Water Operations Coordinator(s)

SUEZ Water Pty Ltd – P&T Alliance; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ Water Pty Ltd – P&T Alliance is seeking a practical, hands-on tradesperson to coordinate operation and maintenance of critical water infrastructure across South Australia. You’ll leverage field experience to keep tanks, pump stations, valves and trunk mains running safely and reliably.

You will work with field crews, engineers and planners to troubleshoot issues, inspect assets and drive smarter, more efficient operations, including energy savings, while prioritising safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Trade certificate in mechanical or electrical with industrial experience.
• Hands-on experience diagnosing and repairing complex equipment.
• Understanding of mechanical/electrical assets such as pumps, valves and motors.

Responsibilities

• Keep critical water assets running safely and reliably.
• Coordinate maintenance, inspections, and site compliance.
• Troubleshoot issues and use initiative to find practical solutions.
• Analyse performance data and identify practical improvements.
• Work with field crews, engineers, planners and SA Water on projects.
• Drive smarter, more efficient operations with energy savings.

Skills

SCADA experience

Troubleshooting

Coordination

Communication

Education

Trade certificate (mechanical or electrical)

Tools

SCADA systems

Industrial equipment

Job description

Bring your hands‑on trade experience into a role that keeps South Australia’s water flowing.

You know how to fault‑find, fix equipment and get things working safely again. You’ve spent your career on the tools and in the field — now you can use that practical experience to coordinate the operation and maintenance of critical water infrastructure across South Australia.

The Production & Treatment Alliance — a partnership between SUEZ and SA Water is looking for a practical, hands‑on tradesperson to step into a coordination role supporting tanks, pump stations, valves, and trunk mains across the network. This is a role for someone who understands equipment because they’ve worked on it, fixed it and operated around it — someone who can think on their feet, solve problems, use initiative and turn practical experience into effective solutions in the field.

What You'll Do

• Keep critical water assets running safely and reliably
• Coordinate maintenance, inspections, and site compliance
• Troubleshoot issues and use your initiative to find practical solutions.
• Analyse performance data and use your initiative to identify practical improvements.
• Work closely with field crews, engineers, planners, and SA Water on capital projects
• Help drive smarter, more efficient operations — including energy savings Identify and implement smarter, more efficient ways of working, including opportunities to improve reliability and reduce energy use.

What You Bring

• A recognised trade certificate (mechanical or electrical) with industrial or field‑based experience
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience diagnosing and repairing complex equipment
• A practical understanding of mechanical and/or electrical assets, ideally including pumps, valves, motors, controls or similar equipment.
• A solutions‑focused approach with the ability to troubleshoot issues, think on your feet and use initiative
• Confidence using SCADA, telemetry systems and everyday computer tools
• Communication and people skills, with the ability to work effectively with field crews, supervisors, engineers, planners and customers.
• Good attention to detail and a strong commitment to safety, quality and reliable service.

Why Make the Move?

This is your opportunity to take your trade experience to the next level — combining hands‑on knowledge, problem‑solving and field experience with greater responsibility and variety.

You’ll play an important role in keeping the water infrastructure South Australians rely on safe, reliable and operating every day, while working alongside experienced field based teams, technical specialists and industry partners.

In an established Alliance between SUEZ together with SA Water and make a genuine difference in an essential service where your practical skills, initiative and experience are valued.

SUEZ provides solutions that maintain, optimise and secure the resources essential for our future. With 80,000 employees and activities across five continents, we supply 92 million people with drinking water and 65 million with sanitation services. We provide nearly 52 million people with waste collection services and recover more than 14 million tonnes of waste to create valuable new materials and energy. In Australia, we have more than 2,600 employees who are experts in the water, waste and oil and gas sectors. We supply seven million people with drinking water and divert 800,000 tonnes of waste from landfill every year. With 850 collection vehicles and 100 operations across Australia, our recycling and waste recovery division provides reliable collection, recycling and resource recovery services to more than 56,000 customers and more than 3.7 million residents every week.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

SUEZ provides solutions that maintain, optimise and secure the resources essential for our future. With 80,000 employees and activities across five continents, we supply 92 million people with drinking water and 65 million with sanitation services. We provide nearly 52 million people with waste collection services and recover more than 14 million tonnes of waste to create valuable new materials and energy. In Australia, we have more than 2,600 employees who are experts in the water, waste and oil and gas sectors. We supply seven million people with drinking water and divert 800,000 tonnes of waste from landfill every year. With 850 collection vehicles and 100 operations across Australia, our recycling and waste recovery division provides reliable collection, recycling and resource recovery services to more than 56,000 customers and more than 3.7 million residents every week.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

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