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Carbon Offsets Program Manager – Part Time – Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 29 August 2025.
Secondment or Fixed Term Contract up to 12 months
Part time 0.4-0.6 FTE with flexible working arrangements
Be at the centre of a first-of-its-kind, sector-wide climate action project. Your work will directly contribute to meeting the Victorian water sector’s net zero targets, setting a national example for collaboration and innovation.
VicWater is Victoria’s peak industry association representing Victoria’s 18 water corporations. Our purpose is to unite the water sector to deliver better outcomes for Victorian customers, community and the environment.
The Carbon Offsets Program Manager is a pivotal role, working side-by-side with 15 Victorian water corporations[1] as they form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to collectively secure Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).
What you’ll do:
- Lead the development of a detailed RFP to market, coordinating input from specialist consultants and the SPV member working group.
- Communicate and engage with the SPV Board and members to refine and finalise the RFP.
- Lead the RFP procurement process, including evaluation of proposals, coordinating input from specialist consultants and the SPV member working group.
- Assist with the development of governance processes for the SPV.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has a strong track record as an exceptional program/project manager.
- Is a skilled collaborator and can navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments with confidence.
- Is a strategic thinker who can translate high level ideas into well-executed plans.
- Understands the Victorian water industry or public sector, including governance, regulation, and risk environments.
Why you’ll love it:
- A unique opportunity to work on a high-profile, sector-wide initiative with exposure to senior executives, government stakeholders and specialist consultants.
- Develop your leadership, governance and strategic delivery capabilities in a challenging, multi-stakeholder setting.
- Build networks and gain experience that will enhance your professional profile.
About the role:
The Carbon Offsets Program Manager role is available as a secondment or a fixed term contract for an initial 6 month period, with the potential to extend for a further 6 months. The role is part time 0.4-0.6 FTE, subject to ongoing review in accordance with program delivery requirements and timeframes.
If you have any questions about the Carbon Offsets project or the Program Manager role, please contact Stuart Craven at VicWater stuart.craven@vicwater.org.au
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter and CV to Stuart Craven at VicWater stuart.craven@vicwater.org.au
Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 29 August 2025.
[1] Barwon Water, Central Highlands Water, Coliban Water, East Gippsland Water, Gippsland Water, Goulburn Valley Water, Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water, Greater Western Water, Lower Murray Water, Melbourne Water, North East Water, South East Water, South Gippsland Water, Wannon Water, Westernport Water
Senior Operations Technician– Mallacoota – Full Time – Applications Closing on Sunday 7th September 2025.
Fulltime ongoing contract
Join a team that keeps communities flowing! EGW is currently seeking a full-time Senior Operations Technician based in Mallacoota. This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your career and contribute to essential water services in a beautiful regional location.
- Live local, work local—EGW needs your skills in Mallacoota!
- Skilled and ready? EGW is hiring in Mallacoota—apply today!
- Coastal career calling? EGW needs a Senior Ops Tech in Mallacoota!
East Gippsland Water provide an essential service to customers across our region, priding ourselves on our workplace culture of collaboration, innovation, authenticity and accountability. If you want to apply your skills and develop a career in a customer-focused industry, we would like to hear from you.
About the role
This is a full-time, ongoing role based in Mallacoota. As Senior Operations Technician, you’ll help keep water and sewer systems running safely and smoothly. You’ll maintain treatment plants and equipment, use digital tools, lead daily tasks, and follow safety and quality procedures to ensure reliable service for the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain water and sewer systems, treatment plants, and pump
- Use SCADA to monitor systems, manage alarms, and support process
- Handle chemical management, general maintenance, and irrigation
- Inspect infrastructure, perform maintenance, and respond to issues
- Support customer inquiries, resolve complaints, and communicate service updates.
- Work with teams to plan maintenance, share insights, and improve system
- Use data to identify efficiency opportunities and recommend
Benefits of working for East Gippsland Water:
- A supportive and collaborative work
- Opportunities for professional development and career
- Access exclusive discounts and perks through our Flare employee benefits
- EAP program- Services include but not limited employee counselling, professional development, career and financial coaching and more.
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Commitment to sustainability and community
- Access to modern technology and tools to support
- Inclusive and values-driven culture that celebrates diversity and
EGW- Renowned for its proactive supportive community & exceptional lifestyle. We take pride & ownership to deliver essential services to our community.
Apply now!
Applications should include a resume and covering letter outlining how you can contribute to the team’s success, and outlining your skills and experience against the KEY SELECTION CRITERIA responsibilities of the role.
To find out more about this position, you can obtain a Position Description by visiting our website egwater.vic.gov.au/positions-vacant, or by emailing our People & Culture team at vacancies@egwater.vic.gov.au or on 03 5150 4444.
Applications close on Sunday 7th September 2025.
East Gippsland Water provides an inclusive work environment, offering ongoing professional development opportunities, a workplace culture that supports work-life balance, and the opportunity to directly contribute to the community and environment in which we live and work.
As part of our commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible workplace, we strongly encourage applications from experienced women and men, First Nations People, people with differing abilities, LGBTQI+, culturally and ethnically diverse candidates to best represent and engage with our community.
- This role has been classified as per our Enterprise Agreement as a Band 3 position, ($72,912.23 – $94,710.54 per annum)
- Plus 12% employer superannuation We reserve the right to remunerate successful candidates within the span of this classification dependant on demonstrated skills, experience and qualifications.
*Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and National Police Check.
Link: EGW ELMO Cloud HR – Administration – Browse Jobs
Position Description: Position Description- Senior Operations Technician Mallacoota.pdf
General Manager, Service Delivery – Full Time – Apply now, don’t delay
- Lead enterprise-wide service delivery across irrigation, groundwater and customer functions.
- Drive strategic transformation, operational excellence and digital innovation.
- Can be located across offices: Mitcham, Werribee, Maffra, Traralgon, Warrnambool.
Southern Rural Water (SRW) manages rural water and groundwater across the southern half of Victoria, from the Great Divide to the coast and from the South Australian border in the west to the NSW border in the east. SRW is a government-owned statutory corporation, with operations supporting agriculture, energy production, regional communities and urban businesses. SRW is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation, modernising its irrigation infrastructure, transitioning to new digital and operational technologies, and positioning itself to meet future climate and customer challenges. This transformation includes bold leadership in customer service, operational reform, technology uplift, and cultural renewal.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the General Manager Service Delivery is a key executive leadership role, responsible for the operational management of SRW’s water supply services across irrigation, groundwater and rivers. The role also oversees statutory functions, customer experience and technology enabled service delivery. You will lead a high-performing team of regional and functional managers, delivering against SRW’s strategic and corporate plans, and ensuring best practice outcomes in safety, customer service, innovation and operational excellence. This role leads digital service innovation and ensures business continuity through oversight of SRW’s day-to-day cyber defences. As a strategic leader, you will collaborate across the organisation to guide cultural transformation, embed values-driven leadership, and promote agile business practices. You will manage large, multidisciplinary functions and influence major reforms to position SRW as a future-ready, customer-centric and digitally-enabled organisation.
You are a proven senior leader with extensive experience in operational leadership across water, utilities, infrastructure or complex regional service environments. You hold a relevant degree in Business, Engineering, Management or a similar field, and may also bring postgraduate qualifications such as an MBA. You bring a strong record of driving service reform, managing risk, implementing digital innovation and navigating diverse stakeholder environments. You have a demonstrated ability to lead through influence and collaboration, delivering measurable outcomes while building a culture of safety, integrity, accountability and high performance. As a strategic thinker and agile change leader, you thrive in complex settings, bring outstanding communication skills, and align with SRW’s purpose to deliver a lasting legacy for customers, communities and the environment.
SRW is committed to diversity and gender equality, and we have recently achieved a 50:50 gender split in our strategic leadership team, with many of our female managers overseeing functions that have previously been male dominated, including asset management, health and safety, emergency management and risk, water supply and capital delivery. We encourage applications from candidates of all genders who are ready to take the next step in their leadership career with this diverse and challenging role.
Location: Negotiable across SRW major offices – Mitcham, Werribee, Maffra, Traralgon, Warrnambool with WFH and flexibility options.
To view the Success Profile for this opportunity, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://tinyurl.com/3wf4tkua
To apply, please click ‘apply now’ and upload your CV and Cover Letter. For any questions not outlined in the PD and for a confidential discussion, please contact Kate Rowe on 0412 254 802 or Seamus Scanlon on 0455 118 868.
Both South Rural Water and Davidson acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
Should you require assistance in your interactions with us or through a recruitment process, please let us know so we can provide adjustments for you.
General Manager, Service Delivery – Southern Rural Water job in CEO & General Management in Melbour
Team Leader Operations and Compliance – Full Time – Applications Closing on midnight Sunday 31 August 2025
Water Services Band D: $102,565.09 – $118,729 per annum plus 12% statutory superannuation.
Location: Maffra or Traralgon
About Southern Rural Water
Southern Rural Water (SRW) is a Victorian water corporation with nearly 170 staff, managing major dams, weirs, water licencing and more from Mallacoota through to the South Australian border. At SRW, we believe that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive and contribute to collective success. Through providing a flexible, always safe workplace and promoting employee development, we empower employees to contribute to our strategy of great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.
How We Support You
At Southern Rural Water, we recognise and prioritise the wellbeing and fulfillment of our staff members. Here’s what we offer to ensure a balanced and rewarding work experience:
- Embrace flexibility: We support various working arrangements including WFH, 9-day fortnights, tailored work schedule to accommodate for school pick up hours.
- Generous leave provisions: 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave to support you during life’s important moments!
- Professional development: We support your growth through a range of internal and external training initiatives and offer study assistance programs to empower you to reach your full potential.
- Employee Assistance Program: Receive comprehensive support for yourself and your family through our employee assistance program.
- Salary sacrifice: Salary sacrifice options for vehicles, equipment, and superannuation to enhance your financial benefits.
- See what else we can offer you on our Careers Page!
About the Role
Southern Rural Water is currently seeking a driven and strategic leader to join our team as the Team Leader Operations and Compliance (TLOC). In this role, you will lead the Groundwater and Rivers Operations Compliance Teams in the East region, driving operational excellence while fostering a high-performing and collaborative culture
While an understanding of compliance requirements is important, this role is not solely about technical expertise. We’re looking for someone who can balance structure and consistency with the ability to think differently, adapt to changing circumstances, and bring out the best in their team in a regulatory environment.
As the TLOC, you will oversee Water Management Officers across diverse locations, providing clear direction, mentoring, and support, while ensuring the team meets operational goals and delivers high-quality service to our customers and stakeholders. You will also be required to meet the requirements to be an Authorised Water Officer.
If you are a people-focused leader who thrives in a regulatory environment, enjoys problem-solving, and can bring both structure and fresh ideas to the table, we’d love to hear from you.
The East region covers:
Bunyip River, Latrobe and South Gippsland basins to the NSW border, including centres such as Dromana, Ringwood, Thorpdale, Koo Wee Rup, Leongatha, Morwell, Maffra and Bairnsdale.
As the Team Leader Operations and Compliance, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing a geographically dispersed team, setting priorities, allocating resources, and monitoring performance to achieve outcomes.
- Interpret and apply relevant sections of the Water Act 1989 to meet SRW compliance objectives.
- Delivering high level customer service to internal and external stakeholders, addressing complex compliance issues, and providing guidance to promote adherence to water legislation and policies.
- Conducting regular meetings with direct reports, offering constructive feedback, coaching, and direction to ensure efficient and effective performance.
About you
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:
- Relevant qualifications, such as a Cert IV in Government Investigation (or willingness to obtain).
- Proven leadership experience, ideally in a regulatory or operational environment, with the ability to adapt and think creatively.
- Strong people skills, with a track record of building trust, capability, and a positive team culture.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to view challenges from multiple perspectives.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and implement effective processes to uplift compliance and achieve robust outcomes.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking ‘Apply’ before midnight Sunday 31 August 2025 or by visiting our website: www.srw.com.au
Please take the time to describe how your knowledge, skills and abilities would make you a suitable candidate for this role as part of your cover letter.
A Position Description for this position can be obtained from this link.
Southern Rural Water is committed to diversity and inclusion in employment and is proud to encourage applications from people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, genders, gender identities and/or sexual orientations.
Southern Rural Water acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters we work with and within, and pay respects to Elders past and present.
We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to provide an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact: peopleandculture@srw.com.au
Senior Water Treatment Lead – Full Time – No Application Closing date
Based at Traralgon office
Permanent full-time position
Total remuneration package up to $168,000 (depending on experience) plus on-call
Our organisation
We exist to deliver reliable, high-quality drinking water, wastewater and waste recovery services to ensure the economy and liveability of the central Gippsland region.
We are focused on:
- Maintaining affordable quality water and wastewater services for our customers
- Our sustainable future and future of the region
- Continuing to strengthen the important role we play in our local communities.
There are many benefits in working for us, we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Work variety
- A positive environment
- Work/life balance, with the opportunity to negotiate flexible working arrangements.
We focus on building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation.
Our reward and recognition framework has been developed to support a constructive culture and is focused on consistently recognising and encouraging the demonstration of our values as well as outstanding performance.
We do truly meaningful work within a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
The role
We’re seeking a Senior Water Treatment Lead to provide strong leadership and cultivate a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence within our Water Treatment team. In this role, you will drive a commitment to safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance while ensuring operational efficiency and budget oversight. Your expertise will be key in aligning all activities with operational goals, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
What you’ll bring
- A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, science or similar discipline.
- Strong expertise in water treatment, with hands-on experience in water treatment processes.
- Proven ability to manage water treatment infrastructure within safe drinking water regulations.
- Experience in building, motivating, and developing high-performing teams.
- Ability to lead effectively in emergency and high-pressure situations.
- Commitment to safety, public health, and environmental excellence in a risk-based environment.
- Ability to participate in an on-call roster.
Freedom
We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees’ varied needs and the business, including purchased leave, varied start and finish times, working from alternative locations and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life.
How to apply
For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact Muneeb Sunna, Manager Water Treatment and Quality on 0419 575 588.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Before applying for the position applicants should read the position description and included selection criteria. All applicants need to provide a statement addressing all selection criteria along with a copy of your current resume to be considered for this position.
Please note that if you do not fully address the selection criteria you may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process.
Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and a National Police Check.
Further information: A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from our website www.gippswater.com.au/careers or by contacting Recruitment on 03 5177 4709.
