Address Our Organisation
At Melbourne Water, we have a deep appreciation for water and the beauty of life. Our work plays a crucial role in enhancing Melbourne's renowned lifestyle. We are dedicated to providing exceptional Drinking Water, ensuring outstanding sewerage services, integrating drainage systems seamlessly, fostering resilience to flooding, and enhancing waterways and land for greater community engagement. As a team, we are proud to contribute to making greater Melbourne an extraordinary place to live.
The Role
Step into a fulfilling, full-time, permanent role located at our Preston Reservoir office (and other sites as needed). As a valued member of the team reporting to the Manager Water Supply Quality & Process Improvement, this role plays a pivotal role in ensuring the optimization, improvement, and automation of Drinking Water Treatment processes. Join us in our commitment to excellence and make a lasting impact on our mission.
Your key responsibilities include:
Provide specialized process engineering support to optimize Water Treatment plants, reducing operating costs, enhancing water quality, and meeting customer and regulatory water quality expectations.
Manage incident response in accordance with Melbourne Water’s incident management processes
Identify and prioritize opportunities, directing resources towards process and plant improvement initiatives
Overseeing the financial model for operational inputs and costs within the Water Supply domain.
For more information please see the attached PD: G3-Role Mandate-Area Lead Drinking Water Treatment.pdf
Your Skills and Experience
Extensive knowledge of Water Treatment, quality, and transfer systems.
Significant understanding of Safe Drinking Water legislation/regulations and water quality guidelines.
Possess a tertiary degree in chemical engineering or science.
Demonstrate the ability to lead change and communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Exhibit high-level communication, relationship management, negotiation, and influencing skills.
Display maturity and judgment necessary to contribute to complex decision-making processes.
Be open to being on call once every six weeks, including evenings and weekends
This role qualifies for Melbourne Water vehicle and free parking.
Salary level: Hay Grade 16
Culture at Melbourne Water
At Melbourne Water, we cherish a culture that embraces flexibility, creates positive impact, promotes growth and development, and values people. Melbourne Water is committed to flexibility in the workplace, with the type of flexibility being dependent on the nature of the role. Recognizing the value of work-life balance benefits both Melbourne Water and our customers.
You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by being part of a passionate team that engages in meaningful work which is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of Melbourne's outstanding Drinking Water.
We embrace learning and encourage the challenging of the status quo, facilitating continuous growth. Melbourne Water offers a range of learning and development opportunities, from formal programs to digital content and interactive sessions, as well as the chance to visit our sites and witness our initiatives firsthand.
We prioritize the importance of our people, who form the foundation of everything we do. Our team members are known for their warmth, inclusivity, and welcoming nature.
We enthusiastically welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including people with disabilities, women, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds. Melbourne Water actively supports and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
How to apply
Click on the "apply" button and complete the online application form.
Closing date: Wednesday 20th March at 11:55pm AEST
