End Date: 31-Dec-2026
Hours per week: 38
Location: Merredin Regional Office
Base Rate to Candidate: ( up to ) $51.52 + OT
Have you ever fixed a leaking tap or seen a plumber repair a burst pipe? As a Water Operator, you'll be solving similar problems on a much larger scale—helping maintain the essential water infrastructure that supplies homes, businesses, and communities every day.
This is a hands-on role where you'll spend much of your time outdoors inspecting, maintaining, and repairing water and wastewater assets. From locating and fixing faults in pipelines to upgrading network infrastructure, you'll play a critical role in ensuring reliable water services for the community.
Beyond the practical work, you'll gain valuable technical skills and experience that can open pathways into specialist, supervisory, management, or leadership positions.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect, maintain, monitor, and repair water and wastewater assets, operational sites, and public facilities.
- Identify and rectify faults within the water supply network, including pipelines, joints, and service connections.
- Assist with network upgrades and infrastructure improvement projects.
- Participate in safe work planning, toolbox meetings, and workplace inspections.
- Ensure all work is carried out with safety as the highest priority, maintaining a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards.
- Work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver reliable water services to the community.
- Participate in overtime and on-call rosters as required.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A current HR (Heavy Rigid) Driver's Lience.
- Experience in civil construction, water supply, wastewater systems, or a related field.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a practical, hands-on approach to work.
- A commitment to workplace safety and teamwork.
- The ability to work outdoors in a physically demanding environment.
- Meaningful work that directly supports your local community.
- Opportunities to develop technical skills and industry knowledge.
- Clear pathways for career progression into technical, supervisory, and leadership roles.
- A supportive team environment focused on safety, development, and continuous improvement.
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
