Treatment Plant Coordinator

Lead operations across Murrumba, Redcliffe, Brendale, and Dayboro
- PFT role (standard hours 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM) + monthly Roster Day Off
- $62.05/hr (includes rolled-up allowance) + participation after-hours & on-call

**About us**:
Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

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**About the role**:
As a Treatment Plant Coordinator for the Murrumba, Redcliffe, Brendale and Dayboro cell, you will lead daily operations across our sewage and recycled water treatment facilities. You will support and guide plant staff, ensure assets run safely and efficiently, and maintain compliance with environmental and regulatory standards.

In this role, you will provide technical expertise, respond to operational issues, and work closely with maintenance and project teams to improve performance and reliability. You will also contribute to reporting, planning and training while helping drive innovation in treatment plant operations. Participation in after-hours and emergency response rosters is part of the role.

**About you**:
Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It - define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

- Experience in sewage and/or recycled water treatment plant operations.
- Certificate III in Water or Wastewater Treatment (or equivalent).
- Strong knowledge of treatment processes, DES licensing and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to lead, mentor and support operational teams.
- Proven capability in fault analysis, SCADA systems and performance monitoring.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills across teams and projects.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and asset maintenance systems.
- Commitment to safety, innovation and continuous improvement.
- C Class driver’s licence.
- Willingness to participate in after-hours and on-call rosters.
- (Desirable) Trade background in mechanical or electrical disciplines.

**Working at Unitywater**:
As a Unitywater team member you will enjoy a range of benefits:

- **Flexibility**: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays. Tell us what this looks like for you
- **Wellbeing**: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
- **Learning and Development**: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
- **Extras**: We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTIQ+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage diversity, and Accessibility.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and fostering a workplace that is diverse and inclusive, where you feel connected, are safe to be yourself and supported to be the best version of yourself.

**Additional information**:

- We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
- We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and Australian Disability Network.
- We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

**How to apply**:
**Applications close**: Sunday 19th October 2025
- Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people._