Wastewater Treatment Systems Automation Team Leader

**Who are we?**:
We’re here to help people live well and create a better and more sustainable future. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.77 million people who rely on us every day and every night. At South East Water, we innovate with purpose and act with care to deliver healthy water for life. Fresh thinking and collaboration are at the heart of our organisation. We are constantly learning, embracing the challenges of today and excited by the opportunities that tomorrow will bring.

**The role**:
To manage the numerous projects in the Peninsula and Western Port regions, SEW is dividing the Water Recycling Plants into two distinct areas. The new Wastewater Treatment Systems Automation Team Leader will be responsible for one of these areas, ensuring the high-quality delivery of projects within their assigned region.

Leading a team of SCADA engineers and technicians, you will direct the teams and manage priorities whilst collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the effective operation and continuous improvement of the SCADA systems.
- Key Accountabilities Include:_
- Strategic Development: Collaborate with the SCADA Manager and other engineers to develop a long-term SCADA/PLC strategy, implementing system and platform upgrades to meet growing demands.
- Technology Integration: Research, evaluate, and implement new technologies to enhance SEW’s control systems.
- Network Stability: Maintain the stability and integrity of control networks, ensuring reliable real-time data for asset management.
- Team Leadership: Schedule and prioritize new work requests, ensuring efficient delivery of technology services to meet business needs.
- Project Management: Lead engineers and contractors in automation works and minor projects on the ICS network.
- Collaboration: Work with infrastructure, capital delivery, operations, and maintenance teams to deliver capital projects for plant expansion.
- Expert Contribution: Participate in major plant upgrades, contributing as an ICS SME to the design, testing, and delivery of projects.
- On-call Support: Participate in an “on-call” technical roster.

**Who are you?**:
Your ability to lead and develop teams will be essential in this role, along with your ability to plan strategically, setting long term goals at strategies for team evolution.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

- Education: Minimum of a 4-year Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems, or Software Engineering.
- Experience: 8-10 years of SCADA and PLC systems development, programming, and integration.
- Technical Expertise: Practical experience in TCP/IP networking hardware configuration and maintenance, networking infrastructure, security of ICS, SCADA (GE/Emerson PLC, Geo SCADA), telemetry systems, and the water or utility industry.
- Complex Systems Management: Experience managing complex control systems, diagnosing problems, and making sound decisions
- Technical Documentation: High competency in creating complex technical documents, network and IT-related diagrams, and automation architecture.
- Communication: Strong communication skills to interact effectively with engineering teams, contractors, managers, IT workers, and stakeholders.
- Research & Development: High capability in R&D to implement the latest innovations and standards in PLC, user interfaces, sensors, mobile IP, and server-based technologies.
- Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to engage the team in completing critical tasks promptly.

**What's in it for you?**:

- A commitment to work-life balance with truly flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working and leave purchasing.
- 15 weeks paid parental leave for all parents and paid super on unpaid parental leave
- A range of benefits, including free on-site parking and cultural leave.
- A great culture working in collaborative teams with strong work ethics.
- Career focused learning and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to be part of an organisation committed to environmental initiatives.
- Enjoy modern office facilities with panoramic beachfront views.

**We're for everyone**:
We do meaningful work, but how we do it is just as important. We’re here to help people live well, protect the environment, and keep healthy water and resources accessible and affordable for all. We know to make a positive difference we need to support our people to be their very best. Flexibility and innovation are at the heart of how we work. But it’s our people’s collective ambition, authenticity and differences that bring our culture to life.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. Everyone brings a unique voice and a refreshing perspective that keeps us innovating. It makes us better learners, thinkers and collaborators, helping create better outcomes for our customers. Even though we’re all different, we still share a common goal to deliver healthy