Technical Adviser - Water Quality
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Technical Adviser - Water Quality
Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Technical Adviser - Water Quality to join our team.
This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.
This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.
Our perks and Benefits:
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.
- Flexible working
- Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise agreement
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Fertility leave
- Yearly corporate wear allowance
- Professional development and educational assistance
- Salary starting from Base $116,524 + Super
- And so much more!
What you’ll do:
- Analyse and interpret data, scientific literature and research findings to report on water quality. Provide sound advice on water quality issues, both current and emerging.
- Support the implementation and management of holistic strategic priorities to protect water quality for the range of publish health, environmental, cultural and recreational values.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations and supporting documentation for the management of drinking water quality, from catchment to customer.
- Undertake risk assessments, monitoring and evaluation to identify hazards, issues and/or solutions to mitigate water quality risks. Undertake risk reviews to support water quality management for the implementation of relevant Water Quality Management Systems or Quality Assurance Plans
- Monitor developments in water quality, research and innovation, emerging risks and industry trends to identify improvements and opportunities for WaterNSW.
What we are looking for:
- Tertiary qualifications in an environmental related discipline (science, engineering, planning, management, ecology, sustainability).
- Specialised knowledge in one or more of the nominated fields:
- Drinking water quality management principles and guidelines
- Aquatic ecosystems
- Catchment and riverine hydrology or hydrogeology
- Highly developed written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Well-developed understanding of water quality hazard assessment and risk mitigation.
- Demonstrated experience in water resource and/or catchment management, with an emphasis on water quality.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement to drive improved outcomes.
- Experience in analysing and reporting on complex data sets.
How we will support you:
At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.
When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.
We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities
More about our team/ culture:
No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.
WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.
We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au
For more information, please reach out to: Talent Acquisition Partner Azmine Amer at azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au
Please note applications for this position will close on 06 August 2024.
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Job Summary
- Closing Date:
- 06 Aug 2024
- Location:
- NSW
- Salary:
- Base $116,524 + Super
- Work Type:
- Contract/Temp
- Category:
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Catchment Management
Data Collection/Analysis/Modelling
Ecology
Environmental/Earth Science
Research/Scientific
Sustainability
Technical
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis