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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  

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Engineer Materials, to provide expert technical support to our Materials Engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will deliver advanced technical investigations, design reviews, audits, and advisory services across all aspects of water and wastewater infrastructure and standards.

You will act as a subject matter expert within the organisation, ensuring materials-related solutions meet performance, durability, and compliance requirements. Your work will support the delivery of safe, sustainable, and cost-effective infrastructure outcomes aligned with corporate and regulatory standards.

About the Person

The ideal candidate is an experienced and solutions-focused materials engineer with a deep understanding of materials science and cathodic protection in the context of large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure.  Additional Key Responsibilities are:

• Experience driving effective Safety in Design practices across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring health and safety risks are eliminated or minimised across the asset lifecycle.
• Extensive experience as a technical practitioner in materials engineering and cathodic protection, including delivering specialist investigations, technical audits, and engineering design advice for complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Ability to champion and apply corporate technical standards and guidelines to ensure asset performance, compliance, and cost-effective outcomes. Experience in conducting audits and educating stakeholders to embed best practices.
• Proven track record of contributing to a positive team environment by implementing leadership direction, participating in decision-making, and supporting knowledge-sharing through forums, training, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to assess new technologies and industry best practices, recommend adoption where beneficial, and initiate improvements that enhance performance, safety, and value across the Materials & Cathodic Protection discipline.
• Skilled in engaging and consulting with internal and external stakeholders to ensure engineering outcomes align with customer and corporate expectations.

Your success in this role will come from: 

• Have a Tertiary Material/Mechanical/Civil & Structural Engineering qualification
• Assess and recommend appropriate materials for pipelines, structures, and water/wastewater assets.
• Ensure material compatibility with water and wastewater quality, environmental conditions, and asset longevity.
• Lead investigations into material or asset failures (e.g. pipe bursts, coating failures, concrete degradation).
• Identify root causes and recommend corrective/preventative actions.
• Contribute to asset management strategies from a materials perspective.
• Provide expertise on corrosion protection systems and strategies.

Our Industry is like no other. Dive into the wonderful world of water and explore the boundless opportunities. Learn more about the water industry at careersinwater.com.au

Further information can be found in the attached PD - Senior Engineer Materials.docx

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Gregg Forte from the Talent Acquisition team on Gregg.forte@sawater.com.au

Applications close on the 4th of August.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Please note: We request that recruitment agencies do not submit candidates for this position, as they will not be accepted.