Who We Are

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet or kayak down the Yarra, we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

Expression of Interest – Project Managers

Location: Docklands, Melbourne (with travel to operational sites)

We are inviting Expressions of Interest from experienced Project Managers who are passionate about developing complex infrastructure projects that make a tangible difference to communities and the environment.

Based at our Docklands head office, these roles lead capital project development across metropolitan Melbourne, with regular travel to project sites. We have multiple opportunities available across our Water, Sewerage, Drainage & Waterways portfolios.

You’ll be part of an organisation committed to enhancing life and liveability for current and future generations, working on projects that protect communities, waterways and critical infrastructure. These roles offer exposure to high-impact programs, strong professional support, and opportunities to grow your career across diverse portfolios.

About The Role

As a Project Manager you will be accountable for the end-to-end development of capital projects from project initiation to ready for tender, ensuring they are delivered efficiently, on time and within budget, while meeting defined safety, quality and functional outcomes.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, delivery partners and regulators, you will play a key role in translating business needs into well-defined, investment-ready projects and driving best-practice project management, governance and procurement methodologies.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the safe and effective delivery of allocated projects from initiation through to Ready for Tender and delivery handover
• Developing business cases, functional requirements and supporting documentation to enable informed investment decisions
• Managing project scope, budget, schedule, forecasting and risk, ensuring value-for-money outcomes and strong governance
• Driving best-practice capital delivery, procurement and delivery model selection (e.g. D&C, D then C)
• Engaging and influencing a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including sponsors, subject matter experts, contractors and regulators
• Supporting a generative safety culture by actively identifying hazards, managing risks and role-modelling safety leadership
• Contributing to continuous improvement in project systems, processes and delivery capability

About You

You are a confident and capable project professional who thrives in complex environments and enjoys working across multiple stakeholders and priorities. You will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering (or a closely related discipline)
• Experience in the water industry, drainage, flood mitigation, waterways or dam-related infrastructure – highly regarded (role dependent)
• Demonstrated experience in project management, project development and delivery, ideally within critical infrastructure, environmentally sensitive areas, utilities or large asset-intensive organisations
• Strong capability in business case development, financial management, risk and change management
• Experience managing design and construct projects and progressing multiple projects concurrently
• Well-developed communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills including experience of contractual management of consultants.
• A recognised project management certification (PMP, AIPM, IPMA, GAPPS or equivalent) – desirable
• Some roles may require additional pre-employment checks (such as AusCheck), depending on portfolio and asset type.

Why Join Us

At Melbourne Water, we care about water and all life that springs from it.

Our people are fuelled by passion, and with safety at the forefront, we have an unwavering sense of purpose, and are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We walk the talk when it comes to flexible working – but that’s not all. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning permeates everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, neurodivergent individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and care deeply for public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive an application and learn if you could be a great fit.

How To Apply

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Sunday 31^st May at 11:55pm AEST

*Important Information

The Security of Critical Infrastructure (SoCI) Act 2018 requires Melbourne Water, as an operator of critical infrastructure, to prepare a Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP), which has been undertaken and managed by the Security and Emergency Management Team.

Melbourne Water are required to assess roles across Melbourne Water to determine what roles are critical under the Act. All employees working in a role deemed SOCI critical will require additional background checks via AusCheck. Some of these role are deemed critical and the preferred applicant will be asked to undertake an AusCheck.

The AusCheck process is outlined clearly in this presentation provided by AusCheck CI Critical Worker: Getting Started Guide | Rise 360 (articulate.com).