Permanent Role: Stability and growth opportunities.
Flexible Work Environment: We support productive work habits & behaviours.
Monthly RDO’s: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
Health: Employee Assistance Program & Health checks.
Great Team Environment: Work with like-minded, passionate individuals.
Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
Alexandrina Council owns and operates one of the largest water retail businesses in the state of South Australia. The Water Industry’s small but dynamic workgroup oversees regional strategic development, capital works programs, maintenance and operations of over $85m in water assets. This essential service is governed by strict process and quality requirements to ensure service reliability to approximately 10,000 customers.
The water business is undergoing unprecedented growth and this position will play an important strategic role in the advancement of the service provision.
Our team manages the operations of wastewater treatment plants, recycled water schemes and network operations to optimise performance whilst complying with regulatory requirements and meeting cost, quality, and customer expectations.
We have a full-time ongoing opportunity for an Environmental Health Officer to provide high level technical skills and oversight for industry compliance and processes to ensure compliant wastewater connections are implemented and best practice is maintained for septic pump-out contracts and trade waste management. The work will be autonomous and multidimensional, involving direct impacts on business infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and critical processes.
The incumbent is required to interact with a variety of customers, industry experts, regulators, senior management, and field staff in a highly technical and professional manner. Stakeholder engagement and high-level communication skills will be critical to the success of this role, as will a proactive and autonomous approach.
Offering a competitive salary and excellent working conditions, this opportunity will reward the right candidate with technical career advancement that could be transferable to other areas of the water industry or local government.
Reporting to the Technical Officer - Wastewater, key objectives include:
* Execute and administer provisions of the South Australian Public Health Act, Water Industry Act and their Regulations, Codes and Guidelines (e.g. South Australian Public Health (Wastewater) Regulations, etc.).
* Lead planning approvals for wastewater referrals.
* Manage established septic waste removal contracts.
* Assist in the development and implementation of regional trade waste policy.
* Provide and apply high levels of expert knowledge and specialist skills relevant to environmental health within the wastewater industry.
Criteria for assessment will be based on the applicant’s ability to address the key responsibilities of the role and how their skills and experience will facilitate strategic improvement within the service.
Alexandrina Wastewater is open to a variety of flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance and productive work environments.
Apply now or for a confidential conversation please call Chloe Downes – Technical Officer Wastewater on 0428 122 609.
Applications close at 5pm Friday 8th November.
Alexandrina Council is committed to gender, cultural and linguistic diversity, and encourages applicants from all backgrounds.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.
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