Manager Infrastructure Solutions

Ventia; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Discounted private health insurance

Salary packaging

Employee assistance program

Retailer discounts and benefits

Job summary

Unitywater is seeking an experienced infrastructure leader to manage the next phase of a $1.8 billion rolling capital program. You will lead the Infrastructure Solutions Branch and collaborate with private sector partners to deliver outcomes that balance commercial performance with safety and asset integrity.

The role focuses on strengthening program governance, advancing delivery maturity, and building high‑performing, commercially aware teams in a growing region.

Qualifications

• Senior executive leadership experience managing large, complex infrastructure programs and multidisciplinary teams across the full infrastructure lifecycle.
• Proven ability to improve program delivery performance, manage complex commercial/operational risks, and drive accountability for outcomes.
• Proven experience leading strategic partnerships, relationship-based contracts and collaborative delivery arrangements involving shared risk and performance obligations.
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking and demonstrated capability to lead organizational change and build high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the five-year capital program, strengthening delivery certainty, commercial outcomes and safety/quality controls.
• Drive integration and performance of Unitywater teams and Framework Partners to optimise resources.
• Advance the maturity of the integrated delivery model with governance, processes and performance measures.
• Provide strategic leadership on infrastructure prioritisation, planning, design and delivery to support asset performance and customer outcomes.
• Build organisational capability and lead change to deliver sustainable infrastructure outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Delivery performance

Partnerships

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Change management

Governance

Asset management

Investment prioritisation

Innovation

Sustainability

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree

RPEQ registration or eligible

Job description

• Lead diverse teams and industry partners delivering essential infrastructure
• Flexible working, with office locations across the Sunshine Coast & Moreton Bay
• Competitive remuneration package with a range of financial & wellbeing benefits
  

• Lead diverse teams and industry partners delivering essential infrastructure
• Flexible working, with office locations across the Sunshine Coast & Moreton Bay
• Competitive remuneration package with a range of financial & wellbeing benefits
  

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute infrastructure leader to join Unitywater as Manager, Infrastructure Solutions, leading the next phase of our Capital Program.
Two years into our integrated delivery journey, our focus is on strengthening program performance while continuing to mature our collaborative partnerships, capability and ways of working that underpin our long‑term program delivery model.
Reporting to the Executive Manager, Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions, you will lead the Infrastructure Solutions Branch and work collaboratively with our Framework Partners – Abegeldie, Downer, Dormway and Elevate (a joint venture of Aurecon and AECOM) – to develop and deliver Unitywater's $1.8 billion rolling five‑year capital program.
This is a significant leadership opportunity to influence both immediate delivery outcomes and the future direction of infrastructure delivery at Unitywater, balancing commercial performance, operational effectiveness and sustainable investment to support our rapidly growing region.

Key accountabilities include

• Lead the performance and delivery of the rolling five‑year capital program, strengthening delivery certainty, commercial outcomes and effective management of safety, quality and infrastructure risks.
• Drive the integration and performance of Unitywater teams and Framework Partners, establishing clear accountabilities, strengthening collaboration and optimising resources across multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Accelerate the maturity of the integrated delivery model, embedding effective governance, streamlined processes, performance measures and continuous improvement across the program lifecycle.
• Provide strategic leadership across infrastructure prioritisation, planning, design and delivery, ensuring investment decisions support long‑term asset performance, operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Build organisational capability and lead change, fostering a high‑performing, commercially focused and collaborative environment that delivers sustainable infrastructure outcomes.
  

About you

Our One Unitywater behaviours – Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

Must have

• Engineering degree with eligibility for Corporate Membership of Engineers Australia and current Registration as a Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ), or eligibility for registration.
• Substantial senior executive leadership experience managing large, complex infrastructure programs and multidisciplinary teams across the full infrastructure lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to improve program delivery performance, manage complex commercial and operational risks, and drive accountability for outcomes.
• Proven experience leading strategic partnerships, relationship-based contracts and collaborative delivery arrangements involving shared risk and performance obligations.
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking and demonstrated capability to lead organisational change, mature operating models and build high-performing teams.
  

Nice to have

• Experience within the Australian water industry or similarly complex, regulated infrastructure environments.
• Experience working within integrated delivery teams, alliance arrangements or long‑term infrastructure delivery partnerships.
• Demonstrated success in strengthening program governance, delivery assurance and performance management frameworks.
• Experience in strategic asset management, infrastructure investment prioritisation and whole‑of‑life asset performance.
• Experience driving innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across infrastructure delivery.
  

Working at Unitywater

• Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work‑life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays.
• Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
• Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
• Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.
  

About us

Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.
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