The primary objective of the Senior Technical Officer – Distribution Water Quality role is to develop and monitor the delivery of strategies and programs to ensure CHW and regulatory water quality requirements are delivered upon across the drinking water distribution network. Key duties include:

- Disinfectant residual management within the network distribution system, including storage and distribution tanks and management of water age.
- Monitor the delivery of distribution system pipe and tanks/basins inspection and cleaning programs, assess the effectiveness of the programs and ensure water quality related outcomes are actioned.
- Take a lead role in responding to distribution system water quality incidents e.g. microbial, taste and odour, security breaches, discolouration,



backflow events and other possible contamination incidents.
- Coordinate the development and delivery of training/education programs and mentor maintenance delivery teams in the application of water quality controls to distribution maintenance activities.
- Develop and implement a risk-based distribution system wide real time water quality monitoring strategy.
- Work collaboratively with the proactive and reactive maintenance functions to incorporate water quality outcomes within maintenance programs.

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📌 Senior Technical Officer – Distribution Water Quality Central Highlands Water (Ballarat East)
🏢 WIOA
📍 Ballarat East