Senior Planner - Treatment Planning

• An exciting opportunity to be a part of Sydney Water’s Capital Works Programme, which is a $34 Billion Infrastructure upgrade project
• Permanent role with generous salary package + benefits on offer
• Join our growing team to deliver essential services for a sustainable and prosperous water future

About us 

We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. We see the world is changing so we are changing too. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. 

About the role 

As a Senior Treatment Planner, you will be responsible for the development of forward thinking, multi-driver responsive, customer focussed, integrated urban water servicing plans. This drives direction for water and wastewater assets that ultimately are converted into projects to achieve waterway outcomes. 

In a time where the direction and value of water is critical for Sydney and with the roll out of Sydney Water’s Long-Term Capital and Operating Plan (LTCOP) this role is critical in the shaping of these outcomes and understanding how we use water and manage our waterways across the city. In this role you will be responsible for the development of treatment planning activities and processes including preparing and communicating plans, concepts, servicing offer and business cases and ensure the quality of planning outputs and solutions.

Other responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Develop long-term strategies for water resource recovery facilities, water filtration plants, and Purified Recycled Water (PRW) for Drinking facilities
• Forecast long term infrastructure investment totex and resource needs
• Optimise treatment and system performance
• Develop solutions to manage emerging contaminants of concern
• Perform treatment plant capacity assessments, including analysing process data, to identify bottlenecks and performance issues; forecast treatment performance with growth and new compliance requirements
• Investigate innovative solutions to provide more sustainable servicing to our customers including solutions to minimise Sydney Water's carbon footprint
• Provide expertise and technical knowledge in integrated water cycle management planning that contributes to planning outcomes and the development of best-practice planning approaches

 About you 

• You will need a Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Infrastructure Management, Planning, Science or a related discipline and a minimum of 6 - 8 years’ experience, with demonstrated experience and skills in the development and management of integrated approaches to urban wastewater and water treatment and infrastructure planning
• A thorough understanding of:
• wastewater treatment and biosolids production technologies, including advanced treatment processes to produce high quality effluent
• drinking water treatment technologies including advanced treatment processes to produce PRW
• Ability to analyse and assess treatment process performance and develop strategies to improve performance and/or increase capacity
• Experience with development of adaptive plans to manage future uncertainty
• Knowledge of effective stakeholder engagement processes and collaborative planning experience
• Knowledge of risk, cost and performance drivers and ability to optimise these
• Demonstrated experience in written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills at all levels both
• Internal and external to the organisations, with the ability to establish a high degree of credibility
• Demonstrated successful experience dealing regulators and stakeholder groups, internal and external
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring and technical skill development
• Expert knowledge and experience of integrated water cycle management and water sensitive urban planning approaches

What’s in it for you 

• Flexible/Hybrid working
• Use of vehicle for work purposes 
• Parking options available 
• Childcare allowances 
• Parental leave 
• Novated lease options 
• Fitness Passport offering access to hundreds of gyms and pools around NSW. 

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role. 

Sydney Water welcomes you to apply if you feel you meet the selection criteria. The successful completion of a Criminal History Check and background checks form part of the application process. 

Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process.

We want your perspective and ideas to help us find better ways to delight our customers, so we encourage you to apply no matter your age, sex or culture. You can be part of a committed, highly skilled team who’ll appreciate what you bring to the table. You’ll set and achieve real goals and make decisions that matter, as together we help shape the lifestyle of greater Sydney. 

As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal and health information to assess your suitability for the role. We will also use your personal information to establish a LiveHire talent profile in our Talent Community. We look at our Talent Community first when new opportunities come up when you apply for a role. Your personal and health information will be collected in accordance with LiveHire’s Terms, Privacy Policy and Sydney Water’s Privacy Collection Statement – Job Application 

Does this sound like you? Apply now!

We support you through the application process and can modify as needed – let us know what you need. 

Please see the position description for the role’s full accountabilities.