Water Scheme Operator – Box Hill and Pitt Town
Core
Operate and maintain local water centres, water distribution, and sewerage networks, including managing sewerage and recycled water networks and, in some cases, drinking water networks.
Role type
Water Scheme Operator (Water Treatment Plant)
Builds
Recycled water treatment plants sourced from sewage for local communities
Domain
Water utility / Wastewater treatment
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Tertiary trade qualifications (Cert III in Water Operations) or Engineering degree with operating experience, Sewage treatment plant operation experience, Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane operation experience, Driver's licence, Vaccinations
Preferred skills
Experience operating reverse osmosis (RO) membranes
Responsibilities
Operate and maintain Local Water Centres, water distribution and sewerage networks; Interact with, operate, and respond to control and monitoring systems including field devices, programmable logic controllers and SCADA systems; Review and analyse results (laboratory and plant analysers) to ensure compliance and conduct process adjustments; Carry out and document preventive and breakdown maintenance on processes and equipment; Work within a one in three on call roster; Provide support as schemes expand and bring new treatment plants and networks online