The key duties of the position include The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to: Maintenance & Operations: Undertake routine and detailed operational diagnostics, fault finding, repair and return to service of moderate to complex field equipment. Verify the performance of meteorological instruments against calibrated reference standards. At a medium level of difficulty, take, record and report observations from meteorological systems. Undertake site inspections and document the meteorological exposure and maintain associated records. Asset and Service Management: Support a strong asset management culture and consistent usage of enterprise asset management system (Maximo) to accurately record asset information, asset performance and issue stakeholder communication. Adhere to service management processes based on the ITIL framework and work to meet service level targets for maintenance completion and outage restoration response times. Documentation & Record Keeping: Prepare operational and technical maintenance reports and associated documentation. Undertake administrative tasks such as finance reconciliations, procurement, inventory records, stores and stock control. Travel & Incident Response: Regular travel away from your home base by air, sea and road is an essential part of this role. Field work and incident response support may require working outside of normal business hours including weekends, for which over-time and other allowances are payable. Supervision: Mentor, manage, supervise and develop staff. Data Quality: Manage Observation network data quality through remote monitoring. Diagnose and triage faults within the Observations networks as they arise. Liaison and Representation: Liaise with various internal and external stakeholders at the appropriate level and represent the Bureau in a professional manner in accordance with Australian Public Service values and Code of Conduct. Respond to queries on observing assets in your area of responsibility and provision of asset information and data. Quality Management: Participate in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of products and services and the ongoing development, implementation and continual improvement of the quality management system to achieve and maintain the ongoing certification of compliance with the ISO 9001 quality management Standard. Other Relevant Duties: Undertake other relevant Hub, station, field and business duties as required. Compliance: Comply with all relevant legislation, policies, procedures and guidance in the course of your work. Diversity & Inclusion: Understand and promote an inclusive environment that respects and values diversity and complies with the Diversity and Inclusion Statement of Commitment. WHSE: Comply with all Bureau work, health, safety and environment policies and procedures, and take reasonable care for your own wellbeing and that of your team members, other employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct. Flood Warning This lead role is responsible for leading activities associated with the operation of the Flood Warning network within the Hub's geographic area of responsibility including: Planning and execution of annual maintenance program - river height and rainfall monitoring sensor networks Collect and verify Hydrometric data Incident response, remote diagnostics and repair of monitoring stations, communications and telemetry networks Network oversight with a high standard of documentation including drawings, photographs and performance records Provide subject matter expert support during flood events Site selection and installation of remote field sites
