Southern Rural Water
    (6 reviews)

    Company Profile

    Company overview

    Industry

    Electricity, Gas & Water Services

    Specialities

    Water Management, Engineering

    Company size

    101-1,000

    Primary location

    Victoria, Australia
    Southern Rural Water (SRW) is a Victorian water corporation with nearly 170 staff, managing major dams, weirs, water licencing and more from Mallacoota through to the South Australian border. Through providing a flexible, always safe workplace and promoting employee development, we empower employees to contribute to our strategy of great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.

    Our mission statement

    Our vision is to provide great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.

    Featured

    Work for an organisation that delivers excellence in rural water management, driving growth and productivity
    Flexible working arrangements including WFH and monthly ADO’s.Generous leave provisions including 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave.Opportunities for growth through internal and external training and development.A very supportive work environment including company benefits such as uniforms, annual medical checks

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    Reviews overview

    3.56 ratings in total
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    67%
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    What’s it like working at Southern Rural Water?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Southern Rural Water stands out for its friendly and supportive culture, offering employees a modern office environment with a clear focus on customer service. The organisation demonstrates commitment to staff development through training opportunities and provides excellent flexibility in work arrangements, creating a positive workplace environment.

    The main challenges stem from the organisation's dispersed office locations, which can impact team connectivity and collaboration. Additionally, employees note that ageing facilities and limited budgets can present operational constraints, while there is room for improvement in organisational systems and processes to enhance consistency across operations.

    Recent reviews

    5.0
    Field Officer
    Jun 2025
    Traralgon VIC 38445 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Great People, Flexibility and PayGreat place to work, nice office environment and everyone is really friendly. Very modern workplace in comparison to other places I have worked. Great support from supervisors and management, very flexible work locations for almost all roles and strong focus on safety.
    5.0
    Officer
    Aug 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Flexible and supportive workplace
    The good thingsSouthern Rural Water offers great flexibility for employees. In my experience they are very supportive and provide great opportunities for staff
    The challengesHard to get to know everyone due to dispersed office locations
    1.0
    Fodder
    Dec 2020
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Toxic
    The good thingslocation is great, most the people are great
    The challengestoxic culture being enforced by management has seen a lot of good people break and leave or be run out
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