Asset Programs Team Leader

• Lead and inspire a team of Engineers and Technical Officers
• Collaborative, high-energy team environment 
• Access to flexible working arrangements

The organisation

Based in Melbourne’s CBD fringe, City West Water provides world-class clean drinking water and sewerage services to over 1 million customers and 40,000 businesses in Melbourne’s CBD and the growing western suburbs. We are proud to serve the city that has been awarded world’s most liveable time and time again, and are working hard to support our customers through the challenges of population growth and a changing climate.

We are creating an organisation that is as vibrant and diverse as the community we serve, as we recognise that our people are our greatest asset.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Service Performance Manager, the position exists to provide exceptional service delivery across City West Water’s services; ensuring that the performance of City West Water's assets is optimised to deliver exceptional services to our customers now and into the future. The role is responsible for the development and oversight of annual preventative maintenance, condition monitoring and renewals programs across our water and sewer reticulation networks and facilities, to deliver services to customers that are safe, reliable and affordable.  

The role positions City West Water for the future, enabling our service delivery to be agile, responsive and adaptive to changes in customer needs, technology and innovation. The position drives a culture that places customers first, focuses on high performance and developing our people, and is a leader across the Group to deliver on our Customer First Strategy. 

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience in utilities, including the development and monitoring of asset programs and/ asset investment optimisation
• Team leadership with experience in recruiting, building and maintaining a capable workforce
• High level of influencing, interpersonal, consultation, relationship building and negotiation skills that build and sustain productive relationships and partnerships
• Well-developed analytical, conceptual and problem solving, including the ability to analyse complex technical issues and to develop a range of practical strategies to identify preferred options 
• High level communication skills with demonstrated ability to prepare reports in a clear and logical manner
• A customer first mentality.

What we offer in return:

• An attractive and competitive remuneration package 
• Flexible working arrangements, including Work Life Balance and leave options
• A focus on wellbeing (health insurance, flu vaccinations, skin checks)
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Continuance and Life Insurance
• Commuter Club-discounted Myki
• A centrally located office in vibrant Footscray, just 10 minute drive, or two train stops, from Melbourne’s CBD.

We have an inclusive working environment with employees from a variety of backgrounds. We acknowledge that diversity at City West Water increases the effectiveness of teams and our capacity for innovation. We welcome applications from Indigenous people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of the application so we can assist you through the recruitment process.

For a position description or to find out more about careers at City West Water and the opportunities we offer, please visit our careers page. You can watch our careers video to find out why City West Water is a great place to work.

Although applications for this role close at 11.59pm on 26 November 2018, you are encouraged to apply earlier as shortlisting will commence during the application process.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and have a satisfactory police check.

We exist for our customers and to benefit our community.