I am a Consulting Operations Officer for TechnologyOne – a job I never thought I’d end up in while possessing a Bachelor’s degree in Game Design. When I began my university journey, I was equally nervous and excited. Although I had many people try to steer me away from what I wanted to do, I…
I always knew I liked numbers because numbers are very black and white. I am not the creative or imaginative type so understandable why I was attracted to Accounting. I have followed the very traditional path starting with a Graduate role along side University studies then only my CPA. During the years I have progressed…
I was never overly interested in school, and struggled to stay motivated, always leaving assignments until the last minute and just scraping through exams. Hearing all my friends talk about going to uni, or the passion they had for their future career was daunting when I had no idea what I wanted to do, and…
My role is as a Project Engineer with BMD. In my six years at BMD, I’ve been involved in the successful delivery of a number of multi-million dollar construction projects across urban development, road infrastructure, bridge construction and pipe works, for both private and public clients. At school, I had no idea I wanted to…
Born in South Coast NSW in a small beach town called Kiama, I changed my mind many times before the age of 16 of what I wanted to be when I grew up, and that is okay! The Royal Australian Navy was not something I thought I would ever do, but boy am I glad…
I am a young water professional working with Urban Utilities. I graduated with a degree in chemistry and worked first as an analytical chemist in the laboratory before moving to my current position as a trade waste officer. Never one to shy away from a challenge, I worked for 18 months on the Australian Flushability…
The role of Trade Waste Officer involves visiting all kinds of industrial sites (food manufacturers, electroplaters, breweries) and inspecting where they use water. This role also inspects what is put down drains and decides whether or not they need special treatment devices to clean the waste. If there are issues (blockages) in the sewer, the…
Variety is the spice of life. Over the past 15 years, I have been lucky enough to manage projects across a variety of industries, in the private, academic and public sectors. I am currently a Project Manager at Seqwater, South East Queensland’s bulk water supplier. I deliver projects implemented to maintain our natural assets and…
Each year, this role is given a portfolio of projects to manage. These projects are really diverse – building pipelines, changing valves, installing hydraulic diesel pumps and generators, restoring heritage listed houses, building recreation areas, restoring eroded riverbanks, demolishing water treatment plants as well as designing a water themed exhibition for the Queensland Museum. You…
I am an Operational and Reporting Insights Engineer working for Urban Utilities. From a young age I knew I wanted to do something in the science and mathematics field but wasn’t sure what that could mean. Thanks to the guidance of various teachers in high school I was able to narrow down my interests and…
The Operational and Reporting Insights Engineer does different tasks everyday. A key part of this positon is “making things better”. This role creates visualisations with data that may not have been available before, which gives our Operational and Maintenance team the ability to make quick and justified decisions. This role provides opportunities to learn and…