Our Organisation

At Melbourne Water we love water and love life. What we do makes a vital contribution to Melbourne’s famous lifestyle. We achieve this by supplying high quality drinking water, providing outstanding sewerage services, integrating drainage systems, building resilience to flooding and by enhancing our waterway and land for greater community use. At Melbourne Water we are in the ‘Decade that Matters’ and we’ve got some ambitious goals to achieve. It’s a pride we share in helping to make greater Melbourne a fantastic place to live.

The Role

Reporting to the Manager – Flood Hydrology and Environmental Monitoring this role will undertake analytical, observational, and supervisory tasks with autonomy, encompassing office and field-based activities. Responsibilities include ensuring continuous availability of high-quality data from the hydrgraphic network for informed business decision making, managing hydrographic services contracts, initiating improvement projects, troubleshooting network issues, and overseeing project delivery. Additionally, the role involves in-field safety checks, flood operations responsibilities including forecasting, and active participation in health and safety initiatives for oneself and colleagues. This will be achieved through:

• Maintaining data quality and overseeing our monitoring networks through various online systems such as SCADA, Hydstra, FEWS, Maximo, GIS, and Operational Data Store (OSI – PI)
• Leading project initiation for improvement initiatives pertaining to Melbourne Water's Hydrographic Network.
• Managing troubleshooting and addressing issues concerning hydrographic monitoring equipment, stream gauging stations, and data collection.

Salary MW EA Level 7 starting at $105,603 plus superannuation.

Your Skills and Experience

• Possess a comprehensive understanding of hydrography and hydrology.
• Demonstrate strong personal qualities such as interpersonal skills, initiative, and clear communication abilities, both verbally and in writing.
• Show familiarity with flood prediction, warning provision, and response procedures.
• Have practical experience in data management, analysis, and reporting, ideally within water resources, environmental management, or engineering domains.
• Hold a relevant tertiary qualification in hydrology, engineering, or science, or equivalent industry experience.
• Undergo a pre-employment Health Assessment.
• Possess a valid Victorian Driver’s License.
• Benefit from an operational vehicle in accordance with MW Motor Vehicle Policy.
• Obtain AusCheck Clearance. (please see important information below*)
• Participate in an on-call roster, available 24/7 (minimum of one week in every six weeks) for emergency response.

For more information, please see the attached Position Description:  MW1013 Position Description-Hydrology Specialist (1).pdf

Culture at Melbourne Water

We take enormous pride in cultivating a culture that holistically benefits our team and the wider Melbourne community. The pillars of our culture are based on Flexibility, Impact, Growth & Development, and People.

• Melbourne Water is committed to flexibility in the workplace, with the type of flexibility being dependent on the nature of the role.
• Make an impact as part of a passionate team doing meaningful work managing and improving our Environmental Monitoring Network to enhance life and livability in Melbourne.
• We relish learning and challenging the status quo for continuous growth. Perpetual and varied opportunities for learning and development are offered in a variety of manners - from formal development programs, digital learning content and lunch & learns; to visiting our sites and getting to see our initiatives and projects first hand.
• People are the foundation for all that we do. Our people are warm, welcoming, and inclusive.
• We welcome applications from everyone, including people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Melbourne Water welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

How to apply

Click on the "apply" button and complete the online application form.

Closing date: Sunday 12^th May at 11:55pm AEST

*Important Information

The Security of Critical Infrastructure (SoCI) Act 2018 requires Melbourne Water, as an operator of critical infrastructure, to prepare a Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP), which has been undertaken and managed by the Security and Emergency Management Team.

Melbourne Water are required to assess roles across Melbourne Water to determine what roles are critical under the Act. All employees working in a role deemed SOCI critical will require additional background checks via AusCheck. The role of Hydrology Specialist is deemed critical and the preferred applicant will be asked to undertake an AusCheck.

The AusCheck process is outlined clearly in this presentation provided by AusCheck CI Critical Worker: Getting Started Guide | Rise 360 (articulate.com). This guide steps through each of the below steps in detail.