Senior Process Engineer

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.

Seize the chance to play a major role in the transformation of our Sewerage System to align with future needs and expectations of Melbournians, including net zero, resource recovery, and adaptation to climate change. We're seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead the development and implementation of long-term, adaptive plans for Melbourne's sewerage services. Reporting to the Manager Strategic Sewerage Planning, this fixed term role is a thrilling opportunity to bring the vision and goals of the Melbourne Sewerage Strategy to life, to ensure it continues to enhance human health and wellbeing, enhance the environment and leverage valuable resources. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and delivering 5–50+ year sewerage service strategies and plans.
• Identifying and evaluating risks and opportunities including environmental impacts, climate change, population growth, and resource recovery.
• Supporting concept designs, trials, and business cases for future infrastructure and operational initiatives.
• Providing evidence-based advice to internal and external stakeholders, including executive and board-level audiences.
• Building strategic relationships and managing external consultants and contractors.

For more information, please refer to the Role Mandate

You're a forward-thinking and self-driven engineer with a passion for sustainable infrastructure and navigating challenges. You thrive in supporting decision making within complex, uncertain environments and enjoy influencing long-term outcomes. You bring

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering.
• Expertise in sewerage systems and sewage treatment practices.
• Strong strategic thinking and adaptive planning capabilities.
• Understanding of trends in local and international sewerage system regulation and policy to inform planning.
• Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
• A current Victorian driver's licence.

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'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, Neurodivergent 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. 

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Monday 24th November 2025, at 11:55pm AEST