Full Time Ongoing
Technical Services Band B with responsibility payment: $84,567.58 per annum plus 11.5% statutory superannuation.
Location: Maffra Depot
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 an asset and people focused individual with an aptitude for mechanical and automated systems to join our Water Supply East team as a Senior Technical Officer.
As the Senior Technical Officer, you will be responsible for coordinating daily activities and overseeing the performance of Technical Officers to ensure our automated water supply systems are operating efficiently and reliably whilst driving our new ways of working with Asset data retention.
You will play a key role in the development, programming and scheduling of routine and cyclic maintenance activities, while contributing to long term planning for the future needs of Southern Rural Water’s automated infrastructure.
As the subject matter expert in technical automation, you will provide essential support across both the Water Supply East and West teams and be the primary point of contact for the integration of new works in the districts systems.
This position offers the opportunity to step into a role where your technical skills and proactive approach will help drive continuous improvement. You will be part of a supportive and skilled team, working towards innovative solutions and practical problem solving.
As the Senior Technical Officer, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Maintain and monitor automation systems, to ensure that the automated and SCADA controlled equipment is operating to meet business expectations.
- Act as the subject matter expert in technical automation providing support to the irrigation districts in Water Supply East and West.
- Plan, schedule and prioritise work activities of self and a small work group.
- Lead the activities of a small group of employees/contractors.
- Liaise with Planning, Delivery and Maintenance staff, to ensure automated systems performance target levels are met.
About you
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:
- A desire to lead new ways of working with data driven decisions and capture.
- A collaborative approach with the ability to mentor and support a small team in system operations and technical tasks.
- Mechanical aptitude and an ability to operate a broad range of tools, plant and equipment.
- Knowledge and skills associated with the operation and maintenance of automated infrastructure, including SCADA controlled equipment.
- Skills in operating water delivery systems, including automated delivery systems is desirable.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking 'Apply' before midnight Sunday 11 May 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
