• Are you a driven innovator who can speak the language of the business?
• Do you have a passion for great stakeholder management and developing innovative solutions to business problems?
• Do you prioritise user and employee experience and want to make a positive difference to Tasmania?

Who Is TasWater?

TasWater is Tasmania’s water and sewerage provider. We are a statewide team delivering essential services across Tasmania 24/7/365. We are interested in our communities, excited about the future and take pride in the work we do.

We are a values-driven organisation. We are looking for someone who can sign-up to working in a way that reflects our values, who builds respectful relationships and who delivers great results for our customers.

You can find out more about our values and what we do at https://www.taswater.com.au/About-Us/Who-is-TasWater-/Who-is-TasWater-

The Opportunity

TasWater is on a journey to become a digital water utility that has flexibility, capability, culture and commitment to seek out and leverage emerging digital technologies to deliver our customer promises faster and more efficiently. We’re bringing technology, innovation and efficiency functions together in a new Digital Transformation Program to take our business to the next level. You’ll be a key member of the digital transformation leadership team, leading a team of digital delivery specialists and project resources to deliver innovative business solutions.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide leadership, guidance and supervision and apply TasWater’s people management practices to uphold a positive working environment that reflects our vision, values and behaviours.
• Identify, develop, implement and review projects and initiatives.
• Research, prepare and review business cases and briefing notes in support of future projects.
• Develop, train and run highly effective design, development, testing and deployment strategies aligned to industry best practice.
• Manage stakeholder expectations against technical requirements to enable user acceptance and effectiveness of applications.

Your Application

Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria in the Position Description, summarised as follows:

• Degree in relevant discipline such as Information Technology, Software Engineering etc.
• Experience in a people leadership role, preferably overseeing a large team working across multiple locations.
• Demonstrated technical ICT and project management skills and experience.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write clearly and effectively for a range of purposes and audiences.
• Superior skills in problem solving and decision making in a business context.

Why join the TasWater Team?

We recognise that it is our people who play a key role in helping us achieve our vision to be “a trusted and respected provider of essential services that is making a positive difference to Tasmania”.

You can look forward to working in an exciting, stimulating workplace that provides a range of opportunities to make a real difference to the community. We encourage our people to take part in comprehensive training and career development, with a focus on innovative thinking. We understand that a work life balance in today's climate is important, offer flexible working arrangements and consider health and safety to be our number one priority.

At TasWater we care about diversity and inclusion. That’s why we’re working harder to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve - a workplace where people feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to providing a workplace that actively includes and values contributions from all communities, and we welcome applicants of all types, and from all backgrounds and with all abilities. If you believe your values match those of TasWater, we look forward to hearing from you. We know there are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we encourage you to share with us what flexibility means to you.

How to apply?

• Visit our website https://www.taswater.com.au/About-Us/Careers to find out more about the role and view the position description.
• For assistance in applying, go to https://www.taswater.com.au/About-Us/Careers/Applying-for-a-position
• Make sure you follow the instructions in the ‘Your Application’ section above to give yourself the best chance of being selected for interview.
• Submit your application via the ‘Apply Now’ button in SEEK or send directly to careers@taswater.com.au      

For further information about this role please contact Jon Ettershank, Department Manager Business Systems, on 03 6237 8889 or jon.ettershank@taswater.com.au

Applications close 12 noon on 13 March 2020.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.