Team Leader Network Operations

Description:

Location: MOUNT BARKER, SA

Salary: Not Specified

Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Are you a skilled leader with a passion for delivering essential community services? Mount Barker District Council is seeking a Team Leader - Network Operations to oversee the operation and maintenance of wastewater and recycled water infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you'll lead a dedicated team, manage critical assets and ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations.

If you have a strong background in water, leadership and a commitment to service excellence, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in one of South Australia's fastest growing regions. Randstad is partnering exclusively with Mount Barker District Council to recruit this vital position. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to lead by example, ensuring critical infrastructure is maintained to the highest standards while enhancing operational excellence across the network.

Your new role will involve: Experience supervising multidisciplinary teams and guiding staff/contractors in daily operations. Strong technical knowledge of water, wastewater, recycled water and bore water networks.

Ability to plan, implement and oversee maintenance programs within budget. Skilled in troubleshooting network issues and implementing innovative solutions. Excellent communication skills for managing inquiries and stakeholder engagement.

Understanding of plumbing, electrical and mechanical aspects of wastewater systems. Experience in budget management, expenditure monitoring and funding applications. Willingness to participate in an on call roster (1 in 3 weeks) for emergency repairs and network issues.

To be successful you will need: Tertiary qualifications, trade qualifications in plumbing or demonstrated experience in related field. Demonstrated experience in leadership and supervision.

High risk work licences, HR licence - essential Traffic management certificate - desirable Benefits you will get in return:

Generous compensation for being on the on call roster. Exciting opportunity to work in a new water utility where you will be a part of shaping the future. Option to extend your holidays by Purchasing Leave.

Income Protection is offered to all Local Government staff. This is an opportunity to shape and grow a new water utility in South Australia, where you will enjoy the variety of being hands on and leading a team to support the community. Randstad is exclusively managing candidate applications for this position, for more information or to obtain a copy of the position description please enquire to Jane Barns at **********@randstad.com.au .

Please submit a copy of your CV and cover letter via "apply now". Exciting opportunity to work with a new water utility in South Australia, helping shape the direction of Mount Barker District Council's water utility. Please click here to apply.