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* Please ensure to include a copy of your resume, cover letter and your key selection criteria responses with your application.
About the role
The Team Leader Infrastructure Planning leads theplanning of efficient, smart, high-performing and integrated water and wastewater assets. In this role you will lead a team of planning engineers and engineering contractors to deliver the water and wastewater infrastructure planning program.
This position plays a leading role in building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships. You will work closely with our Infrastructure Strategy and Capital Delivery teams to ensure the transition of infrastructure projects from strategy to planning and from planning to capital delivery.
This role is a full-time opportunity, including a monthly RDO and flexible work options.
In this role you will:
Lead a team of planning engineers and engineering contractors to deliver the water and wastewater infrastructure planning program, including projects such as:
* Master Plans for water and wastewater for towns
* Infrastructure feasibility assessments
* Concept and functional designs
Lead the updates to a rolling 10-year Capital Program of works based on the Master Plans and the long-term financial model.
* This is updated to reflect renewals, growth, safe drinking water, legislation changes, reducing our carbon emissions, and environmental compliance requirements.
Provide engineering and technical advice on a range of matters including:
* Land development inquiries
* Proposed infrastructure
* Alterations to North East Water assets or operations
Ensure engineering and project management are practiced from a basis of sound knowledge, in accordance with legislations, codes of practice, regulatory and statutory obligations, standards and industry accepted best practices.
Provide excellent leadership to the team; influencing an inclusive and equitable working environment where our people can perform at their best.
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Key Selection Criteria
1. Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to develop and support a team to succeed.
2. Advanced communication skills with the ability to build and manage stakeholder relationships.
3. Ability to undertake engineering analysis and provide technical advice on proposed infrastructure works.
4. Demonstrated experience in program management, contract management and budget management.
5. Tertiary or postgraduate qualification(s) in Engineering.
Working at North East Water
North East Water is a leader in a unique and rewarding industry. This is thanks to our team who makes sure we exceed the expectations of our customers and communities. We're committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment, and offer a range of benefits to our people, including:
* Our state-of-the-art regional headquarters (with our fabulous atrium),
* Getting out and about in the beautiful north east region,
* Great work-life balance with a range of flexible working arrangements,
* Professional development through on-the-job and external training, leadership development programs, study assistance, mentoring and secondment opportunities,
* Annual salary increases and superannuation,
* Wide variety of leave types including 1 paid day off per month to use as you choose and paid parental leave,
* Health and wellbeing activities,
* 24/7 wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP),
* Social club,
* Bring your dog to work,
* plus much, much more
Position Information
* An attractive total remuneration package is available, in line with skills and experience.
* This is a full time, ongoing position.
* Successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks including a police check and/or pre-employment medical and functional testing where applicable.
* Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
Have questions? Please get in touch
Please do not hesitate to contact Jill Fagan, Manager Infrastructure Strategy & Planning on or our People & Culture team via email
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* For your application to be considered, please apply via our website
Applications close 11:59pm 28 January 2025.