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 Head of Strategic Urban Planning & Housing Futures, this is a pivotal role within Service Futures. As the Manager Urban Renewal & Precinct Planning you will be responsible for delivering Melbourne Water (MW) strategic objectives in ensuring Melbourne remains a city with resilient and balanced future land use, amenity, and development outcomes by facilitating the implementation of urban renewal and precinct planning and collaborating across government and Melbourne Water.

• Lead the Urban Renewal and Precinct Planning function and facilitate urban renewal and precinct planning those accords with MW statutory responsibilities and government priorities.
• Lead the delivery of MW objectives in the urban renewal and precinct planning implementation activities across government and internally.
• Enable safe and effective infrastructure response and lead response to state policy on a precinct and urban renewal level.
• Enable the development of new policies and controls to ensure reflective of MW legislative obligations, policies.

For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate

About you:

• Experience in strategic planning in land management or urban development, supported by experience with legislation, land use policy, planning instruments and strategies.
• Tertiary qualification in town planning, urban design or related field or equivalent experience.
• Sound knowledge and experience in linking water and planning policy issues.
• Experience leading and managing teams, fostering collaboration and high performance in delivering high quality outcomes.
• Experience in building and maintaining strong partnerships cross-organisation and industry, and proven ability to effectively collaborate for results across tiers of government.
• Proven consultation, negotiation and influencing skills.

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 are 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: Sunday 6th April 2025 at 11:55pm AEST