Strategic Water Planning Lead

Sydney Water; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Environment

Continuous Professional Growth

24/7 Wellbeing Support

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Family First: parental leave policy

Fitness Passport

Novated Leasing

Competitive Remuneration

Job summary

Sydney Water in Parramatta is seeking a Program Lead to head an integrated planning team for water, wastewater and recycled water projects. You’ll steer long‑term plans, oversee budgets over $100M, and drive strategic investment decisions in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.

You will lead planners, coach delivery, and engage stakeholders to ensure outcomes align with regulatory priorities and customer needs while promoting continuous improvement and resilience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in water, wastewater, utility or infrastructure planning.
• Experience with pressure systems modelling preferred.
• Experience with GIS, water balance or related utility data analysis tools will be highly regarded.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams and delivering complex planning programs and projects.
• Strong expertise in integrated and adaptive planning, including scenario planning and risk-based decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of integrated long-term plans for water, wastewater and recycled water infrastructure.
• Manage and coach a team of planners, ensuring high-quality outcomes on time and aligned to business priorities.
• Develop infrastructure investment plans and business cases balancing customer needs, service levels, cost and risk.
• Collaborate with technical experts and stakeholders to optimise planning solutions balancing development timing against capital budgets.
• Apply scenario planning and risk-based decision-making to support sustainable, adaptable and resilient service outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, provide strategic planning advice and build strong relationships across the business and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Scenario planning

Risk-based decision-making

GIS

Tools

GIS

Job description

Sydney Water in Parramatta is seeking a Program Lead to head an integrated planning team for water, wastewater and recycled water projects. You’ll steer long‑term plans, oversee budgets over $100M, and drive strategic investment decisions in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.

You will lead planners, coach delivery, and engage stakeholders to ensure outcomes align with regulatory priorities and customer needs while promoting continuous improvement and resilience.