Who are we?
We’re on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We’re one of Australia’s largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria’s population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.
Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you’ll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.
We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.
Our employees come from a range of disciplines including accounting, administration, customer service, engineering, financial management, human resources, information technology, and marketing and communications and many more!
What can we offer?
Yarra Valley Water is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that is culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our Reconciliation Action Plan aims to celebrate and protect the ongoing cultural and spiritual connections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to the land and waterways.
As such, we are actively seeking expressions of interest from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants to enable us to build a strong talent database of candidates.
Some of the benefits of working at Yarra Valley Water are:
We welcomed our community partner - Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place (MMIGP) to our Mitcham office where they will be located while their current premises are undergoing repairs. We look forward to having MMIGP at our head office on a more regular basis and the opportunity to get to know them on a deeper level and build even stronger connections.
How can you be involved?
To register your interest please select ‘Apply Now’ answering a few short questions and uploading a recent CV. We will call you within 2 weeks of registering for an informal chat. For any further questions, please email recruit@yvw.com.au
“Water is a central component of Aboriginal culture, which is why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to Yarra Valley Water.” – Nina Braid, Aboriginal Partnerships Manager
“I am very grateful for the opportunity I have had at Yarra Valley Water to learn from different areas of the business and to grow my skills. The people at Yarra Valley Water also really listen to what I have to say about cultural customs and that is really important to me” – Matthew Little, Maintenance Officer.
We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds. If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please call 03 9872 2599 or email dei@yvw.com.au. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email recruit@yvw.com.au.
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.