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SalaryFortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.
Our Opportunity
Provide a support role to the Water Quality Compliance Specialist in coordinating business wide compliance with health related legislative and formal requirements (including the 12-element framework of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG)) pertaining to drinking water quality management.
Assist the Water Quality Compliance Specialist provide technical support services pertaining to water quality and Department of Health compliance for management of drinking water, wastewater, recreational waters, and non-potable water uses across planning, project delivery, asset management, environmental, governance and operational business units.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate system support services (which includes training, laboratory liaison, assurance activities, applicable business systems support) to assist key internal stakeholders comply with the 12-element framework of ADWG.
- Produce accurate and sound technical documentation related to drinking water quality management including but not limited to site drinking water quality management plans, quarterly regulator reports and other procedural based documentation as required.
- Schedule, manage, interpret, and report on water quality data pertaining to FMG's drinking water, wastewater, and recreational compliance monitoring programs.
- Escalate non compliances with compliance monitoring programs and coordinate corrective action to "out of' spec" results.
- Provision of verbal and written technical advice relating to water quality and Department of Health compliance requirements for water and wastewater systems to internal customers
- Understanding of federal, state, and local legislative requirements relating to water and wastewater management
- Knowledge of the element framework of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and its application
- Awareness of relevant Australian Standards, Guidance Documentation, relevant to water quality management
- Understanding of the key elements of water quality (and differences) and application to different water systems (potable, non-potable, recreation, and wastewater
- Relevant engineering or science related bachelor's degree (preferably in an environmental, chemical or water related discipline with strong focus on water quality)
- Strong safety awareness
- Water quality data management, analysis, and interpretation
- Problem solving capability.
- Ability to write sound technical documents including reports, procedures, and management plans.
- Capable of providing verbal and written advice to technical and non-technical personnel
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and work coordination skills
- Ability to organise, prioritise and undertake a wide range of tasks.
- Behaviors which align with the Fortescue Values
- Minimum 1-3 years' experience working within a water quality, environmental compliance or similar role.
- Previous experience working within the mining industry desirable but not essential.
Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.
Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.
