Bega Valley Shire Council

GIS & SCADA Support Technician

A career with Bega Valley Shire Council offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful and diverse work that supports the vibrant communities of the south-east corner of NSW. Nestled between rolling hills and some of the state’s most stunning beaches, this region is home to a variety of people who enjoy both rural and coastal living.

As an AR Bluett Award winning Council, we are proud of our dedicated and talented team, whose efforts make our success possible.

With a workforce of over 350, we provide essential services to our communities, including libraries, customer service, finance, children’s services, engineering, project management, road maintenance, water management, environment, parks, gardens, and town centres.We offer a range of employment benefits to support our staff, which may include:

• Rostered days off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary packaging

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a diligent individual to manage the GIS & SCADA telemetry/communication network, control systems and information management. This role includes maintenance, repair and capital works associated with water and sewerage assets working with various internal and external resources.

As a GIS & SCADA Support Technician, you will perform maintenance, repairs and capital works on water supply and sewerage assets, including maintaining and developing support systems and standards for GIS and SCADA, and performing inspections to monitor the performance and condition of Water and Sewerage SCADA infrastructure. You will prepare equipment and materials requisitions and oversee the completion and authorisation of a range of workplace documentation. 

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About You

We are seeking an individual who holds the following qualifications:

• Certificate IV level in Information Technology/Systems or related field
• SafeWork NSW Construction Induction
• Provide First Aid
• Enter and Work in Confined Spaces
• Qualifications in electrical engineering, computer systems technology, systems engineering or a closely related field with relevant experience (desirable)
• Current NSW Class C Drivers Licence

You will have the following skills and experience;

• Experience in maintenance and management of GIS & SCADA software applications.
• Demonstrate application of stakeholder engagements, process improvements and change control to provide quality systems.
• Demonstrated ability in the use of a personal computer and the associated use of Microsoft software packages including Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Satisfactory oral and written communication skills including detailed interpretation and explanation of plans, drawings and schedules.

Benefits

This is a permanent full-time position working 35 hours per week.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $92,286.77 gross per annum, comprising of:

• $1,591.70 per week base salary
• $183.05 per week superannuation (calculated at 11.5%)

Additional benefits for this position include:

• Leaseback vehicle
• Rostered day off scheme (nine day fortnight)
• Annual Award salary increases and performance reviews
• Salary packaging program (SmartSalary)
• Wellbeing Initiatives – Employee Assistance Program, LifeWorks App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations.

For further information on this position, please contact Ken Watson - Water & Sewer Maintenance Coordinator on 0436 858 245.

Applications close 11.59pm AEDT on 04 December 2024.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and/or Councils Immunisation Procedure.