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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Review and plan hydrometric data management processes
   • Design and review hydrographic network and water resource management objectives in consultation with senior management.
   • Review and analyse the data required to support the hydrographic planning and water resource management processes within the organisation.
   • Review hydrographic network data management processes to collect, analyse, store and report hydrographic data to ensure they support the organisation’s short-, medium- and long-term planning needs.
   • Identify, plan and report resource requirements to meet the hydrographic data management needs.
   • Identify, plan, manage and report resource requirements to meet hydrographic network data management needs.
   • Identify future and extended uses of data and monitoring networks as part of the planning process and to ensure the most effective use of data and network.
2. Guarantee the provision of quality data
   • Develop and review work procedures and documentation used to support the collection, analysis, storage and reporting of hydrographic data as required and communicate to staff.
   • Use advanced mathematical and technical processes to support the planning and operation of hydrographic monitoring and testing regimes.
   • Determine monitoring and testing priorities.
   • Prepare reports in a format suitable to support decision making and planning within the organisation.
   • Communicate holistic purpose, use of data and outcomes of the documentation review to staff and stakeholders.
   • Plan and ensure training is provided to staff in specialist systems used in data management.
3. Manage water resources
   • Review and analyse the role of hydrographic data in the development of water resource management policy.
   • Gather, review and communicate local, national and international information regarding effective water resource management.
   • Conduct analysis of current, historic and trend data to inform the organisation’s short-, medium- and long-term water resource management planning.
   • Gather, review and communicate best practice policy regarding effective water resource management.
   • Identify deficiencies in networks.
   • Prepare reports.
4. Review and plan hydrometric data management processes
   • Design and review hydrographic network and water resource management objectives in consultation with senior management.
   • Review and analyse the data required to support the hydrographic planning and water resource management processes within the organisation.
   • Review hydrographic network data management processes to collect, analyse, store and report hydrographic data to ensure they support the organisation’s short-, medium- and long-term planning needs.
   • Identify, plan and report resource requirements to meet the hydrographic data management needs.
   • Identify, plan, manage and report resource requirements to meet hydrographic network data management needs.
   • Identify future and extended uses of data and monitoring networks as part of the planning process and to ensure the most effective use of data and network.
5. Guarantee the provision of quality data
   • Develop and review work procedures and documentation used to support the collection, analysis, storage and reporting of hydrographic data as required and communicate to staff.
   • Use advanced mathematical and technical processes to support the planning and operation of hydrographic monitoring and testing regimes.
   • Determine monitoring and testing priorities.
   • Prepare reports in a format suitable to support decision making and planning within the organisation.
   • Communicate holistic purpose, use of data and outcomes of the documentation review to staff and stakeholders.
   • Plan and ensure training is provided to staff in specialist systems used in data management.
6. Manage water resources
   • Review and analyse the role of hydrographic data in the development of water resource management policy.
   • Gather, review and communicate local, national and international information regarding effective water resource management.
   • Conduct analysis of current, historic and trend data to inform the organisation’s short-, medium- and long-term water resource management planning.
   • Gather, review and communicate best practice policy regarding effective water resource management.
   • Identify deficiencies in networks.
   • Prepare reports.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

gathering, interpreting, collecting and analysing hydrographic network and water resource management information and complex documentation sourced locally, nationally and internationally

applying complex mathematical modelling and analytical tools

undertaking evidence-based short-, medium- and long-range planning

communicating with employees, senior management and external industry experts

using data management and storage systems

gathering, interpreting, preparing and applying complex documentation relating to the hydrographic planning and water resource management processes of the organisation

reviewing and refining current practices used in the collection, analysis, storage and reporting of hydrographic data

planning and setting priorities for the management of hydrographic data collection, storage and reporting

contributing to the development of short-, medium- and long-term water resource management planning within the organisation

operating communication systems

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

physical and chemical interactions of resources under varying catchment and climatic conditions and impact on data interpretation and analysis

natural and constructed catchment processes that may affect hydrographic network data outputs, quality and eventual interpretation via modelling outputs and resource management and planning decisions

relevant Australian Standards, international guidelines and best practice systems applicable to the nature and purpose of the monitoring network

high-level hydrographic and water resource management technical and planning information

mathematical techniques relevant to the complex analysis and planning of hydrographic data

sampling and testing procedures

WHS procedures

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