Principal Hydrologist

About Us

Arrow Energy is a Queensland-based producer of natural gas and electricity to power homes, business, and industries.

Our Surat Gas Project is a 27-year project that will have the capability to produce enough natural gas to power the equivalent of more than four million homes every day.

Arrow proudly contributes to areas where we work through job creation, local spend, road upgrades, and social investment.

We employ around 500 people and contractors, and have offices in Dalby, Chinchilla, and Brisbane.

Arrow is a joint venture of two of the world's largest oil and gas companies – Shell and PetroChina.

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Our Culture

At Arrow, safety is our highest priority and our values – respect, lead, own, solve and integrate – underpin everything we do.

At Arrow, everyone belongs. We have a high-performance culture that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, as one of our key foundations. We believe that enabling people to bring their whole selves to work creates a thriving and successful culture.

You will be Rewarded:

We recruit talented and motivated people who are passionate about contributing to our journey.

Your appointment will be met with ongoing training and development opportunities, to ensure your greatest potential is realised.

Our Benefits:

• An attractive remuneration package.
• Annual incentive scheme based on company & individual performance.
• Flexible working arrangements – combine work from anywhere and the office with flexible start and finish times.
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• Employee Benefits Program - $3000 per year to cover insurances/electricity rebates.
• Novated leasing, corporate discount programs, lifestyle benefit, specialist health care service access, annual flu shot & skin check and Employee Assistance Program.
• Gender neutral leave policies, including paid primary and secondary carers' leave.
• Bonus 5 days annual leave awarded at 5-year anniversary.

We have a high-performance culture that embraces diversity and rewards quality work.

To meet our growing demands, we are looking for a Principal Hydrologist to join our team.

The Role: Reporting to the Groundwater Manager, purpose of the role is to develop and implement company processes for identifying, modelling, monitoring and managing impacts to surface hydrological processes, the natural and built environment arising from subsidence due to Arrow's operations, ensuring Arrow meets its statutory obligations and stakeholder commitments.

This is a Brisbane based position and will require occasional travel to our field operations as required, with plenty of notice.

In addition, you will:

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to consistently role model Arrow's values, code of conduct, safety and the environment.
• Establish positive and productive working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Model inclusive behaviours to create a safe environment where different views and perspectives are encouraged and valued.
• Be the Arrow technical authority for overland flow and subsidence monitoring due to groundwater extraction and represent Arrow in public and technical forums on the science and Arrow processes to monitor and manage impacts.
• Develop and implement procedures and systems to comply with CSG induced subsidence related obligations arising from Environmental Authorities, the Water Act, the Regional Planning Interest Act, and Commonwealth conditions of approval.
• Contribute technical expertise to geomorphological, agronomic, hydrological and hydraulic related studies including reviewing and refining project plans, data analysis and reports.
• Lead an interdisciplinary team of geomatics, agronomy, engineering and remote sensing specialists and contractors, to deliver Arrow's program of modelling, monitoring and management of CSG induced subsidence to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations, commitments and Arrow's systems/processes.
• Demonstrate Arrow's compliance with statutory obligations and stakeholder commitments relating to CSG induced subsidence by supporting and taking part in engagements with stakeholders and regulators.

About You

You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to contribute to a high performing-team with a second-to-none focus on safety and integrity.

To be considered for this role, you will ideally have:

• Qualification: University degree [OR] First degree [OR] Other Professional Qualification
• Minimum 10 years' experience in environmental or agronomic hydrology and hydraulics.
• Experience conducting geomorphological, hydrologic and hydraulic assessment and developing fit for purpose monitoring and management objectives.
• Understanding of water and environmental legislation to translate legal requirements into sound strategy, processes and standard operating procedures.
• Undertaking and documenting risk assessment.
• Success in managing contractor and key external stakeholder relations.
• Experience in OH&S practices applicable to operational field work.

If you're excited about this role however don't meet all the criteria, we would still love to hear from you anyway. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or future roles with Arrow Energy.

We are committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace and genuinely encourage applications from all genders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

All applications will be considered with utmost confidentiality.

One Arrow, One Team.