Private Works Manager

Unitywater; Hervey Bay; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid & flexible work

Private health insurance discounts

Learning & development programs

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Unitywater in Queensland is seeking a commercially driven Private Works Manager to expand our Private Works business across the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions. You will lead a skilled team of employees and contractors, delivering water and wastewater infrastructure to external clients while driving growth and revenue.

You will champion safety, build client relationships, and refine commercial performance to position Unitywater as the partner of choice for civil infrastructure delivery,

Qualifications

• Strong leadership of profit-responsible teams to deliver business outcomes.
• Extensive experience managing development and civil works teams with growth targets.
• Experience across the full contract lifecycle from opportunity identification to project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects for external clients.
• Identify opportunities and strengthen client relationships to drive growth and revenue.
• Oversee safe, high-quality project delivery and operational efficiency.

Skills

People leadership

Commercial acumen

Contract lifecycle knowledge

Business development

Large team leadership

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Business/Management/Economics/Engineering

Job description

• Drive commercial growth while delivering infrastructure that matters.
• People skills and leadership skills to enhance a high performing team.
• Access flexible and hybrid work arrangements that support work-life balance.

About the role:

Are you a commercially driven leader with a passion for growth, innovation and building high-performing teams? As Private Works Manager, you will play a pivotal role in expanding Unitywater’s Private Works business across the rapidly growing Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions, while being part of an opportunity to deliver lasting impacts that help shape the future of our communities.

Leading a skilled team of employees and contractors, you will oversee the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects for external clients, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

You will drive business growth by identifying new opportunities, strengthening client relationships, improving commercial performance, and maximising revenue. At the same time, you will champion a strong safety culture, foster a high-performing team, and continuously improve operational efficiency to position Unitywater as the preferred partner for civil infrastructure delivery.

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:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Management, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience within the water, wastewater, utilities, civil construction, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong commercial, technical, and people leadership capability within a civil construction environment.
• Proven experience leading profit-responsible teams to deliver successful business outcomes.
• Extensive experience managing business development and civil works teams, with a track record of achieving growth and performance targets.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience across the full contract lifecycle from opportunity identification and tendering through to project delivery.
• Demonstrated success in leading large-scale construction teams and delivering complex infrastructure projects.
• Current C Class Driver’s Licence.

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.

We think a pretty good job starts here.

We strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role. Please feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

If you’re successful we will need you to undergo a few checks…. We know they might not be the fun part, but you will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening.

Applications close:

Friday 21st August 2026.

Applications will be assessed as they are received, and Unitywater reserves the right to close this advertisement early if a suitable candidate is identified.

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.