Water Quality Analyst - Drive Regional Water Quality

Concentis; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12.75% superannuation

Wellbeing benefits

Meaningful work

Job summary

Concentis, partnering with Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB), seeks a Water Quality Officer to support scientific analysis and reporting across source waters, storages, treatment and distribution networks. You will validate data, assist investigations and contribute to the Drinking Water Quality Management Plan.

Reporting to the Senior Water Quality Specialist, you will work with operations, laboratories and contractors to ensure high-quality monitoring, documentation and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Ter tiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Water industry or water quality monitoring experience.
• Experience in scientific, environmental, chemical, microbiological or water quality work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data interpretation and trend identification.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including data analysis, pivot tables and reporting.
• Technical report writing and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and maintenance of water quality systems and procedures.
• Review laboratory, field and operational data to identify trends and anomalies.
• Assist with water quality investigations and incident response activities.
• Prepare accurate and concise reports for operations, management and regulators.
• Maintain monitoring records, action registers and compliance documentation.
• Support monitoring and reporting for the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline.
• Extract, validate and analyse data to prepare management and regulatory reports with traceable records.
• Undertake sampling, field testing and monitoring across GAWB assets.
• Collaborate with operations, laboratories and contractors.

Skills

Data analysis

Water quality monitoring

Excel

Technical reporting

Education

Environmental Science / Engineering degree

Tools

SCADA

SwimLocal

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Water quality databases

Job description

Concentis, partnering with Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB), seeks a Water Quality Officer to support scientific analysis and reporting across source waters, storages, treatment and distribution networks. You will validate data, assist investigations and contribute to the Drinking Water Quality Management Plan.

Reporting to the Senior Water Quality Specialist, you will work with operations, laboratories and contractors to ensure high-quality monitoring, documentation and regulatory compliance.