Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Maintenance Officer (Full-Time, Permanent) to join our Regional Operations South team.
In this role, you will play a vital part in delivering day to day maintenance and service activities for essential water infrastructure assets and river systems that support communities every day. With safety at the forefront, you'd be responsible for completing operational maintenance tasks and minor works as part of the preventative maintenance program and recommend improvements to enhance asset performance. This role also involves hands‑on field activities such as dam surveillance, water quality sampling, and on‑site water delivery operations across storage and distribution assets.
Our Perks and Benefits:
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.
What you’ll do:
What we are looking for:
How we will support you:
At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.
When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.
We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.
Our commitment & culture:
No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public. WaterNSW is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Veterans, and people from all backgrounds to apply. We celebrate the unique perspectives, knowledge and lived experience you bring and are committed to ensuring an inclusive, supportive and respectful workplace for everyone.
Who we are:
WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.
We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au.
For more information, please reach out to: Jasmine Choong on jasmine.choong@waternsw.com.au.
Please note applications for this position will close on Thursday 30th April 2026, 5.00pm.
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