Sewer Maintenance Supervisor

About the opportunity

The Sewer Maintenance Supervisor oversees and coordinates the maintenance and repair activities of the sewer system within the Utilities branch. This role involves leading a team, scheduling work assignments, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and managing equipment and material resources effectively. Team composition and direct reports may vary depending on operational requirements.

 

The Sewer Maintenance Supervisor plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of the sewer infrastructure to support public health and environmental preservation efforts.

 This role is dual graded depending on your skills and qualifications; without a trade is considered a Grade 4 and with a trade is a Grade 6 in our salary structure. 

Your role will involve:

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate sewer maintenance activities, including inspections, cleaning and repairs to ensure the integrity and functionality of the sewer system.
• Ensure that daily work activities are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner, meeting established deadlines and service level agreements.
• Conduct regular assessments of sewer systems to identify issues, prioritise maintenance needs, and develop action plans to address critical areas.
• Oversee the use of specialised equipment and tools for sewer maintenance tasks, ensuring proper operation, maintenance, and safety protocols are followed.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and permit requirements governing sewer maintenance operations to mitigate risks and maintain environmental and public health standards.
• Utilise Utilities asset management and planned maintenance software to maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspections, and repairs for regulatory reporting purposes, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Execute maintenance projects, including installation, modification, and repair work on various sewer system components, such as gravity sewer, vacuum sewer, low-pressure sewer, and rising mains. Supervise overflow spill clean-up, environmental sampling and other general operational and maintenance activities as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of planned maintenance schedules and recommend improvements to optimise the reliability and efficiency of sewer infrastructure.
• Demonstrate proficiency in technical skills such as accurately reading and interpreting plans, technical drawings, and specifications, as well as operating computers/tablets for data entry, asset management, financial management, reporting, or communication purposes.
• Budget management and compliance in line with financial delegations

What you bring to this role:

Grade 4

• Year 12 Certificate.
• Certificate III in Water Industry Operations or similar, or equivalent experience in a comparable role.
• Class C Driver's Licence.
• General Construction Induction Card (White Card).
• Immunisation certification appropriate to the nature of works to be undertaken.
• Proven success in sewer maintenance or similar role.
• Leadership and coordination of small to medium-sized teams.
• Experience in construction and maintenance industries.
• Experience operating minor/major plant equipment.

Grade 6

All of the above and:

• Trade Qualification Plumber and Drainer with a min of 2 years post-trade experience (4+ years preferred) or equivalent.
• Managing budgets and delegations.
• Development of and/or contribution to works programming.
• Performance management of team and team development, e.g. training, skills development, performance reviews.
• Coordination and liaison with internal stakeholders, contractors, and external agencies.

We are offering

• Full time permanent position (38 hours per week / 9 day fortnight)
• Salary and Conditions will be in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award with an appointment at a salary in the range of:
  • Grade 4: $1,237.66 - $1,434.02 + 3% Market Loading
  • Grade 6:  $1,403.59 - 1,626.28 + 7% Market Loading
  • Per 38 hour week (dependent upon skills and experience)
• Commuter use vehicle lease

Other benefits include

• Annual salary reviews and increases based on award conditions
• 12% Superannuation 
• Education and training support
• Employee Assistance Program (4 sessions per year)
• Fitness Passport
• Health and Wellbeing days
• Opportunity to work with an experienced and committed team! 

Location: This position is based at our Depot and (STP) Sewerage Treatment Plant in Byron Bay; however, Council can require you to work from other work sites as required for operational reasons.

Contact: Jason Stanley - Principal Engineer - Operations 02 6685 9349

Closing date: 12pm (NSW time), Sunday 2 August 2026. Late applications will not be permitted.

Position Description: Download Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Position Description here

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of our community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to explore new ways of working – including part-time, job-share or working from different locations. Everyone can ask about it.

We strongly encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication. 

Byron Shire Council is committed to being a child safe organisation – we respect all children and their wellbeing. We will embed Child Safe Standards into our leadership, governance and culture. We will support our staff and volunteers in their responsibilities. We will strive to keep children safe from harm and abuse.

Pre-Employment Screening Process:

• Reference Checks: Referees will preferably be your current or most recent supervisor and must be able to comment directly on your abilities in a work situation. If you have any objection to this action, your concerns should be raised in your application and be discussed with the Selection Panel.
• Functional Health Assessment: If applicable, the functional health assessment evaluates your physical and functional capacity against the physical demands necessary to safely perform the job for which you have applied. 
• Background Screening: Background checks verify the information you have provided in your application, and where applicable, also check for relevant criminal history. Checks may also include, for example, a confirmation of your employment history, qualifications/tickets and working with children clearance.

HOW TO APPLY:

As a candidate you can start an application and progressively update the application until you are ready to submit, using the 'Save Application' Feature.

You can start an application on the go, from anywhere and return to finish your application via the automatic follow up email when you have time and the required information at hand. 

You must use your own email address and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with Council.

Being mindful of diversity and inclusion we have provided 2 options to apply for the position:

Option 1 - Written Application

You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document, and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below.  

Step 1: Fill out our online application form below. Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'

Step 2: Attach your resume/CV and a cover letter (optional). Once you have attached your document/s click 'Next'.

Step 3: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.

You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received. 

Option 2 - Audio File Application

Step 1: Scroll down and review the Questions that you are required to answer. 

Step 2: Record an audio file of your responses and save the file (the file must be in an MP3 format and less than 50MB). Please note that all questions with a drop box or a check box as well as the reference checks details can not be answered via audio file and must be completed below.

Step 3: Fill out the Personal Details section and the questions that can not be completed by audio file on the application form below. For all of the Questions where you are responding via audio file, type the response “audio file”.  Once you have completed all the questions, click 'Next'

Step 4: Attach your resume/CV, a cover letter (optional) and your audio file.  Once you have attached your documents click 'Next'.

Step 5: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to send your completed application.

You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.