager People & CultureYorke Peninsula CouncilPosition No. 2020 Water and Wastewater Operations ManagerPO Box 57MaitlandSA 5573Submit in personReception via:Maitland Office 8 Elizabeth StreetMinlaton Office 18 Main StreetYorketown Office 15 Edithburgh Road #J-18808-Ljbffr