Is Business Intelligence your passion? Do you love to identify unique solutions to problems? We are currently seeking a Systems Analyst and if you have these skills this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us.

• Work in a dynamic and customer focused team
• Permanent full-time
• Balance your life with a 9 day fortnight 
• Hybrid work conditions - 2 days work from home and 3 days on site 
• Flexible work arrangement options are available

About the role

AS the Water and Sewer Systems Analyst, you will contribute to the development and implementing Central Coast Council’s Business Intelligence system.

You will obtain and combine various sources of data, analyse and develop datasets to interpret trends and patterns, and build visualisations that will support improved business decisions. With the overall focus of providing actionable insights to the business and community to obtain current and future performance improvements. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Key Duties:

• Maintain a detailed understanding of the operation of the Central Coast Water Supply & Sewerage systems and the key supporting data driven systems which can include SCADA, Infor Public Sector and key supporting databases
• Develop, upgrade and maintain various Water and Sewer databases for data collection, storage and analysis for operational decision making, planning of business cases and regulatory reporting on various aspects of the urban water supply business
• Conduct robust and detailed analysis to interpret data held in core and disparate systems and ensure correct alignment of data and storytelling through insights while developing visualisations to convey complicated data in a straightforward way
• Develop, test and implement new datasets and supporting software following the Business Intelligence Life Cycle from understanding business requirements through to design and validation

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Information Technology or related field or demonstrated solid contemporary experience in data and / or system analyst roles 
• Current NSW Driver’s Licence
• Proven ability in developing and managing large data sets and relational databases including understanding coding languages, data management practices and addressing metadata standards
• Experience in analysis and processing of structured/unstructured data to allow identification of trends, business insights and convey to decision makers via reports and data visualisation techniques
• Demonstrated experience and high level of capability using Microsoft Office suite of tools
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience in the urban water sector and a knowledge of the urban water cycle and related infrastructure would be highly regarded

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The salary range for this position sits between $85.8K - $103K + superannuation
• This is a Permanent full-time role 
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight. 
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role.
• Successful candidates may be required to have vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus.

Council will be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups, a 'me day' to refresh you. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

Central Coast Council is the third largest water utility (or water and sewage service) in NSW servicing 139,000 homes and businesses in a growing region.

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.