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Water / Waste Water Technician

Natural Resources

  • Average Salary

    RM2800 - RM 4500

  • Career Trends

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  • Compability

What is Water / Waste Water Technician?

Water / Water Waste Technician is someone who is in charge of designing or supervising projects that involve drinking water supply, waste water and waste disposal, or preventing flood damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water sources, program regulation, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM2800 - RM 4500

Example of a Job Position

Director of Water and Waste Services
Surface Water Manager
Manager of Water Recycling Program

Task

? Conduct feasibility studies for the construction of facilities, such as clean water supply systems, runoff collection networks, wastewater and wastewater treatment plants, or waste water collection systems ? Designing pumping systems, pumping stations, pipelines, electrical cables, or sewers for wastewater collection ? Design domestic or industrial water or water treatment plants, including advanced facilities with sequencing batch reactors (SBR) , membranes, elevators, headworks, surge overflow basins, ultraviolet disinfection systems, aerobic digesters, sludge lagoons or control buildings ? Analyze rainwater drainage systems or flood drainage to control erosion, stabilize river banks, improve channel flow, or bridge design

Knowledge

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Physics

Knowledge and predictions about the principles of physics, law, relations between the two, and applications for understanding liquids, materials, atmospheric, mechanical, electrical, atomic, atomic sub-structures and processes.

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, function, interdependence, and their interactions with the environment and each other.

Construction

Knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment for construction or repair of houses, buildings, and other structures, such as highways.

Chemistry

Knowledge of the composition, structure and chemical properties of substances and chemical processes and transformations that occur. Includes the use of chemicals and their interactions, alarms, production techniques and disposal methods

Mechanical

Knowledge of machinery and equipment, including design, function, repair and maintenance.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques to maximize the effectiveness of manufacturing and distribution of goods.

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Writing

Communicate effectively through writing that suits the needs of the audience

Complex Problem Solving

Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Consideration and Decision Making

Consider the shortcomings and advantages of potential action choices to choose the most appropriate action.

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

System Analysis

Determine how the system should work and how the changes in conditions, operations, and environment affect the results achieved.

Science

Use scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Mathematics

Use mathematics to solve problems

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Speaking Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so that others can understand what is being said

  • 3

    Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so that others can understand

  • 4

    Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to certain problems in order to produce reasonable answers.

  • 5

    Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules and conclusions (including finding relationships between seemingly unconnected events).

  • 6

    Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.

  • 7

    Near Distance Vision - The ability to see details at close range (a few feet away from the object).

  • 8

    Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing

  • 9

    Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods and formulas to solve problems.

  • 10

    Understanding Talks - Ability to identify and understand other people's conversations.

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