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 Manager Service Enablement Headworks/Principal Dams Engineer, this is full time permanent role within the Service Enablement Catchments & Waterways team. As the Senior Asset Manager, you will be responsible for delivering and driving effective and efficient asset management and dam safety outcomes for the business through condition and performance monitoring, maintenance planning and project development specific to dams and headworks assets in the Water and Drainage systems.

• 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.
• Undertake dam safety surveillance and continuously monitor and respond to anomalies in dam surveillance data and field reports.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering or related technical discipline with a general understanding of the water and sewerage system including treatment.
• 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/electrical) relevant to the position is required.
• Victorian Driver Licence is essential.  

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 23rd March at 11:55pm AEST