Qualification details

Employability Skill 

Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include the following facets :

Communication 

• communicates the development, implementation and maintenance of:

• OHS policies and procedures
• environmental policies and procedures
• a range of relevant water management policies and procedures

• communicates effectively with a range of people, including staff, contractors and customers
• interprets a range of complex and technical documents, including relevant:

• regulatory, legislative, licensing and organisational requirements
• codes and standards

• develops and communicates a range of complex and technical documents, including relevant:

• specifications
• organisational policies and procedures

• understands relevant definitions, terminology, symbols and language
• discusses organisational issues
• conducts community consultation
• reports and records hazards and risks
• takes a leadership role in ensuring workforce compliance with standards, regulations and policies
• maintains and checks records and documents
• articulates complex ideas clearly
• analyses and evaluates reports and reference materials

Teamwork 

• demonstrates leadership within work teams and business units
• collaboratively and effectively develops and implements operational plans
• works collaboratively with relevant stakeholders
• defines and explains responsibilities and accountabilities
• supervises and checks others' work, monitors work processes and ensures safe work practices
• facilitates production of and produces workplace documentation that ensures effective workforce performance
• coordinates a range of team members and activities
• relates positively to fellow workers and the management team

Problem solving 

• responds effectively to hazards, risks and emergencies
• develops plans geared to minimising risks and hazards
• collates, manipulates and interprets data
• applies techniques for flood estimation to flood estimation guidelines
• conducts consultations
• oversees processes within the water industry to ensure the effective and continuous provision of water services
• analyses problems and applies appropriate remedial solutions
• uses and analyses complex data in decision making

Initiative and enterprise 

• proactively manages and supervises effective customer service strategies and tactics
• establishes best practice procedures for the implementation of management plans
• identifies work processes and practices to improve organisational performance
• recommends changes to plan objectives and operational procedures
• defines and quantifies responsibilities and accountabilities
• identifies complex faults and problems and takes necessary remedial action
• considers information about known impacts, risk assessments and control procedures in preparing plans
• modifies policies and plans to incorporate identified and required changes
• identifies opportunities for improved water management

Planning and organising 

• leads effective implementation of organisation's operational plans
• plans and participates in effective delivery of services
• plans processes
• develops and checks contingency plans for new types of industries or processes
• incorporates issues identified by reviews and audits into management plan
• prepares and presents management policies and plans
• reviews management policies against objectives, policies and plans
• implements emergency action plans according to management plans
• monitors activities to ensure compliance with approvals
• prepares and plans for trade waste management
• schedules and conducts on-site inspections
• manages workplace contracts

Self management 

• manages own performance to ensure required levels of service standards, work quality and professional competence
• manages work priorities
• identifies and recommends opportunities for performance improvements according to management plans
• reviews objectives of the management and implementation plans
• defines and quantifies responsibilities and accountabilities
• uses feedback to improve own performance

Learning 

• seeks feedback on personal performance
• uses information effectively to improve work performance
• identifies and assesses legislative, organisational and environmental requirements that impact on work system
• regularly reviews and assesses records to identify long-term trends and impacts
• learns from colleagues as part of effective teamwork

Technology 

• uses IT systems to manage and communicate planning process
• uses complex water system management technology
• models simulated, hypothetical or estimated rainfall intensity data and catchment characteristics
• understands capabilities and limitations of organisation's plant, equipment and tools
• uses technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of managing work

Core 

PSPSOHS501A

Participate in the coordination and maintenance of a systematic approach to managing OHS

NWP505B

Implement and monitor environmental management policies, plans, procedures and programs

Electives 

NWP504A

Collect and mange hydrometric station survey data

NWP508A

Apply principles of hydraulics to pipe and channel flow

NWP509A

Collect, verify and report hydrometric time series data

NWP510A

Develop and maintain ratings

NWP511B

Manage large dam safety surveillance

NWP512B

Implement and manage catchment management plan

NWP513B

Develop and review catchment management plan

NWP514B

Implement and manage groundwater management plan

NWP515B

Develop and review groundwater management plan

NWP516B

Implement and manage surface water management plan

NWP517B

Develop and review surface water management plan

NWP518B

Prepare and report on data related to flood mitigation

NWP519B

Develop and report flood mitigation

NWP520A

Contribute to hydrometric planning and water resource management

NWP525B

Implement and manage asset construction and maintenance

NWP527B

Conduct commissioning and post-commissioning activities

NWP528B

Implement and manage trade waste policies and plans

NWP529B

Develop and modify trade waste management policies and plans

NWP530B

Implement and manage the operation and maintenance of irrigation delivery systems

NWP531B

Develop and review irrigation system management plan

NWP532B

Implement and manage potable water system management plan

NWP533B

Develop and review potable water system management plan

NWP534B

Implement and manage drainage system management plan

NWP535B

Develop and review drainage system management plan

NWP536B

Implement and manage wastewater collection management plan

NWP537B

Develop and review wastewater collection management plan

NWP545B

Implement and manage water treatment processes monitoring program

NWP546B

Develop and review water treatment processes management plan

NWP547B

Implement and manage wastewater treatment processes monitoring program

NWP548B

Develop and review wastewater treatment management plan

NWP551A

Evaluate, implement and monitor high-risk trade waste discharge approvals

NWP552

Apply mathematical solutions to engineering problems

NWP553

Apply scientific principles to engineering problems

NWP554

Apply surveying computations to civil engineering projects

NWP555

Apply construction principles to civil engineering works

NWP556

Apply environmental solutions to engineering projects

NWP557

Apply surveying for civil engineering projects

NWP558

Use computer aided drafting systems

NWP559

Apply principles of mechanics to engineering problems

NWP560

Apply principles of strength of materials to engineering problems

BSBFIM501A

Manage budgets and financial plans

BSBMGT515A

Manage operational plan

CPPSIS4002A

Store and retrieve spatial data

CPPSIS5002A

Capture new spatial data

CPPSIS5010A

Collate and interpret spatial data

LGAWORK501A

Prepare preliminary design for operational works

LGAWORK502A

Prepare detailed works project documentation

LGAWORK503A

Undertake project investigation

PSPPROC506A

Plan to manage contracts