This is an opportunity step into a pivotal senior leadership role shaping the future of WaterNSW’s most critical water infrastructure. You’ll lead a high-performing team of around 80 engineers and specialists, driving innovation in asset management, dam safety, engineering standards and portfolio planning. With oversight of the entire asset lifecycle, you’ll champion safety, reduce risk and maximise long-term value through smart capital investment.
Our perks and Benefits:
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.
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Flexible working
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Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
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Fertility leave
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Corporate wear allowance
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Professional development and educational assistance
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Attractive remuneration
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And so much more!
What you’ll do:
- Developing and driving strategic priorities and developing the culture, capability and performance of our people.
- Ensure timely, consistent and quality owner/operator advice/review/input to ensure delivery of projects that regional teams are satisfied to inherit at completion.
- Lead development and execution of asset management frameworks and plans, including asset class, asset management, and capital investment plans.
- Ensure our dam safety risks are managed and activities meet our legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee and support the capital program in the Built Infrastructure portfolio, ensuring funds are used efficiently to meet regulatory, stakeholder, and corporate goals.
What we are looking for:
- Tertiary qualifications in business, commercial or engineering disciplines, and post graduate tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in project management
- Experience in managing a large portfolio of assets within a complex regulatory environment in either heavy industry or the water industry.
- Experience in liaising, consulting, negotiating and resolving conflicts and managing stakeholder and client relationships.
- Experienced communicator with a capacity to prepare complex technical reports, briefing papers and presentations.
- Experience in financial management and in the preparation and monitoring of budgets and project management costings.
- Demonstrated management level experience in leading and managing staff and teams to achieve business outcomes.
- Current NSW driver’s licence.
How we will support you:
At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.
When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.
We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit ourWORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.
More about our team / culture:
No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.
WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW