Sewerage Transfer Control Room Operator

3 weeks ago


Brooklyn, Australia Melbourne Water Full time

**Job Number**:

- 978673

**Work type**:

- Permanent Full Time

**Location**:

- Brooklyn Office

**Categories**:

- Engineering, Environment, Health and Safety, Information Technology, Operations and Maintenance

Our Organisation

At Melbourne Water, we have a deep appreciation for water and the beauty of life. Our work plays a crucial role in enhancing Melbourne's renowned lifestyle. We are dedicated to providing exceptional drinking water, ensuring outstanding sewerage services, integrating drainage systems seamlessly, fostering resilience to flooding, and enhancing waterways and land for greater community engagement. As a team, we are proud to contribute to making greater Melbourne an extraordinary place to live.

The Role

This full time role is based at our Brooklyn Pumping Station. As the Sewage Transfer Control Room Operator you will be responsible for the day to day operations of the control room, monitoring and optimise system flows to comply with regulatory, commercial and risk management drivers or other imposed limits. You will analyse the Sewerage Transfer network for issues as represented in the SCADA system and ensure a safe working environment for capital or maintenance works and operate the plant to ensure compliance with Melbourne Water, legislative and EPA requirements.

Your key responsibilities include:

- Monitor, control and optimize system flows to comply with regulatory, commercial and risk management drivers or other imposed limits (e.g. by treatment plant capacity, maintenance, balancing of flows in extreme wet weather).
- Fault finding analysis of Sewerage Transfer network issues as represented in the SCADA system
- Reviewing system performance and procedures to ensure assets are maintained efficiently and meet expected levels of service
- Working collaboratively with maintenance partners to efficiently and safely deliver maintenance activities, including approving sewer access requests and tracking call in, call out of technicians.
- Manage the day to day operations of the Control Room.
- Allow flexibility within the team to perform day to day field activities

This is a Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm position working on site at Brooklyn, and occasional travel to other plants will also be expected.

Salary MW EA Level 5 starting at: $88,476 plus superannuation + $500 Wellbeing Allowance

For more information please see the attached PD : MW1166_-Position_Description-Sewerage_Transfer_Control_Room_Operator.pdf

Your Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in the operation of transfer/distribution networks or large plant/equipment will be an advantage.
- Appropriate knowledge and experience with hydraulic relationships, pumping, odour treatment and mechanical processes is preferred.
- Competence in the use of IT and follow instructions in SCADA systems for monitoring, control, data analysis and reporting
- Ability to work unsupervised and assess situations to identify problems and take necessary action Ability to communicate effectively with people from different
- grounds, resolve differences and achieve positive outcomes in a professional manner
- Understanding of the requirements and policies/procedures for maintaining a safe workplace
- Ability to work in a systematic, well-organised way to complete tasks according to established procedures
- Demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities and work unsupervised.
- Electrical, Process, Control Systems or Mechanical trade or tertiary qualification is desirable. Experience with water, waste water or similar production plant and equipment would be advantageous.
- Full Victorian Drivers Licence
- ground check AusCheck (please scroll down for further information).

Culture at Melbourne Water
- At Melbourne Water, we cherish a culture that embraces flexibility, creates positive impact, promotes growth and development, and values people. Melbourne Water is committed to flexibility in the workplace, with the type of flexibility being dependent on the nature of the role. Recognizing the value of work-life balance benefits both Melbourne Water and our customers.
- You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by being part of a passionate team that engages in meaningful, enhancing the quality of life in Melbourne.
- We embrace learning and encourage the challenging of the status quo, facilitating continuous growth. Melbourne Water offers a range of learning and development opportunities, from formal programs to digital content and interactive sessions, as well as the chance to visit our sites and witness our initiatives firsthand.

How to apply

Closing date: Monday 1st April at 11:55pm AEST

Important information (SoCI)

The Security of Critical Infrastructure (SoCI) Act 2018 requires Melbourne Water, as an operator of critical infrastructure, to prepare a Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP), which has been undertaken and managed by the Security and Emergency Management Team.

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