Website Townsville City Council
This role will work from Magnetic Island and it would be a requirement to live on Magnetic Island due to the ability to be on the on-call roster. Accommodation costs are not covered by council.
The role is required to:
* Coordinate site access, permits, safety and statutory permissions to perform maintenance activities.
* Supervise staff and contractors to ensure that licence, legislative, environmental, operational plan and quality requirements are met.
* Conduct on site coordination of major maintenance/breakdown and planned works to minimise costs associated with breakdowns, ensure effective maintenance of assets, reduce operational down time, and reduce reactive maintenance requirements.
* Perform routine inspections and maintenance activities on water and wastewater assets.
This role is required to participate in the on-call roster and overtime arrangements as required, to resolve out of hours operational issues or emergency works including disaster management.
Our ideal candidate will have:
Mandatory
* Current “C” class driver’s licence with ability to obtain “MR” class drivers licence
* Trade qualification in Plumbing and Drainage or Certificate III in Water Industry Operations (or equivalent)
* Construction Industry White Card (30215 QLD)
* Detailed knowledge of plumbing and pipeline systems, materials and fittings
* Extensive knowledge of maintenance and installation techniques for water services and mains
Desirable
* Vac Unit Operation trained with Certificate (2 year refresher through Council required)
* Traffic Management ticket
* Competent person with experience in Confined Space Entry
* Experience, ability and willingness to work across all areas of the water industry, including but not limited to water, wastewater, sampling
* Ability to analyse difficult operational situations and to implement workable solutions
* Knowledge of mapping systems, GIS and mobile computing systems and ability to be able to read and interpret drawings
* Knowledge of theory and application of Australian Drinking Water Guidelines as they apply to water reticulation systems
* Significant relevant knowledge and demonstrable experience in maintenance planning, scheduling and execution.
Please visit our website at https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au for information on how to apply and to view the Position Description.
To apply for this job please visit www.townsville.qld.gov.au.