About Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB)The Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) is a commercial Statutory Authority responsible to the Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water.GAWB's purpose is to supply water in bulk to major consumers in the Gladstone Region, including major industries, power generating organisations, and the Gladstone Regional Council.GAWB manages a variety of assets ranging from a major water storage through to pump stations, pipelines, storage reservoirs, and water treatment plants, while taking measures to protect the quantity and quality of present and future water supplies.About the roleAwoonga Dam serves as the primary water source for supplying major industrial and most domestic customers in the Gladstone region. GAWB is currently developing the 117-kilometer Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline (FGP) to ensure reliable water supply. The Operational Readiness Manager will play a critical role in ensuring that GAWB's water networks, treatment processes, and staff are equipped to handle the introduction of the FGP.The Operational Readiness Manager will manage various critical operational readiness activities, including leading operational readiness projects, commissioning plans, and providing expert operational readiness advice and guidelines to stakeholders.About youMost importantly for this role will be your experience in leading significant commissioning and operational readiness activities for relevant infrastructure. You will have proven experience in driving program activity and engaging with relevant internal and external stakeholders.Possessing typical project management/commissioning experience, you will be adept at budgeting, communicating, and maintaining relationships with leaders at all levels of the organisation.Ideally, you will possess a Bachelor of Engineering and RPEQ status. However, GAWB will consider applicants with qualifications in Project Management or Business who have significant relevant industry experience.How to ApplyFor more information or a confidential discussion please call Declan Jones at u&u on 07 3232 9*** or email ****** quoting reference number 39722.At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural backgrounds, and people with disabilities.Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via ****** or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss.Please submit your resume in Word format only.#J-18808-Ljbffr