Job Description

We’re a multi-utility service provider on a mission to make the world brighter. With simple, sustainable power, water, and data services, we work together with developers and communities to create a better future for everyone.

Working alongside government, clients, and customers you have the opportunity to play an influential role in delivering ethical, sustainable solutions for communities and their residents – making positive change with real impact.

We service seven (7) water and wastewater communities within the Greater Sydney and Hunter area, providing high quality recycled water to 10,000 and ultimately 25,000 customers from locally sourced wastewater and stormwater. We are the only private water utility in Australia that has the end-to-end design, build, operation and customer retail of wastewater and recycled water services.

We are Seeking

Altogether is looking for a Water Treatment Operator, who is ready and able to be our hands on subject matter expert for our water recycling sites. You will work as part of team, operating and maintaining our Water Treatment plants based in Western Sydney. All of the sites operate recycled water treatment plants sourced from sewage. Our Western Sydney sites are new and growing communities with treatment plants located within the community.

In addition to the treatment plants, you will manage the sewerage and recycled water networks and, in some cases, the drinking water network as well.

This role is a fixed term contract through to end of May 2026 with a possibly of going permanent in the future.

Core Responsibilities 

• Operate and maintain Local Water Centres, water distribution and sewerage networks
• Interact with, operate, and respond to control and monitoring systems including field devices, programmable logic controllers and SCADA systems
• Review and analyse results (laboratory and plant analysers) to ensure compliance and conduct process adjustments
• Carry out and document preventive and breakdown maintenance on processes and equipment using relevant tools, processes, and systems
• Work within a one in three on call roster. This may include providing support to our City Sydney plants and communities
• Provide support as we expand our schemes and bring new treatment plants and networks online

Skills & Experience 

• You will have either tertiary trade qualifications (Cert III in Water Operations), or be a four-year degree Engineer with operating experience,
• You will have worked in sewage treatment plants with either drinking water or high-quality water outputs,
• Experience in operating reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is a plus.
• You flourish in an environment where you are responsible for day-to-day operations and decision making whilst still knowing you have the expertise and a safe pair of hands to call on when needed. You are adept with time management and prioritising your workload and work site. Some days you might need to be going back and forth between the sites, which of course means you will need a driver’s licence and having required vaccinations.

Why join us at Altogether? 

Here, we take a refreshing and diverse approach to culture. We understand the power of brilliant ideas. It’s what drives us. By prioritizing collaboration and championing forethought, together we can solve some of the planet’s most pressing issues. We’re looking for pioneers and creators, people who are eager to make a difference.

What we will provide

• A collaborative, positive team in a growing part of the business
• Company car provided
• Phone allowance
• Growing organisation within the water and embedded energy industry
• Additional paid leave e.g., vaccination leave, primary and secondary carer’s leave
• Purchase additional Annual leave & Salary Sacrificing options.
• Family & Wellbeing initiatives e.g., Access EAP program, additional wellbeing day off
• Work anniversary prizes, monthly birthday celebrations, and snacks in the kitchen!

Interested? 

Please submit your application as quickly as possible as we will be reviewing as they come in. You can learn more about Altogether Group by visiting https://www.altogethergroup.com.au/

Altogether Group Pty Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Altogether are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Altogether will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.