Northern Territory Government

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title Executive General Manager Water Services

Classification Executive Contract Officer 3 Position No. 50551

Job Type Full time Duration Fixed up to 4 years

Business Unit Water Services Location Darwin

Reports to Chief Executive Officer Reports to P/No. 13317

Power and Water values diversity. Power and Water encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies
Inclusion and and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment
diversity and Special for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for
Measures this position and the merit process, click here
recruitment plans Under the Agency’s Special Measures recruitment plan eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority

consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plan, click here

Information for Applications must include a one-page summary about you, a detailed resume and copies of all relevant tertiary
Applicants qualifications listed in your application. For further information for applicants and example applications: click here

Information about If you accept this position, a detailed summary of your merit (including work history, experience, qualifications, skills,
Selected Applicant’s information from referees, etc.) will be provided to other applicants, to ensure transparency and better understanding
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Provide effective commercial and strategic leadership to the Water Services business unit that provides safe, reliable and effective
water and sewerage services across the Northern Territory.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive General Manager Water Services assumes a strategic role in the overall definition of the
Power and Water strategy from a Water Services Delivery and Asset Management perspective to ensure continuity of water supply and
wastewater treatment to all customers in the Northern Territory through water assets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The “WHAT” to be delivered

Key Responsibilities
1. Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Water Services business, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives, government

priorities, and long-term sustainability goals.
2. Lead the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of water and wastewater services to customers and communities across the Northern Territory.
3. Drive operational excellence by achieving agreed performance targets for safety, service reliability, water quality, environmental

performance, customer outcomes, and financial sustainability.
4. Oversee the management and stewardship of water and wastewater assets, ensuring sound investment decisions, asset reliability, and long-

term asset sustainability.
5. Lead the planning and delivery of capital infrastructure programs to support growth, water security, regulatory compliance, and community

needs.
6. Ensure compliance with all legislative, regulatory, licence, governance,



and environmental obligations applicable to Water Services

operations.
7. Champion a strong safety culture and provide visible leadership in health, safety, wellbeing, risk management, and environmental

stewardship.
8. Manage the financial performance of the business unit, including operating and capital budgets, productivity, efficiency, and commercial

outcomes.
9. Build and maintain strategic relationships with government, regulators, customers, Indigenous communities, industry stakeholders, and

other key partners.
10. Lead and develop a high-performing leadership team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, inclusion, continuous improvement,

and customer focus

LAST UPDATED: October 2026 EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE: __________________________ DATE: ____________

AT POWER AND WATER:

Job Description Northern Territory Government

COMPETENCY PROFILE

“HOW” to do it (Manager of Organisation profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)

Attracts top talent Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs.

Balances stakeholders with a customer focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions by
anticipating and balancing the needs to multiple stakeholders.

Drives vision and purpose Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action

Demonstrate business insight with self- Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organisation’s goals.
awareness
Manages Complexity Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to

effectively solve problems.
Organisational Acumen Manoeuvring comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organisational

dynamics.
Situational adaptability Adapting approach and demeanour in real time to match the shifting demands of different

situations using a combination of feedback and reflect to gain productive insight into personal
strengths and weaknesses.

Strategic mindset Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

No. of Direct Reports 7 No. of Indirect Reports 137
Key Interactions: External Stakeholders, Board, Executive Leadership Team, Senior Leader Group, All Employees, External

Customers

COMPLIANCE

We expect you to:

- Actively align, support and promote Power and Water’s Values and support building a constructive workplace culture that celebrates

achievement through its people

- Carry out duties in accordance with Power and Water’s Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, working towards our goal of Zero

Harm





- Ensure all activities undertaken as a Power and Water employee comply with Power and Water’s Standards of Behaviour, Management

Standards and Procedures, relevant Acts, legal demands and that you manage all of your activities and responsibilities within the Power and
Water risk management framework

- Pass a job-specific pre-employment medical (if applicable)

AT POWER AND WATER:

Job Description Northern Territory Government
SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification and Skills Experience

Essential • Tertiary qualification/s in a relevant discipline • Significant demonstrated work experience at the
combined with relevant senior executive experience, senior executive level in developing strategy,
or equivalent combination of substantial relevant planning, asset management and service delivery.
senior executive experience and education/training • Demonstrated experience at senior levels holding

- Current knowledge of Australian water industry accountability for multiple functions relevant to

regulatory, environmental, governance, and safety design and development, asset management planning
frameworks. and the delivery of utility services to both urban and

- Ability to influence, work collaboratively and remote locations.

constructively in driving change in cross-functional • Demonstrated success in leading a large,
settings to achieve strategies and goals that drive a geographically dispersed operational business at an
positive culture executive or senior leadership level, delivering

- Ability to paint a compelling picture of the vision and complex services to customers and communities

strategy that motivates others to action • Extensive experience managing utility operations,

- Ability to build solid customer relationships and including service delivery, operational performance,

deliver customer centric solutions by anticipating and reliability, risk management, and regulatory

balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders and the compliance.

commerciality of business

- Ability to apply knowledge of business and the

marketplace to advance the organisation’s strategic
goals, manoeuvring comfortably through complex
policy, process and people related organisational
dynamics

Desirable • Postgraduate qualification in Business Administration, • Experience at an executive level in delivering water
Management, Engineering, or a related field (highly services to urban and remote communities.
desirable). • Extensive experience managing water and/or

wastewater operations, including service delivery,
operational performance, reliability, risk
management, and regulatory compliance.

FURTHER INFORMATION
1. Contact Ian Hughes on 0418 120 464 for further information about the position.
2. Information about Power and Water Corporation may be viewed at powerwater.com.au
3. The total remuneration package amounts published for this position include base salary, superannuation and the value of a fully maintained
motor vehicle.

Apply Online: https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358864 Approved October 2026

Vacancy Closes: 08/11/2026 Maree Lang Chief Executive Officer

AT POWER AND WATER:

📌 Executive General Manager Water Services (Darwin)
🏢 Power and Water
📍 Darwin