Water Monitoring Officer

Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced **Water Monitoring Officer** **(Part Time, 12 Month Max Term)** to join our team in **Tumut**.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.

**Tenure**: 12 Months Max Term - Part Time, 3 days per week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

**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
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Fertility leave
- Yearly corporate wear allowance
- Professional development and educational assistance
- Attractive renumeration
- And so much more

**What** **you**’**ll** **do**:

- Collect, process and manage Hydrometric surface water, groundwater and water quality monitoring data from a large remote monitoring network
- Collect water quality samples as requested by internal or external stakeholders within assigned sites and in accordance with quality guidelines and relevant procedures
- Install, manage and maintain monitoring equipment and infrastructure to prescribed standards
- Report on the performance of water monitoring sites from telemetered/non-telemetered datasets and seek instrumentation advice to identify/resolve issues
- A willingness to travel overnight to remote/isolated locations throughout NSW
- Contribute to continual improvement of the implementation and maintenance of quality assurance systems, audit programs and development of work instructions and procedures.

**What we are looking for**:

- Undergraduate degree or Diploma of Water Industry Operations, Science, Engineering, Asset Management, or equivalent experience in an appropriate field
- Competent knowledge and use of various tools including battery operated tools and general tools used in the construction industry
- Current NSW Drivers Licence
- Awareness of and interest in natural resource management, particularly water
- Computer literacy and ability to interpret data, work with specialist databases and monitor network performance
- **Desirable**: Experience using Hydstra database, strong swimming ability, Boat License, row a boat/kayak, work at heights, heavy lifting, and ability in driving four-wheel drive vehicles

**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.-
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