Job type:
Full Time – Fixed Term
Job classification:
SciA
Contact:
Careers@epa.vic.gov.au – EPA Talent Acquisition Team – (null)
Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Full Time – Fixed Term
Organisation: Environment Protection Authority
Salary: $66,063 – $90,558
Occupation: Environment
Reference: 808
- Full Time, Fixed Term until 2nd September 2024
- Macleod Based (Nonnegotiable)
About the Organisation
EPA works to prevent and reduce the harmful effect of pollution and waste on Victoria’s environment and people. We work with community, industry and businesses. As the needs of Victorians change, we must be equipped to adapt and respond to a range of factors.
We are a workplace committed to new ways of working, EPA celebrates diversity of people and lifestyles. We offer a wide range of practical options to support both your work and personal life.
The EPA Experience
- See the impact in the communities we live in: at EPA you see your work first-hand
- Range of internal working groups, networks and volunteering opportunities
- On-the-job training for a wide range of environmental roles
- Flexible start and finish times, as well as compressed work week options
About the role:
You’ll support water quality monitoring, assessments, and reporting across the state, ensuring alignment with EPA’s strategic priorities to prevent harm to communities and the environment from pollution and waste.
This role is a combination of lab, field, and office work with the occasional need to work outside of normal business hours and for overnight stays.
In this role you will:
- Prioritise tasks and monitor workflow to deliver high-quality water monitoring operations.
- Support laboratory and field work operations, maintaining and troubleshooting scientific equipment.
- Engage with community and stakeholders to build awareness of environmental protection laws.
- Support recreational water monitoring, water quality forecasting and reporting.
Skills and experience:
- Tertiary degree in Microbiology, Freshwater Science, Marine Science, or Ecotoxicology.
- Experience in water monitoring operations and data acquisition systems.
- Ability to maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment and general laboratory facilities and other Standard operation procedures.
- Ability to work collaboratively within the water operations team to deliver programs.
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How to apply
Click the ”Apply” button to submit your application. Applications close on 23rd June 2024.
Applicants Should Submit:
- Cover letter; addressing your experience, the key selection criteria, motivations, and suitability to the role.
- Resume; including contact details of two referees.
For any enquiries relating to this role, please reach out to careers@epa.vic.gov.au
Need to know more?
All prospective employees will also undergo a National Criminal Record Check prior to an offer of employment. You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Preferred candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, police checks, reference checks and role related security clearances.
EPA Victoria recognises the value of the diversity, strength, and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as we work with Traditional Owners to care for our environment. We provide a culturally safe and embracing work environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to merit, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We believe our workforce should represent the diversity of the lands upon which we reside; and we actively embrace staff of different abilities, orientations, backgrounds, faiths, and genders.
