Manager Customer and Commercial Services - Water Business Unit - Gympie Regional Council - WaterCareer

First listed on: 05 April 2019

Manager Customer and Commercial Services - Water Business Unit 

Gympie Regional Council's Water Business Unit

Gympie Regional Council provides water and sewerage services to more than 30,000 residents, and has recently embarked on a major reform program that has implemented and developed a contemporary customer focussed water business unit.  As such, this unique and exciting opportunity exists for the experienced water business professional with a proven track record in the industry to lead the process and guide the goals and functions of this Council driven enterprise from its inception to new heights .  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a modern water and sewerage business which is customer focused and underpinned by strong and sustainable business principles.

Salary range:  The opportunity exists for the right candidate to negotiate an attractive remuneration package at Level 8, which equates to a range between $102,026 and $117,325.  Commuter use of a Council vehicle will also form part of a total salary package.

Closing Date:  Sunday 28 April 2019 at 5.00pm AEST

No late applications will be accepted.  Only applications received via Council's online application system will be considered. Unsolicited applications from agencies will not be considered. 

Manager Customer and Commercial Services - Water Business Unit

Role overview and what we are looking for

This position requires the successful candidate to have the essential business acumen to drive forward the Water Business Unit's customer relationship management and performance monitoring objectives. Strong leadership skills, and the ability to mentor and motivate a small team will be a focus of this position. Council's ideal candidate will be one with high level skill to communication, negotiate and collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders and regulators, and engage with Council's customers to improve the customer experience and enhance Council's standing in the community.

Responsible to the Senior Manager - Water Business Unit, you will be directly responsible for the efficient and effective management of the Customer and Commercial Services Branch through:

  • stakeholder engagement and communication
  • Customer Charter and Customer Service Standards through monitoring and compliance reporting.
  • Customer Liaison and service agreements for domestic and commercial customer, and internal corporate service providers.
  • Liaison with Industry regulators
  • Trade Waste management.
  • Regulatory reporting including SWIM Reporting, Drinking Water Quality Management Reporting and DEHP Compliance Reporting.
  • Customer complaints management
  • Customer Contact Centre Service Level Agreement monitoring and management.
  • Business unit performance monitoring and reporting.
  • Metering management, revenue assurance and cost neutrality

Mandatory for the role will be:

  • Bachelor Degree qualification in Business or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience at Local Government management level, or senior management experience in a similar role and the ability to demonstrate true leadership and motivation skill with sound knowledge of contemporary human resource practices.
  • Sound knowledge of techniques in customer and stakeholder engagement, complaints management, developing and maintaining strategic relations at all levels of government and industry regulators and performance monitoring.
  • Demonstrated leadership and achievement in developing and managing service level agreement teams.

Position Description

For a full position description containing essential and desirable criteria, please click here.

Who to Contact

For information regarding the requirements of this role, please contact the Senior Manager - Water Business Unit, Stephen Jewell on by email stephen.jewell@gympie.qld.gov.au.

For assistance lodging your application using Council's online system, please contact Council's Advisor - Human Resources, Ros McVicar on 07-5481 0646 or email ros.mcvicar@gympie.qld.gov.au