Full Time Ongoing
Water Services Band B: $71,851 – $83,148 per annum plus 12% statutory superannuation and additional loading for stand by events, overtime, weekend work as detailed in work roster.
Location: Blue Rock
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 Multi Skilled Storage Operator (MSSO) to join our Headworks team. If you have a strong mechanical aptitude, a hands on approach, and a high level of attention to detail, this could be the perfect role for you!
The Headworks team is central to SRW’s Dam Safety Program, implementing monitoring and surveillance activities in accordance with the Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) guidelines. As part of this role, you will conduct inspections, monitor dam performance, and contribute to the ongoing maintenance and safe operations of SRW dam assets.
The MSSO will play a critical role in incident management, responding to incidents at SRW’s headworks sites, particularly, the routing of floods through the assets.
We are looking for a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and contributes to a positive, safety focused workplace culture. In this role, you will work both autonomously and as part of a team to support the ongoing safety, efficiency, and integrity of SRW’s assets.
As the MSSO, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Maintain the safe operation and management of all SRW Headwork structures, including the operation of the various gated structures, inlet and outlet valves, SCADA and other power and control systems.
- Undertake visual inspections and monitoring of dam assets as set out in SRWs Visual Inspection Regime.
- Contributing to incident management and emergency response activities, including the routing of floods and other events at SRW structures.
- Participate in standby duties, which may include responding to calls and alarms, managing enquiries related to headworks assets, setting critical water flows, and reporting emergency trigger points.
- Operating assets safely and effectively in line with SRW’s operational procedures, guidelines, and directives.
About you
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:
- A trade qualification, mechanical skills and/or a certificate in Water Resource Management would be high desirable.
- Experience operating and maintaining mechanical equipment, as well as performing general maintenance and groundskeeping duties such as mowing and spraying.
- Strong communication and problem solving skills, with the ability to respond effectively to operational challenges and work collaboratively with colleagues.
- A self motivated and proactive approach, demonstrating SRW’s values of Always Safe, Accountable, One Team and Legacy.
- A commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and safety focused workplace culture.
Training in industry specific equipment and processes will be provided to help you succeed.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking 'Apply' before midnight Sunday 14 December 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
