Northern Territory Government
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title Technical Coordinator – Regional North Sewer Headworks
Classification Technical Coordinator Position No. 13649
Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing
Business Unit Water Services Location Darwin
Reports to Senior Technical Coordinator – Headwork’s Northern Region Reports to P/No. 13343
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Coordinate and oversee the operation, maintenance, and performance of sewer headworks and wastewater treatment systems across the
Northern Region (Darwin and Katherine regions), ensuring compliance with service standards, regulatory requirements, and operational targets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The “WHAT” to be delivered
- Operated and maintain Urban and Remote wastewater systems to agreed service levels and licence requirements through efficient and effective
management of the day-to-day operation and repairs of wastewater assets.
- Provide operational support to other regions across the Northern Territory as need, including travel to major centres, minor centres and remote
locations.
- Participate in a 24/7 service coverage and provide prompt response to system interruptions through participation in an on-call roster.
Assist in the development of preventative and planned corrective maintenance and minor capital works programs, ensuring accurate work order
close-out information (including relevant asset details) is recorded in the approved system.
- Assist in the development of preventative and planned corrective maintenance and minor capital works programs, ensuring accurate work order
close-out information (including relevant asset details) is recorded in the approved system
- Safely and efficiently execute unplanned/planned works defined in a Works Program schedule.
- Coordinate, control and manage internal and external resources to achieve operational and maintenance programs as allocated.
Leadership
• Build strong working relationships and communicate effectively to foster collaboration across diverse audiences
- Demonstrates accountability, hold others to commitments, and support continuous improvement by embracing change and new challenges.
Safety and Environment
• Take all practicable steps to ensure your own safety, the safety of Power and Water staff and contractors, the public and their property
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to safety through field audits, risk assessments and hazard management strategies
- Contribute to timely and accurate Safety Management System investigations as part of an investigation team as required
- Seek to reduce the environmental impact of the organisation through compliance with legislative, regulatory and licence requirements
Customer
• Maintain and promote a high standard of customer service including timely and sensitive responses to customer complaints, enquiries and cross-
cultural issues
Quality
• Support a continuous improvement culture, developing and reviewing processes and procedures to ensure they are current and relevant to
legislative, regulatory and other work requirements
- Effectively undertake investigations, develop concept and detailed designs, specifications and justifications for capital and operational Business
Cases in accordance with the strategic needs of Water Services
COMPETENCY PROFILE
“HOW” to do it (Manager of Team profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)
Builds effective teams Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve
common goals.
Courage Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
LAST UPDATED: 13/052026 EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE: __________________________ DATE: ____________
