AddressAbout the Company
Every day our people provide reliable and trusted water services for more than 1.8 million South Australians. Our work helps ensure this state is a sustainable and healthy place to work and live.
Our business supports our state’s prosperity and is significant in both size and impact. With a commitment to being climate-ready, we are guided by environmental goals and practices that enable continued service delivery, not just for today’s community, but for future generations.
For more than 165 years we have been delivering services for South Australians. Ongoing adaptation is necessary, and our people are encouraged to share and develop innovative solutions and fresh ideas.
In short, we make a positive different to the lives of South Australians and the communities they live in every day.
About the job
Be a contributing member in the areas of Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls within the Corporation by providing technical support to the Electrical Engineering team, delivering fit-for-purpose technical investigation, designs, audits, and technical advisory services related to all aspects of water and wastewater infrastructure and standards.
In addition, your responsibilities will include:
- Progressing technical investigations, designs, and audits of SA Water assets and projects to meet quality, time, and budget objectives.
- Providing technical leadership on Safety in Design (SiD) matters for the Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls discipline team.
- Ensuring the SA Water Safety in Design process is incorporated into engineering design processes.
- Providing timely, accurate, appropriate, and adequate information and documentation to customers, focusing on minimising delays and providing cost-effective solutions.
- Working effectively within the Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls discipline engineering team and across multi-disciplinary teams from our technical partners.
- Contributing to the development of SA Water’s technical standards for Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls discipline components.
- Determining the suitability of new and emerging technologies and recommending their adoption where benefits are identified.
- Conducting site audits to ensure compliance and relevance of technical standards and guidelines.
Your success in this role will come from:
- Tertiary Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, or Controls Engineering qualification.
- Knowledge of Electrical engineering first principles, procedures, and practices.
- Affiliation and recognition of discipline expertise by Engineers Australia (desirable).
- Knowledge of Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls engineering procedures and practices as applied to the water industry and large engineering organisations (desirable).
- Awareness in the provision of investigation, options, concept, and detailed design of Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls discipline installations associated with the water industry at a high professional level and auditing of designs prepared by others (desirable).
- Appreciation for executing novel, complex, and critical engineering investigations, and designs in Electrical, Instrumentation, SCADA, and Controls discipline engineering (desirable).
- Experience in the utilisation and auditing of technical and infrastructure standards (desirable).
Further information can be found in the attached PD – Engineer Electrical.docx
To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Ariel from the Talent Acquisition team ************@sawater.com.au
Applications close 4pm, 4th June 2024.
A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTQ+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Our Industry is like no other. Dive into the wonderful world of water and explore the boundless opportunities. Learn more about the water industry at careersinwater.com.au
