Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Castlemaine WRP

Posted: 09/09/2025

Closing Date: 14/10/2025

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract

Job Category: Program & Project Management

Job Description

Job Type: Fulltime (Fixed term 3 years)

The Perks: Flexible work options & generous leave, including a monthly ADO

Overview of role:

As Senior Project Manager, you’ll help lead the delivery of a once-in-a-generation water reclamation plant upgrade from procurement through to successful contract award and beyond. You’ll oversee safety, budget, risk, and quality while driving progress across EOI, ECI and RFT stages, ensuring the project is delivered on time, on budget and within scope. With strong leadership and stakeholder engagement, you’ll guide internal and external teams, resolve challenges, and champion best practice to deliver critical infrastructure for the future.

Key Responsibilities:

As our Senior Project Manager, you’ll be accountable for:

- Provide strategic project leadership by coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, integrating internal and external resources, and applying structured project management methodologies to achieve agreed objectives.

- Oversee project delivery performance by managing scope, schedule, budgets, and risk registers, while effectively resolving contractual claims and program issues in line with commercial and legal obligations.

- Ensure a safe working environment by embedding best-practice health, safety and environmental systems across all project phases, while implementing robust quality assurance frameworks to meet regulatory and compliance standards.

- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through clear communication, consultation and negotiation, while driving continuous improvement and optimisation of project delivery processes.

- Helping to lead procurement processes (EOI, ECI, RFT) to ensure compliance, value-for-money, and successful contract awards.

About you:

- A tertiary degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.

- 5+ years’ experience in the field of Project Management.

- Experience in the management of wastewater systems and recycled water systems preferred.

- Demonstrated experience in managing teams in the completion of successful projects.

Sound like you? We’d love to hear from you.

The salary and conditions for this position will be as per the Coliban Water Enterprise Agreement 2021 Band 5 $115,162 - $139,851 Plus Superannuation salary range will be offered to the successful candidate commensurate with their skills and experience.

Enquiries:

For further information please contact Jessica Dore on 0427 980 661 or via email at Jessica.dore@coliban.com.au

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter by COB 14 October 2025

At Coliban Water our people are on a mission to create a better life for our customers and communities – now and tomorrow.

We love what we do and our location in the centre of a region that takes in 49 towns from Trentham to Echuca.

Our commitment to inclusion means you’ll feel at home here no matter who you are, who you love, or what you stand for. As part of the team, you receive a monthly accrued day off, time off over Christmas, the flexibility to shape your work to suit your lifestyle, and generous parental, carer and workplace study leave policies.

At Coliban Water we balance a small team rhythm with the reach and resources of one of the largest Victorian regional urban water corporations.

What are you waiting for? We’d love you to join us.

Applicants will need to successfully complete all core training requirements in the expected timeframes and may be required to undertake a Police Check, Working with Children Check, Pre-Employment Medicals or Psychometric testing where applicable.

Applicants may also be required to produce evidence of their Right to Work in Australia.

We welcome applications from individuals of all abilities. We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone, including people with disabilities and diverse abilities. If you need any support during the application process or would like to discuss interview adjustments, please contact Jessica Dore on 0427 980 661 or via email at Jessica.dore@coliban.com.au

Please indicate any adjustments (administrative, environmental, or procedural) you may need to effectively participate in the recruitment process and/or carry out the requirements of the role you are applying for.

Please note that applicants may be contacted prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

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