About the Company

SA Water is a successful, modern water utility wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We employ more than 1,700 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion worth of infrastructure to deliver essential water and sewerage services to more than 1.8 million South Australians.

We operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland, down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between.

Our strength and expertise have been shaped by our history. For more than 165 years, South Australians have depended on us to innovate and deliver efficient and sustainable water services. With nationally and internationally recognised industry expertise, we’re focused on understanding and meeting our customers’ expectations.

As well as safely delivering smart and reliable services for our customers of today, we innovate to shape the water solutions of the future that will support thriving economies and healthy communities.

We are driven by our values; we value our people, we do work that matters, we keep it real, we know that our work has impact and we are future focussed. Staying true to our values ensures that we consistently deliver positive outcomes for all South Australians.

About the job

As a Monitoring and Network Technician, you will play a key role in helping SA Water proactively manage its water and wastewater networks. By using leading-edge monitoring technologies and instrumentation services, you’ll support both short and long-term operational and asset-related decisions, directly helping to prevent issues such as bursts, sewer overflows, odour complaints and trade waste incidents. You will be responsible for the supervision of field operations, installation and maintenance of sensors, data analysis, and technical advice delivery to internal and external stakeholders. Your work will contribute to public health and environmental protection, while also helping to drive efficiency and provide efficient service delivery.

About the Person

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to apply their technical expertise in a practical and impactful role, with the chance to innovate and contribute to essential services for communities across South Australia.

About Operations and Maintenance

The Operations & Maintenance team oversees the management of our water, wastewater and River Murray activities and conducts operational control activities for a secure water supply. The team is responsible for both planned and unplanned maintenance activities, integrating corrective, preventive, predictive, and precision maintenance strategies. They aim to meet availability, performance, cost, and risk targets by leveraging technical asset maintenance and reliability expertise. Operations & Maintenance strives to deliver smart and reliable services to customers while enhancing overall operational efficiency.

In addition, your responsibilities will include:

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day.

You will:

• Monitor network performance (flows, pressure, leakage, odour, etc.) using modern technology to optimise system performance.
• Supervise fault identification and repair activities, working closely with crews and contractors.
• Provide technical advice and insights to stakeholders to support effective problem-solving and decision-making.
• Identify equipment and data issues, maintaining data integrity and producing regular reports.
• Contribute to smart network and data systems, including sensors, telemetry, and modelling initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively within the team, contributing to a culture of safety, service excellence, and continuous improvement.

Your success in this role will come from:

• A recognised technical qualification or equivalent experience in water or sanitary plumbing (essential)
• Experience working within water and sewer utility operations (desirable)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication abilities
• A proactive and collaborative approach with the ability to work autonomously
• A safety-first mindset, along with relevant licences such as a current driver’s licence (essential) work zone traffic management, and confined space tickets or willing to obtain.

Please note immunisations relevant to this position, to ensure your safety in performing the inherent requirements of this role: Hepatitis A&B and Q Fever (mandatory)

• Monitor network performance (flows, pressure, leakage, odour, etc.) using modern technology to optimise system performance.
• Supervise fault identification and repair activities, working closely with crews and contractors.
• Provide technical advice and insights to stakeholders to support effective problem-solving and decision-making.
• Identify equipment and data issues, maintaining data integrity and producing regular reports.
• Contribute to smart network and data systems, including sensors, telemetry, and modelling initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively within the team, contributing to a culture of safety, service excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day.

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication abilities
• A proactive and collaborative approach with the ability to work autonomously
• A safety-first mindset

• A recognised technical qualification or equivalent experience in water or sanitary plumbing (essential)
• Experience working within water and sewer utility operations (desirable)
• Relevant licences such as a current driver’s licence (essential) work zone traffic management, and confined space tickets or willing to obtain.
• Immunisations relevant to this position: Hepatitis A&B and Q Fever (mandatory)