Process Engineer

Veolia | Australia & New Zealand; Bendigo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Bupa discounts

Employee share plan

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Process Engineer to join our Bendigo operations, providing onsite process engineering support across advanced drinking water treatment plants. You will work closely with plant operators to optimise day-to-day performance and influence upgrades and capital planning.

You will combine technical analysis with practical problem solving to maintain water quality, strengthen compliance and improve environmental performance. The role involves travel between Veolia sites in the region.

Qualifications

• Experience working with water treatment processes.
• Ability to interpret water quality and process performance data.
• Practical approach to troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimise drinking water treatment processes across the Bendigo region.
• Analyse operational, laboratory and monitoring data to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Troubleshoot plant performance and water quality issues with plant operators.
• Lead process reviews and investigations and recommend practical process changes.
• Develop and implement process control approaches to improve plant performance.
• Contribute to plant upgrades, capital planning and strategic goals for the operations.
• Prepare process performance, client and operational reports.
• Support audits, compliance monitoring and quality management activities.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Water treatment experience

Data interpretation

Troubleshooting

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Veolia has created a new Process Engineer position within its Bendigo operations. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will provide dedicated onsite process engineering support across advanced drinking water treatment plants in the region.

This is an opportunity to work closely with plant operators, investigate real treatment challenges and influence how our facilities perform. You will combine technical analysis with practical problem solving, supporting day to day optimisation as well as plant improvements, upgrades and future capital planning.

Your recommendations will help maintain water quality, strengthen compliance and improve the efficiency and environmental performance of essential treatment operations.

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to shape how advanced drinking water treatment plants operate and improve
• Varied technical work across process optimisation, investigations and plant upgrades
• Professional development and career opportunities across Veolia
• Benefits including Fitness Passport, Bupa discounts and an employee share plan

What you'll do

• Monitor and optimise drinking water treatment processes across the Bendigo region
• Analyse operational, laboratory and monitoring data to identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Troubleshoot plant performance and water quality issues with plant operators
• Lead process reviews and investigations and recommend practical process changes
• Develop and implement process control approaches to improve plant performance
• Contribute to plant upgrades, capital planning and strategic goals for the operations
• Prepare process performance, client and operational reports
• Support audits, compliance monitoring and quality management activities
• Communicate technical findings clearly to clients and internal stakeholders

What you'll bring

• A tertiary engineering degree
• Experience working with water treatment processes
• The ability to interpret water quality and process performance data
• A practical approach to troubleshooting and continuous improvement

A Career with Veolia

Veolia is a global environmental services business delivering essential water, waste and energy services across Australia and New Zealand.

You’ll join a collaborative regional operation where your technical contribution and ideas will be valued. With direct exposure to operational leadership and access to expertise across a global organisation, you’ll be able to see the practical impact of your work on water quality, plant performance and the communities we serve.

This is an onsite position with flexibility based in the Bendigo region and involves travel between Veolia sites.

Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion

Veolia is committed to providing a fair, respectful and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disability, people of all genders and ages, members of LGBTIQA+ communities and people from all cultural backgrounds.