Senior Water Infrastructure Project Lead

The Right Water Company; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Right Water Company is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Senior Civil Engineer - Water to join our growing team. This role is hands-on across the full project lifecycle, delivering water infrastructure with clients and the broader team.

You will take responsibility for day-to-day delivery, coordinate engineers and designers, and make practical technical and project decisions. A decade of water-sector experience and commercial awareness are expected, with groundwater and pipeline

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Around 10 years' experience in the water infrastructure sector.
• Experience managing and delivering water infrastructure projects.
• Experience with groundwater schemes, bores, pipelines, pump stations or associated infrastructure.
• Commercial awareness and consulting project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage water infrastructure projects from planning and design through to delivery.
• Remain actively involved in the technical and practical aspects of project delivery.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate engineers, designers and other disciplines to achieve project outcomes.
• Work directly with clients to understand requirements and resolve project issues.
• Provide technical input and make practical engineering and project decisions.
• Prepare and review project documentation, reports, scopes and deliverables.
• Support and guide less experienced engineers and designers.
• Work effectively within a smaller business where people are expected to take ownership and contribute beyond narrow role boundaries.
• Contribute to proposals and future project opportunities as your client relationships develop.
• Build your capability in client, commercial and people leadership as you progress.

Skills

Project management

Civil engineering

Water infrastructure

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

The Right Water Company is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Senior Civil Engineer - Water to join our growing team. This role is hands-on across the full project lifecycle, delivering water infrastructure with clients and the broader team.

You will take responsibility for day-to-day delivery, coordinate engineers and designers, and make practical technical and project decisions. A decade of water-sector experience and commercial awareness are expected, with groundwater and pipeline