Operations Engineer
Location: MidCoast NSW

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Join a team that's helping shape the future of the MidCoast while enjoying the perfect balance of meaningful work and an exceptional lifestyle on the Barrington Coast. Here, your contribution matters - to your community, your team, and your own future.

The Opportunity

The MidCoast region is home to a diverse network of water, wastewater and recycled water treatment systems. This role provides an opportunity to apply your environmental and engineering expertise to the operational challenges that support these essential services.

As an Operations Engineer, you will work across the Water Management and Treatment department to identify environmental risks, strengthen compliance, support operational projects and improve the performance of Council's water and sewerage systems.

You will work closely with operational teams, contractors, regulators and internal stakeholders, providing practical technical advice and helping ensure Council's treatment systems meet legislative, environmental and community expectations. The role includes a combination of technical investigations, environmental assessments, contract management, data analysis, reporting and fieldwork across the MidCoast region.

In this role, you will:

- Provide environmental and operational engineering advice across Council's drinking water, wastewater and recycled water systems.
- Assess environmental risks associated with water and sewerage operations, including biosolids, liquid trade waste, odour, effluent discharge, sludge handling, chemical storage and erosion and sediment control.
- Prepare and coordinate environmental assessments for operational projects,



including Reviews of Environmental Factors and Environmental Management Plans.
- Develop technical specifications, manage procurement processes and oversee service contracts relating to water and sewer operations.
- Analyse environmental monitoring and compliance data, identify trends and issues, and prepare reports with practical recommendations.
- Support the investigation and response to environmental incidents, including undertaking field inspections and out-of-hours sampling when required.
- Provide technical input into projects involving biosolids, liquid trade waste, water quality, wastewater and recycled water systems.
- Support operational teams with environmental compliance, site land management and the implementation of Council's drinking water quality management system.
- Work with regulators, contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and achieve required environmental and operational outcomes.
- Represent Council's water and sewer services in sustainability initiatives, industry forums and benchmarking activities.
- Undertake fieldwork across the MidCoast region, including working at heights, near open water and across uneven or varied terrain.
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of Council's water and sewerage operations, systems and processes.

What you'll bring

- A degree-level qualification in Environmental Science,



Environmental Engineering or another relevant discipline.
- Experience working in environmental, water, wastewater, engineering, infrastructure or industrial operations.
- Experience preparing environmental assessments, technical reports, environmental management plans or similar documentation.
- Demonstrated experience in procurement, contract management and the development of technical specifications.
- The ability to analyse monitoring and compliance data, identify risks and trends, and develop practical recommendations.
- Knowledge of environmental legislation, regulatory requirements and compliance obligations relevant to water, wastewater or industrial operations.
- The ability to provide explicit and practical technical advice to operational teams and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain constructive relationships with colleagues, contractors, consultants, regulators and other stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports and communicate technical information clearly.
- The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and contribute effectively as part of a team.
- A current Class C Driver Licence.
- A commitment to workplace safety, environmental sustainability, continuous improvement and high-quality service delivery.

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