Project Manager - Water

Beca; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility & Wellbeing

Belonging & Ownership

Parental Leave

Career Growth & Development

Job summary

Beca HunterH2O in Canberra is seeking an intermediate Project Manager with a background or interest in water. You will collaborate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams to plan, develop and manage assets across project lifecycles, aligned to PMBOK principles.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, and Chartered aspirations with Engineers Australia. Flexible, collaborative environment and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, commerce or related field.
• Desire to pursue chartership with Engineers Australia or a similar professional organisation.
• Understanding of project management principles and a desire to progress professionally in this field.
• Exceptional communication skills with an ability to build relationships both externally and internally.
• Contract management, commercial acumen.
• Business case development, partnership management, portfolio management.
• Operations experience, water industry knowledge.
• Positive and tenacious attitude aligned with our Make Everyday Better ethos.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to plan and develop projects.
• Lead multi-disciplinary engineers during planning and development phases.
• Assist clients in managing construction within PMBOK frameworks.
• Apply scope, time, cost, quality, procurement, risk and resource management.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Contract management

Business case development

Partnership management

Portfolio management

Operations experience

Water industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, commerce or related field

Job description

About Beca HunterH2O

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’

The Opportunity

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 intermediate-level Project Manager who have a background or interest in the water industry.

This role will be Canberra based.

Thee role requires excellent communication and co-ordination skills to collaborate with our clients and their stakeholders, be a key member of our 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), the role 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.

About You

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, 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:

• Understanding of project management principles and a desire to progress professionally in this field.
• Exceptional communication skills with an ability to build relationships both externally and internally.
• Contract management, commercial acumen,
• Business case development,
• Partnership management, portfolio management,
• Operations experience,
• A demonstrated technical knowledge of design and engineering principles within the water industry.
• A positive and tenacious attitude with an ability makes things happen and alignment with our company purpose to “Make Everyday Better”.

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.

What We Offer

A career with Beca will 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 through our training programs and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands‑on experience to empower your career potential.

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

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.