Water Systems Engineer & Scientist

TasWater; City of Launceston; Hybrid; AUD 107,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TasWater in Launceston, TAS, Australia is seeking an experienced OSI Engineer / Scientist - Water to join the Operational Support and Improvement team on a permanent full-time basis.

The role reports to the Manager Operational Support - Water and focuses on improving drinking water treatment systems, networks, compliance, and performance across Tasmania. Ideal candidates bring a relevant engineering or sciences background and a passion for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Process Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience investigating and solving complex technical, operational or process-related challenges.
• Experience analysing operational or treatment system performance and identifying improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and expert advice on drinking water quality, treatment compliance and operational performance.
• Analyse and optimise water treatment systems and networks to improve reliability, quality, risk and cost outcomes.
• Identify, assess and implement process and system improvements across water treatment assets.
• Lead investigations into operational and process performance issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Support trials, implementation and evaluation of new technologies and optimisation initiatives.
• Develop technical reports, recommendations and business cases to support decision-making.
• Coach and support operational teams through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Work closely with Operations and project teams to improve treatment performance and compliance outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring others

Computer skills

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SCADA

AVEVA PI

BioWin

Job description

TasWater in Launceston, TAS, Australia is seeking an experienced OSI Engineer / Scientist - Water to join the Operational Support and Improvement team on a permanent full-time basis.

The role reports to the Manager Operational Support - Water and focuses on improving drinking water treatment systems, networks, compliance, and performance across Tasmania. Ideal candidates bring a relevant engineering or sciences background and a passion for continuous improvement.