Trade Your Tools for a New Challenge

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 effective 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.

• A current driver's license

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.

Apply now via SEEK with your resume and a short cover letter on why this move is right for you.

📌 Water Operations Coordinator(s) (Hope Valley)
🏢 SUEZ Water– P&T Alliance
📍 Hope Valley