3 Days Left: Senior Project Officer

- $107k + 12% super + mobile phone allowance. Flexibility to WFH & the Footscray office & across project sites.

- Build and expand your knowledge across the project life cycle

- Inclusive team, great employee benefits and development opportunities

About Greater Western Water

GWW is a Victorian government owned water corporation that provides an essential service to some of the fastest-growing communities in Australia, stretching from Melbourne’s CBD to Lancefield in the north and Bacchus Marsh in the west.

- We embrace flexibility and connection with a balance of on-site and WFH.

- Free onsite parking (subject to availability)

- Gender neutral, 16-week parental leave available from commencement

- Monthly work life balance day off to treat yourself (if full‑time)

- Free income protection and salary continuance insurance

- Access to corporate health insurance deals with major providers

- Wellbeing, prayer, and sensory rooms in the Footscray and Sunbury office

The opportunity

Join GWW in this role working within our Growth and Infrastructure function

In this role you will work across renewal projects within water and sewer assets to ensure that we maintain as a trusted water service.

Day‑to‑day you will be involved in developing a schedule of renewal projects, maintaining a future pipeline of works, issuing, evaluating, and awarding projects/packages of work, and supporting the delivery of various renewal projects.

If you are looking for a role where you will positively contribute to the community and environment, dive in and apply today

Responsibilities

- Maintain a renewals program of work pipeline

- Lead the renewal procurement and tendering process, which includes schedule, prepare packages of works and issue works for delivery.

- Support and lead the management of projects in accordance with GWW’s project management framework.

- Maintain data to enable the tracking of expenditure across the renewals program.

Skills & Experience

- Experience working in water and sewer asset construction is highly regarded.

- Experience in coordinating and scheduling programs of work.

- Familiar with the tendering process would be an advantage.

- Confidence in working with a diverse range of stakeholders from internal partners to delivery construction partners, councils, external authorities, legal and community groups.

- Excellent communication and written skills, with the ability to engage and work to achieve agreed outcomes.

- Proficient Excel skills and experience in the use extracting data from Power BI dashboards.

- This role involves travel across our service region, a current Victorian driver’s license is essential.

See yourself thrive

Our vision for GWW is Thriving People and Country. We aim to be as diverse as the communities we serve and are deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives. We’re supportive, inclusive, and friendly, and value everyone for who they are and what they can bring.

We’re seeking applicants across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities, and will make reasonable adjustments as required, so please talk to us about what you need.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

Don’t delay your application, include your resume, and cover letter (no more than 1 page), shortlisting will commence early

The successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including reference checks, medical assessments, a national police check, and verification of working rights in Australia.

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