Position DescriptionManager Water Treatment and QualityIt’s an exciting time to join North East Water We’re transforming the way we do business with significant investment in customer, digital and business innovation, redesigning our infrastructure to service communities for generations to come and pursuing a circular economy so we can not only reduce our environmental footprint but also reduce energy costs to keep customer bills affordable. We’re also engaging communities to achieve better outcomes and supporting our incredibly talented and valued leaders and people. Organisational Context North East Water provides water and sewage services to an estimated population of 110,000 people in 39 towns in northeast Victoria across an area of 20,000 square kilometres. The service delivery area is bound by Corryong, Yarrawonga, Benalla and Dartmouth. We operate 21 water treatment facilities and 22 wastewater treatment plants that service most towns across the region. Over 200 full time equivalent staff are employed at our centres in Wodonga, Wangaratta, Benalla, Yarrawonga, Corryong, Beechworth, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. Our operations are overseen by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) on behalf of the Minister for Water, and the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) on behalf of the Treasurer. We continue to invest in innovative and long-term capital projects which contribute to the health and well-being of current and future generations. Our Commitment to Health and Safety
- Business, strategy and negotiation acumen.
- Agility and adaptability.
- Program and change management.
- Communicator, connector, influencer, relationship builder.
- Opportunity focused, growth mindset.
- Developing, coaching and supporting others.
- Leading hybrid teams.




- Management essentials (safety first, planning, budgeting, delivery, people management, continuous improvement, opportunity and risk management). Our Mindsets
- Committed to advancing and supporting people to succeed.
- Consistent in interactions with people and in applying processes.
- Provide empathy for people and be willing to place oneself in another person’s position.
- Accountable for one’s own actions and responsibilities and playing your part for the success of the organisation.
- Cooperative with others to work towards the Corporation’s common goals. North East Water
- Position Description
- Manager Water Treatment and Quality Position Objectives The Manager Water Treatment and Quality:
- Provides strong, encouraging and inspirational leadership to the water treatment, water systems and treatment technician teams to ensure alignment to the Corporations ambitions and objectives.
- Drives excellence within the operational delivery of our services through the high performance and continual improvement of our drinking water quality management system.
- Ensures compliance at 21 water treatment plants, including day to day operations, process improvement and compliance to Safe Drinking Water Act and Regulations.
- Provides strategic and operational management of water resources including adhering to bulk entitlements volumes, water licences and developing drought preparedness plans. Key Responsibility Areas




- Provision of timely, effective and compliant operational services to North East Water’s community, focussing on water treatment, water quality compliance and water resource compliance.
- Managing over $8m in operational expenditure, including oversight of maintenance, chemical and laboratory services budgets and associated scheduling of works.
- Customer service decisions and decision making that support the Corporation and comply with legislative requirements.
- Strategic advice and data integrity related to operational functions.
- Optimising existing infrastructure and operations in order to reduce operational expenditure as opportunities are identified.
- Emergency response function to manage non-compliances within relevant legislation and regulations.
- Ensuring water treatment plants adhere to the HBT framework or have a transparent pathway to compliance.
- Identifying, communicating and addressing immediate and emerging risks to safe drinking water delivery and water resources.
- Working collaboratively across the business to embed adherence to Safe Drinking Water legislation and best practice into planning processes and infrastructure uplifts.
- Maintaining positive working relationships with Department of Health, including adherence to Safe Drinking Water legislation and regulations.
- The day-to-day management of the people and functions of the drinking water quality, treatment technician and treatment operations teams. Organisational Relationships This role reports to the General Manager Environment, Systems and Operations and liaises with all internal stakeholders, peers in water corporations or local government, government agencies and members of the public. Accountability and Ex

📌 Manager Water Treatment (Wodonga)
🏢 North East Water
📍 Wodonga