Study Manager

Full Time**Location**:
Brisbane**Job type**:
Engineering**Applications close**:
20 Mar 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

**Study Manager**:
**Work.**

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for collaborating with a broad range of internal stakeholders? Join Sunwater as a Study Manager, where you’ll play a vital role in initiating, evaluating, defining and developing projects for new infrastructure or the major augmentation of existing assets in accordance with Sunwater’s project management systems and frameworks. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to produce robust Strategic Assessments, Options Analysis and Detailed Business Cases, according to the Queensland Business Case Development Framework.

As a Study Manager at Sunwater, you will:

- Steer the various technical aspects of studies to align with Sunwater strategic directions. Aspects of the project within the Study Managers responsibility include environmental and regulatory approvals, economic and financial, technical (science, technology and engineering), business case development, legal and regulatory, commercial and quality assurance.
- Co-ordinate and oversee key project workshops including problem framing, risk identification and value optimisation workshops.
- Identify, manage and escalate project risks to ensure they are understood, and mitigation plans are developed to minimise risk to the project and the wider Sunwater business.

We are seeking a talented individual with a proven track record in **in study management, including Order of Magnitude, Pre-feasibility and Feasibility studies, for medium to large infrastructure projects**. You will hold tertiary qualifications in bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or management or equivalent qualifications and the ability to manage multiple projects within a portfolio. You will also bring:

- **Commercial expertise**: Provide high-level of commercial acumen with the ability to assess problems and potential solutions from an asset Owner’s viewpoint. Represent a commercial image of Sunwater to customers and stakeholders and demonstrate an understanding of financial considerations
- **Strategic vision**:Ability to effectively manage studies for large scale greenfield and brownfield public infrastructure
- **Communication skills**: Excellent communication skills with a knack for writing and presenting quality reports and findings to senior leadership, including the Board and executive leadership team

This role offers an array of attractive benefits including:

- Attractive salary and benefits
- 12.75% superannuation
- Access to banked time and TOIL
- 17.5% leave loading
- A genuine emphasis on work/life balance

**Water.**

Imagine a career where your work truly matters, where you are part of a team that values you and your contributions. At Sunwater, you will bring life’s most essential resource to over 5,000 agriculture, urban and industrial customers, helping to sustain communities and drive water for prosperity across regional Queensland. We share the values of these communities — starting with caring about our people. Engage in fascinating work that is constantly evolving, allowing you to grow and shape a successful career and develop unique skills and experience in an industry brimming with opportunity.

**Life.**

At Sunwater, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to providing the support, resources and benefits that you need to thrive. That's why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best every day, including:

- **My benefits**: Access employee benefits and discounts hosted by Reward Gateway
- **My wellbeing**: Prioritise your wellbeing with our comprehensive health and wellness offerings and programs
- **My time**: Enjoy flexible working arrangements and the ability to purchase up to 4 additional weeks of leave, ensuring you can tailor your work to fit your lifestyle
- **My growth**: We prioritise your professional growth with career development programs, study assistance, support for professional memberships, and structured early career pathways to help you build a rewarding and successful career

Now is the perfect time to join Sunwater and take advantage of the boundless opportunities for your career today and in the future. We are a diverse team and proud of the unique journeys and stories each of us brings. As we continue to grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, please let us know so we can ensure you can fully participate in our recruitment experience, which includes reference verification, psychometric testing, background checks and a pre-employment medical evaluation to ensure the best fit for our team.

Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land