Plant Manager at Sydney Water in Sydney

1.       Job Title:                              Plant Manager Level 1 North Head WWTP

Job Ref:                                AU1877GP000140

Position Number:            32222

Position Type:                   Permanent

Location:                              Sydney - North

Salary/Rate:                       $160k neg TRP

The plant operates on a 24 hour rotating shift and is the second largest of Sydney Water’s 29 treatment plants. The plant treats an average dry weather flow of about 330 ML/day discharging through a deep-water outfall 4.2 kms from shoreline. North Head serves an area of 452 square kms extending west to Seven Hills, south to Bankstown and north to Ku-ring-gai and Collaroy and treats wastewater equal to that produced by a population of 1.2 million people.

Responsibilities:

·         Develop plant plans consistent with Corporate and Divisional plans together with providing operational knowledge in the development of strategic plans, policies and procedures.

·         Provide operational oversight for the development and commissioning of new capital assets and renewals to ensure they are safe, operable and maintainable.

·         Ensure treatment and residuals costs are optimized and improvement strategies are implemented to drive efficiencies and improve business outcomes.

·         Ensure all regulatory requirements are met and customers and stakeholders are satisfied.

·         Participate in Community Information forums and External Stakeholder meetings as required.

Qualifications and Requirements:

·         Must have tertiary qualifications in engineering or a related discipline or experience deemed equivalent.

·         Must have demonstrated people management skills

·         Must have the ability to mentor and develop high performance teams and individuals.

·         Must have demonstrated experience in building relationships (internal and external) to achieve desired outcomes with demonstrated experience in emergency risk management.

Existing Sydney Water Plant Managers can apply for this position.

Please note that your application will be assessed against the requirement of this position as listed in section 1&3 of the attached position description. Please ensure that your covering letter and resume outline your ability to meet these requirements.

There are also three screening questions you will need to answer as part of the application process.

How to Apply:

Please submit a resume and covering letter as part of your application to:

Email: kathy.mclennan@sydneywater.com.au 

Deadline:                             01/11/2013