Water and Sewer Risk Specialist - [Archived Advertisement]

Water and Sewer Risk Specialist

"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"

Primary Work Location: Central Coast, NSW 

• Use your expertise to support the security of critical infrastructure
• Support Central Coast's Water and Sewer business 
• Achieve Work-Life Balance with a 35 hour week and 9 day fortnight and flexible hybrid working arrangements

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.

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. 

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.

As the Water and Sewer Risk Specialist, you will support the Section Manager, Asset Security and Reliance in the identification, analysis and review of physical and natural hazard security risks within Water and Sewer. You will also help to drive the implementation and ongoing management of infrastructure projects designed to uplift the risk management capability across the Water and Sewer business. This position is a highly collaborative role, working closely with the Assets and Projects area and other operational units.

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

Key activities of this role include:

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to support the overall design and delivery of physical and natural hazard risk management
• Conduct risk assessments and identify vulnerabilities and control effectiveness and develop improvement plans 
• Collaborate with colleagues to integrate physical security and natural hazard risks in Water and Sewer business risk profiles and asset management plans 
• Management and delivery of a wide range of projects designed to uplift the management of physical and natural security risks across the Water and Sewer business
• Continuous assessment of emerging risks
• Ensure effective and meaningful consultation occurs with internal and external stakeholders 

About you:

• You will be experienced within physical and natural hazard security within the utilities sector or similar
• You will bring an understanding of risk management concepts, protocols and industry best practices
• You have an understanding of the application of the SOCI legislation as it relates to critical infrastructure
• You will have previous experience in the delivery projects
• You enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others
• Having a work/life balance is important to you

About us:

• We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community
• You will be joining a team of professionals who excel at what they do
• We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development
• We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation
• We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees. 

What we offer:

• Weekly pay cycle
• Generous leave provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health and Wellbeing Leave, Long Service Leave after 5 years, Additional purchased leave, Parental Leave – 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks
• Novated leasing
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to employees and their families
• Fitness Passport – access to gyms across the Central Coast and Newcastle
• Health and wellbeing programs – skin cancer screening, Breastscreen, Flu vaccination, blood donations
• Recognition of service
• Council Child Care salary sacrifice
• Professional Development opportunities
• Individual career development and learning opportunities
• Reward & Recognition programs.

Please refer to the position description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.

This role provides a commencing salary range of between $92.1k to $110.5k per annum dependent on skills and experience + 10.5% superannuation. 

Central Coast Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all of our employees. In accordance with Council's WHS requirements and COVID-19 Safety Plans we require all employees to be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Enquiries: Section Manager, Asset Security and Reliance 

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.

Closing Date:  Applications close at midnight on Sunday 11 June 2023.