Project Officer Job in Gippsland

Temporary full time position

Three-year contract with possible option to extend

Starting salary $82,241 plus superannuation

Our organisation

We take pride in our place in the Gippsland community. We are a quality essential service and support the health, safety and wellbeing of our community and staff. We are a significant employer in the region, working closely with our stakeholders towards an increasingly prosperous Gippsland.

We are innovative and committed to ensuring that Gippsland Water remains a great place to work. We do this by:

• Offering a flexible and stimulating workplace and investing in our people to enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our business and our region.
• Building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation.
• Building a diverse and inclusive organisation, where our people feel safe to bring their full and authentic self to work.

We also provide a range of employee benefits that will make your experience working at Gippsland Water both professionally and personally rewarding.

The role

You’ll work collaboratively with our people and teams across the business to deliver high quality project, communication and engagement and change activities to help set our major organisational projects on track for success. 

You’ll provide project and change management support for the design and delivery of corporate projects. You’ll also lead smaller projects and contribute to significant programs of work, with effective communication a key element of your role.

What you’ll bring

• Enthusiasm and knowledge or experience of project and change management concepts.
• Passionate about understanding people needs, to ensure they are ready, willing and able to accept change. 
• Confidence to design and facilitate internal and external engagement activities.
• The skills to develop and edit content for a range of audiences and communication channels.
• Ability to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to implement change.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet timeframes for projects and programs.
• A relevant qualification or experience.

You don't need to possess all of these skills. At Gippsland Water, we embrace a growth mindset as a core part of our culture. If you have most of these attributes, we encourage you to reach out to us.

Freedom

We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees varied needs and the business, including purchased leave, varied start and finish times, working from alternative locations and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life.

How to apply

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact Belinda Paulet, Transformation & Delivery Lead on 0427 909 609.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received.

Before applying, we encourage you to read the position description and reach out to us.

If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit a cover letter detailing what attracted you to this role and why you believe your skills and experience are suited to this role, along with a copy of your current resume.

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a National Police Check. 

Further information: A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from our website www.gippswater.com.au/careers or by contacting Recruitment on 03 5177 4709.