Organic Analyst, Aps Level 5, National Measurement

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources Full time

**Job no**: 513748

**Employment type**: Ongoing

**Location**: Sydney

**Categories**: APS Level 5, Science, Engineering, Technical

**About the department**:
The department plays a key role in the Australian Government’s agenda to create jobs and build a stronger, more resilient, and competitive economy. Our work builds on Australia’s existing strengths, supports businesses to grow, and drives new opportunities for long-term productivity growth and prosperity. The success of the department helps Australia recover from the economic consequences of COVID‑19 and adapt to its ongoing effects. Through our work, we support the government’s economic recovery plan and help to deliver a better future for all Australians.

**About the National Measurement Institute**:
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) is the Australian Government’s national measurement authority and plays an important role in the Australian economy. NMI does this by leading, maintaining, and regulating Australia’s measurement system.

We deliver world-class measurement products, advice, and client services and administers the regulatory framework for measurement. Our national measurement standards are internationally recognised. We work to enhance and maintain these standards.

We value the different skills, knowledge, and perspectives our employees bring. NMI provides all employees with learning and development opportunities. We work to give everyone an equal opportunity to contribute and progress.

**About the team**:
The Organic Chemistry Laboratory provides government and private clients with technical expertise and analytical services across the environmental, food and health sectors, enabling our clients to meet their business, research, and regulatory compliance needs.

The laboratory consists of approximately twenty staff and conducts trace organic chemical analyses on a wide range of sample types, including water, soil, food, and pharmaceuticals for a diverse range of organic chemical contaminants. Contaminants analysed include veterinary analytes and USEPA environmental priority pollutants, including semivolatiles, volatiles, pesticides, PFAS and hydrocarbons.

The laboratory strongly values a healthy Workplace Health and Safety culture and champions NMI’s values of being Adaptable, Innovative, Accountable, Strategic, Inclusive, and Influential.

**What’s in it for you?**

Working at NMI means you are joining one of the world leaders in measurement science. NMI has a diverse range of roles and priorities that will enable you to learn new skills and expand your career in interesting and exciting ways. As part of the department, employees at NMI are covered by the relevant enterprise agreement and benefits include:

- 15.4% employer superannuation contribution
- 4 weeks annual leave per year
- 18 days paid personal leave per year
- maternity and paternity leave
- a vacation care subsidy
- $200 healthy lifestyle subsidy
- flexible working arrangements such as teleworking, part time and job sharing where possible
- salary packaging which allows you to make certain payments using your pre-tax salary
- access to study assistance
- access to staff counselling services
- Demonstrated experience in operating and troubleshooting either gas or liquid chromatography instruments coupled to mass spectrometry
- Demonstrated experience in independently undertaking trace organic extraction and analysis of veterinary analytes or USEPA environmental priority pollutants such as semivolatiles, volatiles, pesticides, and petroleum hydrocarbons in a fast turnaround time environment
- Demonstrated experience in independently developing methods to analyse veterinary analytes or USEPA priority environmental pollutants
- Experience with effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience with Quality Management Systems, quality requirements for reporting analytical results and familiarity with ISO 17025 and NATA accreditation
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and ability to work productively in a team
- Demonstrated ability to consistently exhibit NMI values of being adaptable, accountable, innovate, inclusive, influential, and strategic

**What you will do**:
The positions are based in NMI North Ryde and are full-time positions working within the Organic Chemistry Laboratory either in the Food or Environment Testing Teams. You will report to either the Food or Environment Organic Chemistry Team Leader and will undertake the role of Team Leader in their absence.

The key functions and roles for these positions are:

- Performing extraction, analysis, and reporting of trace level veterinary analytes in animal tissue or USEPA semivolatile and volatile priority pollutants, pesticides, and hydrocarbons in environmental samples
- Operating, maintaining, and repairing the Organic Laboratory’s liquid or gas chromatography mass spectrometer instruments to analyse and report a wide range of



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