Project Manager - Water

Beca; Armidale; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Parental leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Beca HunterH2O is the Australian water business of Beca. We recruit project managers and assistant project managers to work with our clients on water and wastewater infrastructure across NSW, ACT and regions.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, apply PMBOK-based delivery frameworks, manage scope, time and cost, and collaborate with councils, utilities and stakeholders. Flexible work arrangements and strong mentorship support are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, commerce or related field.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills with clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in project delivery within water/wastewater or related infrastructure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and delivery for water/wastewater infrastructure.
• Coordinate with clients, stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Assist in managing scope, schedule, cost and quality across project lifecycles.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/commerce

Tools

PMBOK knowledge

Job description

Beca HunterH2O is the Australian water business of one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies, Beca.

We are a formidable team of 300+ water specialists, passionate about healthy and sustainable communities wherever we work. Using our deep knowledge and broader capability, we collaborate with our clients through city and regional offices operating in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Tamworth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fiji.

Combining the capability of our expert water specialists with access to more than 4000 multi-disciplinary specialists we can bring the best of Beca to our clients. With our purpose – to make everyday better, and our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sitting at the heart of everything we do, we can truly realise our vision of ‘Creative people together transforming our world’

Due to a strong pipeline of works, career opportunities are presently in and around the following areas:

• Tamworth
• Armidale
• Port Macquarie
• Kempsey
• Grafton
• Ballina

These are opportunities to work alongside our experienced and passionate colleagues and clients to envisage, plan, design, innovate, create and project manage programs of water & wastewater infrastructure to positively impact the public health of our regional communities and the sustainability of our environment.

About the roles we’re recruiting for and the skills we’re seeking

Beca HunterH2O has been successful in being appointed to several long-term partnerships with Icon Water (Canberra), Hunter Water (Newcastle) and numerous councils on the north coast of NSW and in the Namoi / New England regions. These partnerships are collaborative and typically involve bringing together teams of technical and delivery experts to develop assets across all phases of their lifecycle.

We are particularly seeking project managers and assistant project managers who have a background or interest in the water industry. These roles require excellent communication and co-ordination skills to collaborate with our clients and their stakeholders, lead talented multi-disciplinary engineers during project planning and development phases and to assist our clients in managing construction.

Working within delivery frameworks underpinned by the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), these roles will also require knowledge and skills in scope, time, cost, quality, procurement, risk and resource management. You will be surrounded and supported by industry experts to develop and integrate these skills, and many of our team members express how rewarding it is to see the projects that they have stewarded be constructed and operating.

You will be qualified with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, commerce or related professional field, and ideally have or wish to pursue chartership with Engineers Australia or a similar professional organisation.

Other desirable and relevant knowledge areas include

• contract management, commercial acumen,
• strategic planning and business case development,
• business development and/or
• a demonstrated technical knowledge of design and engineering principles within the water industry.

Prior experience working for or with water utilities or in the context of local government is also highly regarded.

As well as being passionate about excellence in water, regional support, health and sustainability, we seek alignment in our values of care, partnership, tenacity and enjoyment. You will be working in a team environment that invests in and supports diversity, flexibility, continuous improvement, mentoring and professional development.

As our pipeline is spread across NSW and the ACT, there can be some flexibility in work location. Some of our staff work remotely and attend “anchor days” throughout the year for interpersonal interaction. Where we have partnerships with our clients, we also encourage co-location in their offices.

Who is Beca?

Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.

At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you’re not just on the fringes; you’re making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.

As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it’s not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.

A career with Beca will also provide you with

• Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.
• Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive. Bring your whole self to work and take advantage of unique shareholder opportunities to share in our collective success.
• Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.
• Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programs and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.