Are Leadership and Systems Operations your passion? Do you love to identify unique solutions to problems? We are currently seeking a Section Manager Systems Operations in our Water and Sewer directorate to lead and support a dynamic and professional team. If you have leadership and system operations skills this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us!

• Provide day-to-day leadership to a diverse team focused on service excellence 
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks while optimising business outcomes
• Permanent full time-time role with flexible/ hybrid working arrangements available
• Leaseback Vehicle 

About the role

The role of Section Manager Systems Operations plays a pivotal role in managing transformation projects, providing ongoing service support, and ensuring the application of technical expertise across Council's Water and Sewer infrastructure. In this role, you will be tasked with leading a team of professionals focused on identifying and managing challenges across the directorate while developing and implementing effective solutions. 

This role requires a proactive approach to leadership, with a strong emphasis on customer service and collaboration across various teams and the community. As Section Manager, you will be instrumental in transitioning to a preventative maintenance model, ensuring compliance with operational standards, and optimising service delivery. 

The role, at times, operates within a highly dynamic and reactive service delivery environment, requiring timely and effective response to unplanned operational events, emergency incidents, and extreme weather conditions to ensure continuity of essential water and sewer services and value for the community. 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• a degree qualification in Engineering or other relevant field, combined with ongoing professional development
• a current Class C Drivers Licence
• previous experience in a similar role working in a large organisation and/or operation of a water utility network or similar complex operational infrastructure 
• demonstrated experience in managing complex assets and the use of asset management systems to drive improved asset performance, resource efficiencies and customer outcomes 
• proven success as a leader with the ability to grow and develop teams focused on customer outcomes, legislative compliance and safety
• extensive experience in problem identification and rectification of Water and Sewer assets
• extensive experience in the supervision and management of a diverse team engaged in Water and Sewer operations.

To view our position description which provides more information for you to learn more about this role, please click the 'Apply' button. 

Other important information

• The salary range for this position ranges from $179k per year inclusive of 12% superannuation, plus 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance for eligible candidates in accordance with the Local Government State Award. 
• We have a permanent full-time role available 
• This role will be able to access a 19-day month
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role
• This role is located at the Nexus Business Hub, North Wyong.

A leaseback vehicle is provided in this role for official duties and private use and your choice of vehicle will be provided when one becomes available in accordance with Council’s Vehicle Policy. In the meantime, either an alternate pre-used vehicle or a vehicle allowance of $207.31 per week is temporarily applied for this position due to ongoing issues with supply for new vehicles. 

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.