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

Ready to take your dam expertise to the next level? We’re looking for a passionate and driven Dams Specialist to join our dynamic Service Enablement Headworks Team in a full-time, permanent role where your impact truly flows through the heart of our community.

Reporting directly to the Manager Service Enablement Headworks, you’ll be the go-to expert in managing and enhancing the safety and performance of our iconic portfolio of dams and headworks assets across our Water and Drainage systems.

Your mission? To lead smart, efficient asset management through innovative condition monitoring, strategic maintenance planning, and exciting project development either from a civil or mechanical engineering perspective.

This is your chance to blend technical expertise with big-picture thinking, working alongside talented teams who care deeply about delivering safe, sustainable, and reliable water infrastructure. If you love problem-solving, enjoy seeing your work make a real difference, and want to be at the forefront of dam safety and asset management, this role is made for you.

• Undertake intermediate and comprehensive dam safety inspections and continuously monitor and respond to anomalies in dam surveillance data and field reports.
• Provide dam safety subject matter expertise across the business including on major capital projects and dam safety reviews.
• Carry out assigned Asset Management tasks in line with Asset Management processes and procedures including but not limited to maintenance strategy determination, condition monitoring of assets, responding to technical queries, root cause analysis, register assets in Maximo.
• Initiate and develop business cases for capital projects in line with Melbourne Water’s capital management system
• Build and maintain positive customer and stakeholder relationships including providing technical advice to Service Delivery. (Operations and Maintenance) in a collaborative way.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in Civil/Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline with a general understanding of the water and sewerage system.
• Highly developed understanding and experience in dam safety management and dams engineering as well as the application of regulatory and industry good practice (ie ANCOLD Guidelines) in the management of dam safety risk.
• Experience in risk-based lifecycle management of water industry assets or equivalent industry/infrastructure including condition monitoring of assets.
• Strong interpersonal skills together with excellent verbal and written skills.
• Demonstrate initiative and ability to prioritise and perform complex professional/technical work with general supervision and exercise professional/technical judgement.
• Ability to influence decision making and provide guidance.
• Active engineering registration in a related discipline (i.e. civil/mechanical) relevant to the position is required.
• Victorian Driver Licence is essential.

For more information, please review the attached position description: Senior Asset Manager (Headworks).docx

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: Thursday 18th September at 11:55pm AEST