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, run through a backyard sprinkler, 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.

About the Role

Reporting to Dan Beasley, in the Service Delivery - Waterway & Catchment Services Team. This newly created role is a pivotal position within the dedicated project team. As the Operations & Maintenance Project Officer you will be responsible for ensuring the Waterways & Catchment Services is prepared to contribute towards and enable the safe and effective maintenance and operations of assets – within a project environment.

All projects are centred around the maintenance of assets and our successful candidate will:

• Apply their strong, high level administrative skills and proactively work in a support role to a dedicated project manager.
• Work as a part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting the manager, to ensure Waterway & Catchment Services is positioned through systems, processes and data to bring developer constructed backload into sustainable operations (including civil drainage works and new wetland assets). 
• Collect and manage internal team input to help inform robust project outcomes.
• Communicate progress and key elements of the project relevant to Waterway & Catchment Services.
• Incident support during business hours as required.

For more information, please refer to the attached Position Description:  Position Description - Operations & Maintenance - Project Officer.pdf

About you:

• You have a career to date and experience in a same or similar role, as a very reliable support person and working very closely with a project manager, with a good understanding of the project lifecycle and milestones. 
• Experience in and understanding of the underlying principles of in waterway, civil and drainage asset management and maintenance.
• Sound interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate and negotiate clear and effective outcomes with a wide range of people within Melbourne Water.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify problems and use judgement to determine management solutions for a broad range of waterway, drainage and land management situations.
• Ability to follow existing operational process and procedures, and to develop new procedures within policy guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong inter-team relationships.
• A proactive, solutions-focused, continuous improvement mindset and demonstrated resilience.

The primary location is our South East Regional Office (SERO) in Bangholme with the requirement to travel and work from other Melbourne Water sites. This is an 18-month Fixed Term opportunity and is available for an immediate start.

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, 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 15 September at 11:55pm AEST