Job Title: Pipeline Easement Officer
This role is critical in ensuring safe and efficient access to water pipeline infrastructure through effective vegetation management and minor easement maintenance activities.
As a key member of our mobile maintenance team, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining equipment such as tractors, slashers, trucks, and other yard equipment to ensure access to water pipeline easements. This includes performing routine maintenance tasks like brush cutting, spraying, and tree/debris removal, as well as conducting pre-start checks and safety inspections on machinery.
Key Accountabilities:
* Operate and maintain equipment to ensure access to water pipeline easements
* Conduct pre-start checks, safety inspections, and routine maintenance of machinery
* Perform maintenance tasks such as brush cutting, spraying, and tree/debris removal
* Identify and report hazards or changes in asset condition during routine easement patrols
* Support operational and emergency response teams by preparing access tracks and site conditions for maintenance work
* Carry out minor infrastructure repairs including signage, fencing, and erosion control
* Maintain accurate records of completed works, including inspection data
* Implement planned and reactive maintenance programs on managed properties and easements
* Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including staff, customers, landholders, and contractors
* Plan and set up access and exclusion controls to carry out maintenance works, including traffic control when required
Essential Experience/Capabilities:
* White Card/Blue Card (Construction)
* Q Fever Vaccinations (or willingness to obtain)
* Experience in vegetation management
* Relevant plant operation tickets, including tractor operation competency or nationally recognized unit of competency
* Current C Class Driver's License
Desirable:
* Chainsaw ticket
* ACDC/ChemCert Chemical License (Commercial Operators License - weed control)
* 4x4 vehicle training or experience
* Medium Rigid Truck License (or willingness to obtain)
* Skid Steer Loader ticket
* Current Senior First Aid and CPR (or willingness to obtain)
* Traffic Management and/or Traffic Control Ticket
Benefits:
* Competitive remuneration with 12.75% super and access to a range of wellbeing benefits
* Opportunity for training and development opportunities
* Work for an organization whose values are the basis for the way they work
We welcome and support all applicants from diverse backgrounds.