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Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
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Environmental water management and protection is a rapidly growing area with strong professional employment opportunities. Importantly, it is underpinned by state of the art scientific understanding and investigation.
Data Analyst - Hydrology, ADS Environmental Services Pty Ltd
Develop your interest in hydrology working as a Data Analyst, on flow data acquisition contracts for municipalities and water authorities. The information is utilised to measure water and waste water system performance, undertake inflow/Infiltration studies, to calibrate computer models and for engineering design. Ultimately our goal is to help our clients to conserve water and to reduce the negative impact of waste water systems on natural waterways and the environment.
Office based positions are available. As a Data Analyst you will process and analyse data; undertake inflow and infiltration studies, prepare reports and schedule field work.
We would like a person with a proven background or keen interest in hydrology, who is resourceful, and are able to make informed decisions independently. Other key requirements are:
- Excellent computer skills
- Eye for detail
- Maturity, responsible nature and good judgement
- Willingness to learn the ropes and have a team approach
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Where can our graduates go?
Upon successful completion of the degree, you will be equipped with the professional and scientific skills to work in numerous organisations including CSIRO, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Catchment Boards, private environmental consulting firms and government water, land and biodiversity departments.
- Catchment Care Officer
- Catchment Liaison Officer Position
- Catchment Project Officer
- Data Analyst - Hydrology
- Development Officer (Hydrology)
- Environmental Water Officer
- Graduate Hydrogeologist
- Groundwater Communication Officer
- Groundwater Hydrologist,
- Hydrological Data Officer
- Hydrologist
- Hydrology Modeller
- Land & Water Field Officer
- Natural Resource Management Officer
- Natural Resource Project Officer
- Project Hydrologist
- Project Officer (Water Monitoring Information)
- Regional Hydrologist
- Research Officer
- River Health Officer (Water Quality)
- Salinity Management Officer
- Systems Modeller
- Technical Officer (Salinity Research)
- Trainee Hydrographer
- Water Allocation Officer
- Water Resources Officer
- Watercourse Project officer
- Waterwatch Officer
- Wetland Salinity Assessment Officer,
- Wetlands Project Officer
Potential Employers
- ADS Environmental Services Pty Ltd
- Alcoa World Alumina
- Australian Water Environments
- CSIRO Land and Water
- Department for Environment and Heritage
- Department of the Environment and Heritage
- Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
- ECOWISE Environmental
- Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
- Hydro Tasmania
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC)
- Parsons Brinckerhoff
- SARDI Sustainable Systems
- SA Water
- Sinclair Knight Merz
- Thiess Services
- URS (Australia)
- Water Data Services Pty Ltd
Hydrographer/Field Hydrologist, Ecowise Environmental
Ecowise Environmental is a leading service provider for environmental monitoring and water resources management. We provide these services to both the private and public sectors. We are currently seeking applications from suitably professionals to work in our growing division in the ACT and Mackay (Queensland).
Responsibilities
- Install and operate environmental, water resource and groundwater monitoring systems. These systems typically comprise data loggers, sensors and telemetry.
- Data management and reporting of information.
Qualifications & Experience
- Formal qualifications in a related environmental field is desirable (Hydrography, Hydrology, Water Science, or Instrumentation).
- Relevant hydrographic experience is a prerequisite.
- Proven ability in client liaison, project management and report writing is highly regarded.
- Experience using HYDSYS, Excel, Word is advantageous.
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Some Web Sites
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA)
Australian Hydrographers Association
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Environment and Heritage
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Earth Science Jobs - a site for earth science, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology employers/job seekers
Earthworks - career opportunities for earth scientists, environmental scientists, archaeologists, geotechnical engineers, petroleum scientists/engineers, planetary scientists, remote sensing/GIS staff and hydrogeologists in various sectors
Geological Society of Australia - interest groups in a range of areas including: Earth Science History, Environmental, Engineering & Hydrogeology
Graduate Careers Australia - at the GCA site Industry Career Profiles are available on Science, Information Technology, All Graduates, Physics, Engineering, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics and more
Graduate Opportunities - industry career profiles available for consultancy, government administration, information technology, manufacturing, mining, science, telecommunications and more. There are lists of Graduate vacancies, employer profiles and details of Graduate Recruitment Programs
Kelly Scientific Resources
Myfuture - comprehensive Australian careers information
NRM Jobs - advertising opportunities in Australia's Natural Resource Management Sector-NRM
Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA)
SA Department for Environment and Heritage
Australian Graduate Survey
Graduate Careers Australia's (GCA) annual Australian Graduate Survey ( AGS ) is a study of the activities of new higher education graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. New graduates are surveyed regarding their major activities, including full-time study, full or part-time employment, seeking employment or their unavailability for work or study.
2007 Graduates at a glance:
- Of bachelor degree graduates who were available for full-time employment in 2007; 95 per cent were employed within four months of completing their degrees
- One-fifth of respondents (20.0 per cent), were undertaking further full-time study after completing their bachelor qualifications
- The typical (median) annual starting salary for new Australian resident bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 and in their first full-time employment in Australia was $43,000
Source: Australian Graduate Survey, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA)
Additional information from: GradsOnline
More information
For more detailed information check out the Careers Fact Files in the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room.
Graduate Opportunities lists major graduate programs. Copies of these are available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or can be viewed online. Search our online recruitment links for other graduate recruitment sites.
The Centre has a number of programs that can assist you:
- graduate employment services including recruitment fairs, employer activities
online vacancies and our graduate email vacancy list;
- information and assistance with your job search;
- graduate skill development programs;
- opportunities to gain industry experience including vacation work and work
experience; and
- career development services
For more information explore this website.
This material has been produced from the Graduate Destinations Survey, Flinders
University and Graduate Careers Council of Australia materials, Graduate Opportunities,
Professional Associations and Careers and Employer Liaison Centre research.
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