Job Description
About the role
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We're seeking a proactive Civil Team Leader to join our team in Karratha. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a frontline operational team while delivering essential water and wastewater services that support local communities.
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Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead, develop and motivate a team of Civil Operators to ensure the safe, reliable and compliant delivery of water and sewer services across the district. You will oversee day-to-day operations, coordinate maintenance activities, manage resources and drive a strong culture of safety, teamwork and continuous improvement. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll play a key role in achieving operational performance targets and supporting the ongoing reliability of our water and wastewater assets.
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Karratha
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This role is based in the vibrant town of Karratha, offering excellent modern amenities and an exceptional quality of life without the need for FIFO, supporting a more settled and connected lifestyle. Surrounded by striking natural beauty, you'll enjoy easy access to unique natural parks and the stunning Dampier Archipelago right on your doorstep. With a welcoming community and endless blue skies, Karratha provides a relaxed and fulfilling lifestyle alongside varied work and a range of attractive workplace benefits. Plus additional benefits such as:
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Air Conditioning Subsidy
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Annual Leave Travel Concession
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Remote Housing Assistance
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Real benefits that matter
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A bonus 38 hours' annual leave per year after 12 months of continuous service in the North West Region, in addition to the standard 4 weeks (152 hours) of annual leave.
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Additional annual leave for travel days to support time off for travel (total hours/days depended on eligible town)
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9-day fortnight, flexible work hours.
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Two well-being days each year to recharge, relax and enjoy life (separate to standard paid sick/personal leave)
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Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service.
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Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%
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Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.
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Annual leave loading – an extra 17.5% when you use your annual leave.
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Additional allowances including overtime.
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Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live
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What you can expect with this role
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Lead the delivery of safe, reliable and compliant water services across the district, ensuring all operations meet regulatory, corporate and customer service requirements.
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Manage the operation, maintenance and performance of water assets in accordance with Scheme Management Plans, Maintenance Plans and the Corporation's Asset Management framework.
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Lead and develop a high-performing team through effective communication, coaching, mentoring, performance management and a solid commitment to continuous improvement.
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Foster a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with WHS requirements, leading safety initiatives, conducting site inspections, identifying hazards and maintaining a safe working environment.
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Oversee district operational performance, including workforce planning, resource allocation, financial management, out-of-hours response capability, incident management and achievement of business targets.
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Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating across regional boundaries to optimise service delivery, drive operational outcomes and implement organisational change.
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Your skills and experience
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For this role, we are looking for excellent talent with:
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Demonstrated experience in the water and wastewater industry, with a sound understanding of water operations, asset maintenance, service delivery requirements and regulatory obligations.



Experience managing operational teams in a field-based environment will be highly regarded.
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Proven leadership, team supervision and workforce planning capability, with the ability to effectively allocate resources, prioritise workloads, coordinate operational activities and maintain service levels across a geographically dispersed district.
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A strong commitment to workplace health and safety, with a track record of fostering a positive safety culture, leading by example, promoting safe work practices and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
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Well-developed stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across operational teams, contractors, customers and community stakeholders.
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Certificate III in Water Industry Operations (or equivalent).
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Completion (or willingness to attainment) Certificate IV in Frontline Management is essential for this position.
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Applications close: Thursday 3rd September
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We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date
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As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which commonly include - but not limited to - a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check. If you would like the full list of pre‐employment screening checks prior to applying, please contact
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Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace
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Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.
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We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.
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Applicants with disability who require adjustments during the recruitment process including an alternative format of the application form, can contact a Recruitment Officer at
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or ************.
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To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website
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📌 Civil Team Leader (Karratha)
🏢 Water
📍 Karratha