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Form of workAbout Seqwater
Seqwater is the Queensland Government Bulk Water Supply Authority, responsible for delivering safe, secure and cost-effective bulk water supply for 3.2 million people across Southeast Queensland.
Seqwater is one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city water authority. Our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges.
We commit to delivering a high standard of customer service aligned to our strategic vision. We value working collaboratively with our internal & external customers to improve service delivery.
About Your Opportunity
Reporting to our Senior Water Quality Scientist, you will collect and report on observational data pertinent to the management of Water Quality, environment and process improvement for assets owned or operated by Seqwater.
This role is responsible for
- Undertake scientific sampling in accordance with procedures, standardised instructions and task specific guidelines as directed, ensuring the integrity of samples and taking all required measures to ensure accuracy and repeatability of results can be assured.
- Undertake scientific field and laboratory analysis with a high level of accuracy and repeatability in accordance with procedures, standardised instructions and task specific guidelines as directed.
- Apply scientific knowledge gained through tertiary studies and/or previous work experience to the recording of observations pertinent to the management of environmental and Water Quality values at Seqwater.
- Assist in the continuous improvement of the Scientific Services team through development and application of advanced scientific techniques learnt in tertiary studies, professional development activities and/or work experience.
Please note, this is a permanent full-time position based at the North Pine Water Treatment Plant (Joyner). The position works on a fortnightly rotating roster, working 9.5 hours a day, with a 38-hour week and some on-call work (shift allowances apply)
Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Tertiary Qualification in a relevant science discipline.
- Unrestricted C class manual driver’s licence; Recreation marine driver’s licence (or the ability to obtain one).
- Experience in the collection and scientific analysis of environmental and/or other scientific samples.
- Knowledge of the ability to easily acquire knowledge of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) and Australian and New Zealand Guidelines Fresh and Marine Water Quality, the DES Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2018 and the Water Quality and Environmental regulatory environment.
- Coxswains accreditation – Grade 3 or above (desirable).
This position has a salary range of $83,666.11- $103,200.10 p.a. plus 12.75% superannuation.
For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/
If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!
To apply
Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.
Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Wednesday 24th April 2024
For further information please email enquiries to ***********@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
