Reticulation Maintenance Worker

Townsville City Council; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Townsville City Council is seeking a permanent full-time Water Operations Coordinator to support the Water Team in Townsville. You will coordinate site access, permits and safety requirements, ensuring efficient delivery of water operations and maintenance across reticulation networks.

You will participate in the on‑call roster (every 6 weeks minimum) and overtime as needed, with a focus on maintaining water quality and asset performance. This role requires a strong safety mindset and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: C class driver’s licence, MR class driver’s licence (or ability to obtain within 6 months), Construction Industry White Card (30215 QLD).
• Ability to work as part of a team to ensure interruptions to water supply are averted or rectified quickly.
• Strong community and customer relations skills and strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate site access, permits and safety requirements for water operations and maintenance.
• Support Bulk Water Treatment: flushing reticulation mains and monitoring water quality.
• Respond to water quality issues across the network; participate in on-call roster and overtime as required.
• Contribute to disaster management and minimising downtime/costs for assets.

Education

C class driver’s licence

MR class driver’s licence

Construction Industry White Card

Strong community and customer relations

Strong work ethic

Tools

Traffic Management Certification

Asbestos awareness training

Dogman certification

Crane Chaser certification

Forklift certification

Job description

Division/Section: Infrastructure and Operations / Water

Position Type: Permanent Full-Time (9 day fortnight, 38 hours/week)

Salary Range: $67,622 per annum + super

Location: Townsville

Application Close: 11:45pm, Wednesday 18 November 2026

Townsville City Council is dedicated to delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective water services to the community, while protecting this vital resource for future generations.

You will support the Water Team by coordinating site access, permits and safety requirements, ensuring water operations and maintenance activities are delivered safely and efficiently.

Playing a key part in major planned and reactive maintenance, you’ll help minimise downtime, reduce costs and ensure the ongoing performance of critical water assets.

Working within Bulk Water Treatment, you’ll focus on flushing reticulation mains, monitoring water quality through chlorine residual testing, and responding to water quality issues across the network.

This role is required to participate in the on‑call roster (every 6 weeks, minimum) and overtime arrangements as required, to resolve out of hours operational issues or emergency works including disaster management.

Qualifications And Experience

Mandatory

• Current “C” class driver’s licence.
• Current “MR” class driver’s licence (or ability to obtain within 6 months of appointment).
• Construction Industry White Card (30215 QLD).
• Ability to work as part of a team of employees to ensure that interruptions to water supply to Council customers is averted or rectified quickly and efficiently.
• Strong community and customer relations skills.
• Strong work ethic.

Desirable

• Sound understanding of Workplace Health and Safety, Environmental Protection, Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-discrimination and privacy obligations, and QLD Local Government Act.
• Traffic Management Implementation course accredited.
• Successfully completed asbestos awareness training and have suitable experience in removal of asbestos piping.
• Dogman or Crane Chaser certification.
• Forklift certification.

For Further Information Review The Position Description.

Contact Person: Troy

Contact Email: [e-mail] (for position enquiries only)

Attachments

• Reticulation MW_PD.pdf