About Southern Rural Water

Southern Rural Water (SRW) is a Victorian water corporation with nearly 170 staff, managing major dams, weirs, water licencing and more from Mallacoota through to the South Australian border. At SRW, we believe that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive and contribute to collective success. Through providing a flexible, always safe workplace and promoting employee development, we empower employees to contribute to our strategy of great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.

How We Support You

At Southern Rural Water, we recognise and prioritise the wellbeing and fulfillment of our staff members. Here's what we offer to ensure a balanced and rewarding work experience:

- Embrace flexibility: We support various working arrangements including WFH, 9-day fortnights, tailor your work schedule to accommodate for school drop off and pick up hours.
- Generous leave provisions: 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave to support you during life’s important moments!
- Health and Wellbeing: Yearly reimbursement of up to $150 per financial year to support you in physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
- Career development: We support your growth through a range of internal and external training initiatives and offer study assistance programs to empower you to reach your full potential.
- Employee Assistance Program: Receive comprehensive support for yourself and your family through our employee assistance program.
- Salary Sacrifice: Salary Sacrifice options for vehicles, equipment, and superannuation to enhance your financial benefits.

About the Role





Are you looking for an opportunity to step into an important operational role and contribute to critical water monitoring services across southern Victoria? If yes, the Hydrometric Monitoring Coordinator could be the perfect role for you!

The Hydrometrics Monitoring Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that Southern Rural Water operates and maintains a reliable and fit for purpose surface water monitoring network across southern Victoria.

In this role, you will coordinate SRW’s standalone surface water monitoring contracts and support SRW’s interests under the Regional Surface Water Monitoring Partnership. Working closely with contractors, stakeholders and internal teams, you will ensure hydrometric infrastructure and data systems operate effectively, meet required service levels and legislative obligations.

You will also play an important role in overseeing SRW’s bulk entitlement reporting and compliance requirements, including maintaining the Bulk Entitlement Management System. The role will also contribute to a range of organisation wide functions, including flood emergency preparedness and response, dam safety management and nutrient monitoring.

About you

The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:

- Tertiary qualification in hydrology, water resources or related discipline.
- Knowledge and practical understanding of surface water monitoring techniques, hydrometric infrastructure, monitoring technologies and associated data systems.
- Understanding of irrigation and headworks operations, including the management of associated infrastructure and systems.
- Understanding of Victoria’s emergency management framework, including the importance of reliable, real time surface water monitoring data during water related emergencies such as floods, contamination and dam safety events.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage contracts effectively.

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📌 Water Resources Specialist (City of Wyndham)
🏢 Southern Rural Water
📍 City of Wyndham