3 Engineering (mechanical) jobs

As one of Australia's largest services businesses, we have a strong, inclusive culture that values our people and provides clear direction in our professional activities and our personal behaviours.  We pride ourselves on safely delivering a high level of services for our clients. Ventia provides a comprehensive range of operational maintenance, design and construction, remediation, and asset and facilities management services to clients and customers across the resources, telecommunications, transport, energy, water, health and industrial sectors. Join our team, servicing our clients across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia in an exciting company that is structured for growth. Our respected brands include Visionstream, Chargepoint, Imatis and Delron Group.  About the role We're seeking an Area Manager (South) to support our Sydney Water contract to manage and oversee the delivery of the Operational Maintenance services. This is split operationally into 3 Areas – North, West and South.  Responsible for managing a team of Mechanical and Electrical fitters in providing Operational Maintenance Services for Sydney Water’s treatment, processing and network assets and sites.  This includes a programme of Preventive Maintenance and breakdown/reactive maintenance as required. With a strong focus on safety and compliance, this role creates and maintains an environment that fosters a collaborative, open and strong working relationship with our employees and customer alike. Accountable for Operational KPI outcomes and Financial budget control. Responsibilities include: Safety Lead a team of Fitters and electricians (approx. 35 – 60) through Delivery Team Leaders (Supervisors) across many geographically diverse sites in the Area Provide cover as required for 24 x 7 operational support Comply with all applicable health, safety and environmental laws, regulations, statutory obligations and Ventia policy at all times Complete required Preventative and Corrective Maintenance and respond to breakdowns as required to meet KPIs Analyse Operational performance weekly and prepare monthly reports Utilisation of Field mobility software solutions (Sirius and Click) for work allocation Represent Ventia Utility Services in dealing with Client and Sub-Contractors Develop and execute a budget and forecast for labour, materials and expenses Develop and execute continuous improvement projects to reduce costs, improve services and safety Ensure monthly budget targets are achieved About you To be successful in the role you'd have demonstrated similar Project Management experience in Water and/ or Waste Water Infrastructure.   Formal Project Management qualification (desirable) Project Management and delivery in water/wastewater or similar heavy industrial environment Previous experience in a similar role Minimum 5 years Staff and trades employee management Demonstrated ability in: Budget Management Sub-Contractor Management Client Engagement Health, Safety and Environmental management Work planning and resource management Strong communication skills  Experience of using Work Order Allocations systems/processes Commercially astute with strong financial acumen Ability to understand Contracts and KPI measurement and management Competent Microsoft user, especially in Excel, ability to analyse complex data scenarios and identify trends What Ventia can offer Apply today to join an organisation that delivers innovative, safety-focussed and performance driven solutions that can provide genuine opportunities for growth and development of your career. For further information regarding this position please contact Shield Miranda - shield.miranda@ventia.com.au   N.B. We respectfully request no agency approaches  

The Utilities Manager is a role suited to university qualified water engineers who have good experience in water, wastewater/sewerage and trade waste. The role is to be supported by two engineers, a water quality officer and a field co-ordinator. The manager will need to lead these staff to rapidly expand their knowledge and skills. Further, the successful applicant will have access to a range of consulting engineers for the delivery of Council's growing program of capital works. Finally, the successful applicant will be responsible for providing support to the Director Infrastructure Services for the management of Council's Water Supplies, Sewerage Schemes and associated systems. Duties include: Effective management of the water and sewer services function of Council Provide strategic and effective leadership of the Utilities team in assisting Council to achieve the outcomes in the Operational and Delivery Plan Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, Local Government Act, Water Management Act, the relevant State Regulations and the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Ensure the efficient and effective operation and maintenance of Council’s water, sewer and urban stormwater systems and schemes Ensure the development, implementation and review of Best Practice Principles for Council’s water, sewer and trade waste systems and schemes Ensure the efficient and effective use of Council funds and external grants in the maintenance and construction of Council water, sewer and trade waste utilities Ensure the preparation and implementation of asset management systems relative to all water, sewer and trade waste systems and schemes Investigate, plan, develop and manage identified engineering projects for Council Co-ordinate consultants and contractors for the development and delivery of minor and major capital works projects Establish and maintain positive relationships with staff, grant bodies and regulatory agencies and their representatives Update and submit monthly and annual reports as required by grant bodies and regulatory agencies Participate in forward planning, policy review, budgeting, scheduling and reporting of works programs for both maintenance and capital works Manage and maintain relevant policies and procedures Foster and maintain Council’s Workplace Health and Safety programs and policies Carry out such duties that are within the limits of the employee’s skill, competence and training Applicants are to submit their application via Council's website. Please note that once started, the application cannot be saved. Applicants should prepare their responses in MS-Word prior to uploading their application onto the portal. Please direct any questions to Council's Human Resource Officer by calling 02 68951900 during from 8:30am to 4:30 Monday to Friday.