Townsville City Council has a large and complex Wastewater network with over 1,600km of sewer mains, 200 pump stations and 6 Wastewater treatment plants.
This role will:
* Provide key technical input into several exciting and innovative projects (circa $30m) including pump station upgrades, major sewer main renewals and relining and smart network monitoring including IoT sensors and predictive analytics.
* Be a key leadership role leading a large team of more than 30 personnel across a diverse technical range of Wastewater assets responsible for the efficient operation of Council's wastewater network which will undoubtedly position you for more senior leadership roles in the future.
* Lead a proactive safety culture to ensure that all team members are engaged, well-trained and motivated to ensure that everyone goes home safe and well.
* Advance customer service, quality and productivity and ensure that Council complies with all environmental legislation and regulation related to Wastewater.
To be successful in this role, you will ideally be tertiary level qualified in Civil or Mechanical Engineering and have eligibility to apply for membership of Engineers Australia and CPEng or RPEQ status. It is also desirable to be eligible to satisfy the registration criteria and have a Certificate IV in Water Industry Operations or ability and willingness to obtain this qualification within two years of commencement in this position. You will also have a "C" class driver licence and a Construction Industry White Card (30215 QLD).
Extensive experience in the management, operations and maintenance of wastewater infrastructure is key including supervision of professional, technical, operational, maintenance and administration staff.
The ability to analyse and interpret engineering situations and problems to develop technical designs and solutions with a high level of people, project management and prioritisation skills are also required.
Please visit our website at for information on how to apply and to view the Position Description.
Applications close 11:45pm, Monday 21 July 2025
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