Manager Urban and Utilities

ApplyNow; Walcha Council; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully maintained vehicle with private‑

Relocation assistance up to $5,000

RDO every third week

Strategic leadership opportunity

Job summary

Walcha Council seeks a senior infrastructure leader to advance water, waste, and urban services from reactive to strategic planning. You will report to the Director of Infrastructure & Development, leading three coordinators and building asset management and forward planning for the function.

You will shape long-term asset plans, manage budgets and contracts, and prepare essential reports for the Council while representing the Council on infrastructure matters with senior leaders and councillors.

Qualifications

• Experience in water, wastewater and/or waste services.
• Strong knowledge of asset management practices.
• Proven leadership and people-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor three coordinators across water, waste and urban services.
• Develop long-term asset management and refurbishment plans.
• Prepare statutory reports, business cases and correspondence for Council.
• Manage budgets, contracts and tenders for maintenance and capital works.
• Represent Council on infrastructure matters with the Director, GM and Councillors.

Skills

Water management

Waste services

Asset management

Leadership

Project management

Education

Civil/Environmental engineering

Environmental science

Job description

About the Role

Take Walcha's water, waste and urban services from reactive to strategic, and build the plans that shape the community's future. Report directly to the Director of Infrastructure & Development, lead three coordinators, and build the asset management and forward planning the function has never had.

Duties

• Lead and mentor three coordinators across water, waste and urban services
• Develop long-term asset management and refurbishment plans
• Prepare statutory reports, business cases and correspondence for Council
• Manage budgets, contracts and tenders for maintenance and capital works
• Represent Council on infrastructure matters with the Director, GM and Councillors

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in civil/environmental engineering, environmental science, or related discipline
• Experience managing water, wastewater and/or waste services
• Highly valued: Qualifications in Project Management, Leadership or Asset Management
• Knowledge of environmental legislation relating to waste and water supply
• Hands‑on leader who stays composed under public scrutiny and makes sound calls

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting from circa $120,000 plus 12% superannuation and allowances
• Fully maintained vehicle with private use option, fuel card, phone and tablet
• Relocation assistance up to $5,000, plus temporary share‑house accommodation
• An RDO every third week
• Genuine scope to shape strategy alongside Council's leadership

About the Company

Walcha Council is a small regional council with a big geographic footprint and a strong sense of who it is. It's a council on the move, modernising systems, strengthening capability, and lifting how Council operates and presents itself. Small Council, big opportunities.