Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Drinking Water Quality Technical Adviser to join our team on a full-time, term opportunity up to 30 June 2025.  

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  
• Fertility leave  
• Yearly corporate wear allowance  
• Professional development and educational assistance  
• Remote Area Benefits based on work location
• Salary Range starting from Base $116,524 + Super  
• And so much more! 

What is the Town Water Risk Reduction Program (TWRRP)?

WaterNSW has been engaged by the Department of Planning and Environment – Water (now DCCEEW) to collaborate with regional councils and LWUs to deliver key elements of the TWRRP. Through this program, WaterNSW will share our knowledge and experience in dam safety management systems and in source water quality management, working in partnership with councils.

The Role:

As a Drinking Water Quality Technical Adviser, you will be supporting the team in delivering the following activities as part of the source water quality workstream:

• Catchment hazard assessment and risk management reports
• Raw water characterisations
• Risk based source water monitoring programs
• Raw water management supporting documentation
• Training sessions, workshops and associated documentation for knowledge transfer to LWUs

As part of our Operating Strategy team supporting the delivery of the TWRRP, you will also be involved in, but not limited to the following:

• Travel across regional NSW to meet with LWUs and undertake site visits
• Provide technical input and support the delivery of the source water quality program of works
• Review relevant information for the identification of hazards, including water quality data, land use mapping, customer records and other relevant sources
• Undertake stakeholder engagement including with water utilities, regulators, other government agencies, to obtain relevant information to assess, communicate and support the project deliverables
• Support the identification and implementation of improvements and improvement opportunities for the management of water quality risks for LWUs
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and supporting documentation
• Assist in the delivery of training and coordination of knowledge transfer to relevant stakeholders

What we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualification in science or a related discipline
• Current NSW Drivers Licence
• Specialised knowledge in one or more of the nominated fields:
• Drinking water quality management principles
• Aquatic ecosystems
• Catchment and riverine hydrology or hydrogeology
• Knowledge of relevant water quality guidelines including ADWG, ANZECC and Recreation guidelines

• Demonstrated experience in water quality and/or catchment management, with an emphasis on drinking water
• Experience in analysing and reporting on complex data sets to inform decision making
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement

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.

Who is WaterNSW? 

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 28 October 2024.

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