MELBOURNE WATER POSITION DESCRIPTION Team Leader, River Health (North East)
REPORTS TO: DIRECT REPORTS:
REGIONAL MANAGER, WATERWAYS 2 Direct Reports (approx. 9 total staff) (NORTH EAST) leading the following functions: Upper Yarra River & Tributaries Lower Yarra River & Tributaries
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES KPIS The Team Leader, River Health (North East) will provide leadership Team Safety of a geographic team that has an objective to improve the condition Management Plan of waterways and the water quality of receiving waters across the implemented Yarra River catchment including: Team members Taking care of own, colleagues and contractors Health and Performance and Safety through active participative and visible safety Development Plans in leadership place Leading a team that provides a strong service delivery and Waterways vision / customer focus for waterway and drainage asset strategies established management activities and implemented Leading, coaching and motivating a diverse team of Programs and value professionals driven by a strong sense of commitment to the communicated to community, environment and sustainability authorising Listening to customers and maintaining the confidence and environment and trust of the community and stakeholders in Melbourne Water stakeholders as caretaker of river health and provider of valued drainage services to the region Establishing and implementing a shared vision with internal and external stakeholders for the improvement of waterways and integrated water management outcomes across the catchment to enhance ‘Life and Livability’ Working with and influencing partners, stakeholders and customers to implement the vision, strategies and achieve agreed levels of service through sound asset management practices Portfolio management as allocated across regional teams Direct management of annual operating budget of approximately $3M (OPEX) and $5M (CAPEX) planning
KEY LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES KPIs
Recognized at a local and ideally State level for their Demonstrated leadership in waterway and drainage management leadership through Drive and model Melbourne Water Leadership and behaviours safety and wellbeing across the organization including safety and wellbeing conversations with improvement initiatives team and service Contribute to the development, implementation and review of providers key strategies including Healthy Waterways Strategy, Asset Management Stormwater Quality Strategy and Regional Integrated Water Investment Plans Management Strategies developed and Development of investment plans, capital and grants implemented to programs / projects and contributing to maintenance priority deliver efficient planning with other regional teams waterway Ensure the management and reporting on the financial improvement works planning and expenditures of the various programs in line with strategies Overseeing responses to statutory and non-statutory and risk management planning referrals relating to waterway health and integrated Waterways condition Job Level: Management Assessed by: P&S
Date: Sept 2013
MELBOURNE WATER POSITION DESCRIPTION Team Leader, River Health (North East)
water management submissions monitoring and Contribute to identifying and prioritizing work with the investigation Catchments - Delivery Support team, working closely with programs scoped and them to implement a program of investigations to support prioritised delivery program development, asset and risk management Being at the forefront of community issues and keeping abreast of new technologies and research associated with waterway management Drive business outcomes in portfolio area of responsibility
LEADERSHIP CAPABILTIES, KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Customer Focused Engages customers to gain insights to support the development of strategies and programs Makes program decisions balancing the needs of the customer, commercial outcomes for MW and social and environmental outcomes Establishes systems and processes to enable the organisation to deliver a high quality service and seamless experience for the customer Commercial Determines and clearly articulates challenging objectives and priorities for the team Establishes frameworks and processes to provide transparent measurement of team performance against the strategic direction Monitors economic, social and environmental factors impacting organisational performance and effectively manages priorities to achieve business, customer and financial objectives Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships both within and outside the business Commercial acumen and experience in identifying and driving business improvements Innovative Determines and prioritises investment in processes, tools and systems to enable innovation at MW Explores and implements processes for continuous improvement, including acceptable risk tolerances, to foster innovation across the team Fosters relationships with external stakeholders and partners to encourage and support collaborative innovation to achieve best practice processes in waterway and integrated water management Works collaboratively with regulators to challenge the status quo and deliver improved policy and outcomes for stakeholders and customers Sustainable Clearly articulates and communicates what success means for the team Sets direction and makes ethical decisions to balance commercial outcomes for MW along with social and environmental outcomes Implements systems and processes to enable sustainable practices for: o Knowledge and information management o Leveraging of skills and expertise across the team o Maximising the usage and life of assets and resources o Developing team members Engaging Lead the team in accordance with MW constructive behaviours, and code of conduct Identifies, builds and engages talent to achieve results Demonstrates appreciation for the value of the diverse experience, knowledge and approaches in achieving organisational goals and objectives Acknowledges and rewards positive behaviour and collaboration across the team or organisation which contributes to achievement of organisational strategy and objectives
Job Level: Management Assessed by: P&S
Date: Sept 2013
MELBOURNE WATER POSITION DESCRIPTION Team Leader, River Health (North East)
Builds collaborative relationships with external stakeholders and customers to leverage expertise and foster an open and transparent approach to improve service delivery Good interpersonal skills with high-level verbal and written communication skills in sensitive or complex circumstances; Adaptable Clearly articulates reasons for organisational change, the desired end state and the role of those involved with or impacted by change Implements effective frameworks and processes to support the organisation in understanding, accepting and embracing their role in change Acknowledges and rewards effective responses to change or initiation of change to achieve strategic organisation objectives and goals Technical Experience in waterway management, waterway planning and rehabilitation philosophies and practices (technical and on-ground) Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to determine and adapt management approaches for a broad range of waterway and integrated water management situations An understanding of Victorian Government policy and emerging trends in river health and natural resource management Understanding of asset management principles and systems in the Waterways context
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal Variety of areas within Melbourne Water, in particular the Waterways, Asset Planning and Capital Delivery areas, including a wide variety of service delivery mechanisms. Liaison as needed with other teams including Business Services, People and Safety, Strategic Planning and Customer and Community Relations. External Requires the development of strong relationships, consultation and involvement with a range of external stakeholders including local government, landholders and land managers with waterway frontages, numerous ‘friends of’ and LandCare groups and coordinating committees. Various other government departments and agencies including Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Parks Victoria, Environment Protection Agency, Catchment Management Authorities and the Office of Living Victoria.
SALARY RANGE:
Melbourne Water reserves the right to remunerate people according to their ability to perform the functions of the role based on their qualifications, skills and experience.
OTHER COMMENTS
This role requires the following: Technical Qualification/Degree (post graduate level or equivalent industry experience desirable) Criminal Records Check Victorian Driver’s License Location: 990 La Trobe Street, Melbourne 3008, North East Regional Office (1/88 Merrindale Drive, Croydon South) and other regional offices as required
Job Level: Management Assessed by: P&S
Date: Sept 2013