Young Victorian Operator of the Year

Sponsored by IWA Vic

This award, generously sponsored by the Institution of Water Administration (Vic) was first presented in 2005 and it was originally awarded to the Operator who presented the best Platform Paper at the WIOA Victorian conference.

The award was amended in 2007 to "Young Operator of the Year" and it is designed to provide encouragement to young water industry employees by recognising excellent performance, initiative and all round attention to detail. The IWA as award sponsor sends a letter to all Water Corporations and other employers of operators within Victoria annually, requesting they nominate “operations staff” to be considered for the Award.

To be eligible for consideration the nominees:

• must be employed in the Victorian water industry and be aged under 30 yrs
• must have been employed in the water industry for less than 4 years

Nominations are judged on the basis of submissions from employers covering:

1. Commitment to and demonstrating a strong OHS ethic in all work performed
   
2. Commitment to undertaking training and then implementation of skills learned into the workplace
   
3. Commitment to team work and following enterprise SOP’s etc
   
4. Commitment to meeting Corporation and regulatory requirements in the course of all work
   
5. Demonstrated use of initiative or suggestions leading to efficiency or safety improvements
   
6. Any other relevant industry based achievements.

The completed applications are judged by an independent panel and the winner of the IWA Prize receives a perpetual trophy for his or her organisation to keep for 12 months, a personal trophy to keep permanently, as well as an all expenses paid trip to an overseas water conference.

IWA (Vic) Prize Honour Roll               

Last updated on 30-Sep-2011