- Shape the future of a leading regional water corporation, driving innovation and operational excellence
- Executive leadership role with broad scope across operations, environment, safety, and strategy
- Progress your career in a thriving region just two hours south-east of Melbourne
Just two hours south-east of Melbourne, South Gippsland is a region celebrated for its natural beauty, vibrant towns and strong industries. At its heart, South Gippsland Water plays a vital role in supporting this growth, delivering safe and sustainable water and wastewater services across the region. With more than 20,000 connected properties, South Gippsland Water is committed to providing reliable services that protect our environment, enable local industries like dairy and agriculture to thrive, and help our communities remain strong and resilient into the future.
Reporting to the Managing Director, the General Manager Service Delivery & Environment will lead South Gippsland Water’s water and wastewater operations, including treatment, networks, dispatch, trade waste, and environmental management. In this role, you will shape a safety-first, high-performing culture, modernise maintenance and operational practices, and build strong leadership capability across the team. You will also provide strategic advice to the Managing Director and Board, drive operational excellence, deliver measurable improvements, and build lasting relationships with regulators, government, contractors, and the community. This is a key executive role where you will be able to make tangible impacts on the reliability and sustainability of essential water services. You will be a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the organisation.
To be considered for this role, you will bring senior leadership experience managing service delivery across diverse assets and teams supported by deep sector knowledge in water or broader utilities. You will be a strategic and creative thinker, capable of providing high-value advice and direction to the Executive Team and Board, while contributing more broadly to organisational strategy. You bring a track record of leading change, challenging the status quo, driving operational excellence within tight financial constraints, and supporting teams to deliver high standards, manage risks, and continuously improve. Additionally, you will possess exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, enabling you to build partnerships that deliver commercial and reputational benefits for the organisation.
To apply, please click ‘apply now’ and upload your CV and Cover Letter. For any questions not outlined in the PD and for a confidential discussion, please contact Seamus Scanlon
or Alannah O’Carroll
at 0426691205.
Davidson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
