Lead Operations Engineer

Want to deliver critical services to the community? Do you love to lead a team of professionals? We are currently seeking a new Lead Operations Engineer and if you have these skills this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us.

• Lead teams in the investigation, design and delivery of specific capital works projects
• Work in a dynamic and service focused team
• Leaseback Vehicle

About the role

The role of Lead Operations Engineer is to manage the day-to-day work and functioning of the Senior Operations Engineers, Operations Engineers and Technical Officers, and to collaborate with other staff to complete the programs and projects of the Systems Operations Section. 

This position will see you be responsible for a full range of water and sewer operations functions, through providing strategic, operational advice combined with the day to day response, control and investigation of operational issues. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Degree qualification in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field.
• A current Class C Drivers Licence.
• Extensive experience in water and sewer network operations, including demonstrated experience using SCADA to control water and sewer networks or similar experience. 
• Success in delivering water and/or sewer network operational projects or programs. 

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The salary range for this position ranges between $99.7k - $119.6k plus up to $15k market loading for the right candidate, plus 3.5% Civil Liability Allowance (in accordance with the Award), plus 11.5% superannuation.
• This is a Permanent full-time role.
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight.
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role - 2 days work from home and 3 days on site.
• This role is located at the Nexus Building, North Wyong. 
• Successful candidates will be required to have vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus.

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 ($10,780.12 per annum) 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.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

We have a number of work locations across the region, offering different work locations for team members.

Central Coast Council is the third largest water utility (or water and sewage service) in NSW servicing 139,000 homes and businesses in a growing region.

How to apply

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.