APPLICATION FORM
Please complete this application yourself.
Please feel free to attach your CV and any other documentation to this application.
Email applications to Peter.Watts@fsaconsulting.net.
Personal Details
Today’s Date:
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Landline contact:
Mobile:
Date of Birth:
Male / Female
Manual Driver’s Licence:
Yes
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Date able to commence if successful:
Position Description
Title:
Soil & Water Engineer
Location:
Toowoomba office but travel required across southern Queensland
Employment Status: Full-time, permanent after three month probation and subject to
annual review. Salary based on experience.
Closing Date:
Open advertisement – no closing date.
Purpose of Position:
 Undertake activities for clients in relation to all water licensing issues.
 Undertake irrigation / water resource engineering work in the areas of water use
efficiency, whole farm irrigation design, seepage monitoring, water resource
modelling, farm dam design and specification, land forming design, Land and Water
Management Plans and related water topics.
 Manage small to medium irrigation / water supply jobs.
 Promote IRRIMATE technologies on the Darling Downs and adjacent irrigation areas.
 Investigate funding opportunities in water use efficiency and property planning.
 Undertake other engineering activities are required from time to time.
Experience and Skills:
Applicants should hold an agricultural / civil / environmental engineering 4-year degree
recognised by Engineers Australia. A new graduate is suitable. Skills in AutoCAD, survey
reduction, GIS and water modelling software would be beneficial.
FSA Consulting – Soil & Water Engineer, Toowoomba
Employment History
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Education Details
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High School
Duration of Studies
University or TAFE
University or TAFE
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Qualification Obtained
Referees – (Do not list relatives)
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Health
Do you suffer from any illness or medical condition that may affect your ability to undertake
the advertised position?
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Provide details:
Declaration
I declare that the statements made by me in this application are true and correct. I
understand that a false statement, omission or dishonest answer to any question may be
grounds for my immediate dismissal from employment with FSA Consulting.
I understand that FSA Consulting has the right to check any statement or references made
by me in this application.
Applicant’s signature:
Date:
Written Communication
Written communication is the most usual form of output from FSA Consulting. As such,
good written communication skills are important. Please attach examples of reports or
scientific papers that you have written by yourself to this application. Experience with
Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel is essential. Demonstrated proficiency is highly
desirable in your application.
FSA Consulting – Soil & Water Engineer, Toowoomba
Employment with FSA Consulting
FSA Consulting is a professional consultancy providing agricultural, environmental and
engineering services to intensive livestock industries, broadacre farmers, abattoirs and industry.
FSA Consulting does world-leading research in areas of intensive livestock production and water
use efficiency.
Our vision is to provide ethical, independent, high quality, innovative and practical solutions that
enable our clients to improve their profitability through more efficient and sustainable use of
natural resources. Our mission is to consistently provide all clients with high quality outputs
representing value for money, in a timely manner and through the development of practical and
innovative solutions. FSA Consulting has a policy of continual improvement through innovation
and the adoption of new technology.
FSA Consulting values a work-life balance and provides a family-friendly workplace with
flexible hours and work conditions and a high level of participation of staff in decision making.
Team work is an important aspect of work at FSA Consulting.
For further information about FSA Consulting, visit www.fsaconsulting.net.
Conditions of employment at FSA Consulting are in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009
(www.fwa.gov.au/ ).
In summary, the conditions of employment are:
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Salary is commensurate with skills, experience and consulting capability.
38 hour week with time-in-lieu system. No overtime is paid.
Salary is paid fortnightly in arrears directly into a bank account of your choice.
9% Superannuation is paid into a fund of your choice.
4 weeks annual recreation leave
10 days annual public holidays
10 days annual sick or family leave
All FSA Consulting staff are supplied with a personal mobile phone (currently iPhone4). FSA
Consulting pays for staff membership of professional organisations and pays for attendance at
conferences and workshop so that all staff meet a 50 hour per year minimum Continual
Professional Development program.
FSA Consulting aims to provide a safe working environment. All staff undertake appropriate
workplace health and safety training in accordance with their duties.
All FSA Consulting offices are a non-smoking environment.
FSA Consulting – Soil & Water Engineer, Toowoomba
FSA CONSULTING
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Title
Employee
Location
Reports to
Last Review
Date of this Review
Signature of Employee
Soil & Water Engineer
Toowoomba
Signature of Employer
It is the policy of FSA Consulting to create a written position description for every employee that
matches him or her to the job that they do. We believe that it is important to clearly document our
mutual understanding of the core expectations of the roles and the people who are the essence of our
company. It is understood that we cannot capture the complete essence of the culture of our business
in these pages and it is not our intention to do so. However, to enable us to gain efficiency of effort it
is important to define some of the responsibilities and boundaries intrinsic in the completion of duties.
This position will be reviewed as required by the changes that occur in our business and at least once
within twelve months of the last review date.
1 Job Title
Soil & Water Engineer
2 Core Roles
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Undertake activities for clients in relation to all water licensing issues.
Undertake irrigation / water resource engineering work in the areas of water use efficiency,
whole farm irrigation design, seepage monitoring, water resource modelling, farm dam design
and specification, land forming design, Land and Water Management Plans and related water
topics.
Manage small to medium irrigation / water supply jobs.
Promote IRRIMATE technologies on the Darling Downs and adjacent irrigation areas.
Investigate funding opportunities in water use efficiency and property planning.
Undertake other engineering activities are required from time to time.
To provide the clients of FSA Consulting with professional advice in the areas of soil and
water engineering.
To select, install and maintain electronic data collection and monitoring equipment e.g.
automatic weather stations, seepage meters, storage meters, advance sensors, water
meters.
To provide specialist services to other FSA Consulting professional staff in the development
and completion of their proposals and jobs pertaining to soil and water engineering.
To provide specialist services to other FSA Consulting professional staff in the development
and completion of their proposals and jobs pertaining to drafting (AutoCAD, CivilCad, GIS)
services.
Manage jobs so that they are delivered on time, on budget and with a high standard of quality.
FSA Consulting – Soil & Water Engineer, Toowoomba
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To maintain relationships with clients.
To promote the professional services of FSA Consulting.
To seek new consulting activities for FSA Consulting.
In addition you may be required to perform other duties from time to time to suit the business
needs of FSA Consulting.
3 Outcomes from the Completion of your Technical Duties
The following list is a guide to the outcomes that are expected from the completion of your technical
duties. Unless explicitly stated, the inclusion of an outcome or duty does not mean that you are
entirely responsible for the outcome or duty. Equally, the omission of an outcome or duty does not
mean that you are not at least partially responsible for the outcome or duty. If at any time you are
unclear on any of these outcomes or duties you should ask your supervisor for clarification.
1. Accept consulting assignments from your Job Captain or directly from the client and prepare
proposals to undertake the work based on the information provided by the client.
2. Complete written reports in accordance with the requirements specified in proposals. Adjust
reports (and proposals) if the client changes the job specification.
3. Complete your work in accordance with the standard operating Policies and Procedures of
the company.
4. Maintain your relationship with government departments.
Liaise with government
departments on behalf of clients for acquisition of information or data, extension of deadlines
and clarification of requirements.
5. Maintain your relationships with testing bodies and equipment suppliers that are used in the
completion of your duties.
6. Negotiate with other professional staff for their contribution to jobs that have been assigned to
you and for your contribution to their jobs.
7. Negotiate with the Job Captain for the sign off on completed projects and reports.
8. Respond to queries from clients on completed reports and billing enquiries.
9. Respond to queries from government agencies on completed projects and reports.
10. Provide specialist design services to other professional staff
11. Maintain and improve technical skills and professional knowledge.
4 ADMINISTRATION ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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FSA Consulting has standard operating Policies and Procedures that are updated as needed.
It is your responsibility to make yourself aware, acknowledge and comply with all current
Policies and Procedures of the company. In addition to the company Policies and Procedures,
our operations are governed by statutory and other bodies. You are required to have a working
knowledge of the requirements of these bodies to a level adequate for the completion of your
duties.
Take responsibility for your own WPHS and well being and demonstrate good WPHS practices
by complying with FSA Consulting WPHS Procedures and undertaking WPHS training as
required by your role.
FSA Consulting – Soil & Water Engineer, Toowoomba
5 Organisational Structure
You are a part of a group of professionals dedicated to the achievement of the objectives of FSA
Consulting. You are a member of the “Do It!” team. You are required to know and understand the
contribution that you and others make to the group. If you don’t understand how you fit within the
group or how you relate to other employees you should discuss it with the Managing Director of the
company.
6 People Who You Report to
You report to Managing Director.
7 People Who Report to You
1. Staff working on projects for which you are Job Captain.
2. No designated staff currently report to you.
FSA Consulting – Soil & Water Engineer, Toowoomba
Management Structure of FSA Consulting
Board of Directors
Managing Director
Do It!
Win It!
Team
Team
Promotions
Officer
Task Allocation Officers
Senior Job
Captains
Senior Job Captains
Job Captains
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Support
It!
Team
Team
Leader
Admin
And
Support
Staff