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 DSS Construction Assessment & Delivery Senior Manager this is a pivotal role within the Service Futures portfolio. As the DSS Construction Assessment & Delivery Area Manager you will be responsible for managing the delivery of all assets within the Development Services Schemes (DSS).

• Lead team to deliver a program of works that comply with Melbourne Water’s financial and asset standards.
• Manage customer relationships by meeting our agreed service timeframes and being the first escalation point for customer complaints to the team.
• Provide technical input to complex design assessments and cost variations.
• Lead and develop people.
• Manage and reduce key business risks, including accountability for forecasting of the team’s capital projects, ensuring projects are finalised in a timely manner and are transferred to the asset owners as soon as practicable so that assets can be included in programmed maintenance.
• Work with the other Area & Regional Managers and Senior Manager(s) to ensure performance, standards and expectations are consistent between all staff members.

For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate 

About you:

• Strong Leadership mind-set with the ability to drive and engage high performing teams.
• Previous extensive experience in decision making in complex Civil engineering related area of work
• Knowledge and understating in Waterway Design / Flood Resilience / Integrated Water Management / Stormwater across engineering projects
• Ability to lead change and communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders’
• High-level communication, relationship management, negotiation and influencing skills

This role requires you to hold an Engineering Registration or have the required qualifications and experience to obtain one.

Why join us:

At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains. 

Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.   

We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through 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 passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your 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: Monday 9^th December at 11:55pm AEST