Full Time Ongoing
Professional Services Band E: $124,230– $134,454 per annum plus 11.5% statutory superannuation.
Location: Maffra
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, tailor your work schedule to accommodate for school drop off and pick up hours.
- Generous leave provisions: 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave to support you during life’s important moments!
- Health and Wellbeing: Yearly reimbursement of up to $150 per financial year to support you in physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
- 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 passionate and strategic individual to fill the role of Manager, Strategic Projects. This role leads the delivery of key service optimisation projects, applying technology to solve complex problems and drive operational efficiency to achieve outstanding results for customers, community and stakeholders.
Initially focusing on the Macalister Irrigation District, you will also work across all our regulated water districts. You will analyse existing operational processes, identify priority areas for improvement, and lead projects that harness innovation and technology to deliver water delivery improvements to our customers
As the Manager, Strategic Projects, you will champion values of continuous improvement to shape the future of our regulated district operations, performance, and productivity. You will apply your diverse experience to develop solutions that align with our strategic goals.
This is an exciting opportunity to drive operational excellence and leave a legacy that benefits the communities we serve.
As the Manager, Strategic Projects, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Leading small and large improvement and service optimisation projects to continuously and measurably improve processes, productivity, and team collaboration.
- Lead the transformation of district operations, performance and productivity to deliver on strategic outcomes identified in our corporate plan
- Engage externally and build key relationships to understand trends in operational technology that would challenge our current practices and lead a culture of continuous improvement.
- Identify, develop and deliver strategic business initiatives, commercial contracts and business partnerships to optimise operational performance, financial outcomes, community and customer aspirations and environmentally sustainable solutions.
About you
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:
- Previous experience in strategic project program delivery, operational optimisation, business transformation, innovation and strategy and project management.
- Demonstrated leadership experience as a senior manager, leading innovation and driving change.
- High level conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to navigate complex challenges and develop effective solutions.
- A collaborative style of working which is both influential and results orientated.
- Experience in preparation of business case proposals and board papers.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking 'Apply' before midnight Sunday 6 April 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
