Desalination Process Engineer – Water Quality & Compliance

Osmoflo Water Management Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff bonus & incentives

Staff Referral Program

Discounts via FLARE program

Career development opportunities

Team culture of trust and respect

Job summary

Osmoflo Water Management Pty Ltd is seeking a Process Engineer to provide hands-on process engineering support for water treatment operations, with a focus on Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant in WA. You will investigate issues, analyse data, optimise treatment processes and help safeguard drinking water quality, reporting to the Senior Process Engineer and Dampier Plant Manager.

Regular travel to Dampier is required, and the role may be based at the Burton operations office in South Australia

Qualifications

• Experience applying Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and risk-based water quality management.
• Understanding HACCP and its application in municipal drinking water treatment.
• Knowledge of seawater desalination, membrane filtration, disinfection, chemical dosing, storage and distribution.
• Ability to interpret microbiological, physical and chemical water quality data.
• Experience supporting water quality investigations, incident response, audits, and corrective actions.
• Strong analytical skills including trend and root-cause analysis, plus technical reporting.
• Clear written and verbal communication; explain risks and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Commitment to safe work, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Formal HACCP or drinking water quality risk-management training is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Investigate operational issues at plants and optimise treatment processes.
• Analyze plant and water quality data to drive improvements.
• Support regulatory compliance and drinking water quality management.
• Collaborate with plant personnel, operations leaders, laboratories and specialists.
• Travel regularly to Dampier for on-site support.

Skills

Drinking water guidelines

HACCP principles

Seawater desalination

Water quality data analysis

Incident response & audits

Root-cause analysis

Technical reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Chemical/Environmental Engineering degree

Job description

Osmoflo Water Management Pty Ltd is seeking a Process Engineer to provide hands-on process engineering support for water treatment operations, with a focus on Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant in WA. You will investigate issues, analyse data, optimise treatment processes and help safeguard drinking water quality, reporting to the Senior Process Engineer and Dampier Plant Manager.

Regular travel to Dampier is required, and the role may be based at the Burton operations office in South Australia