Team Lead, Environmental Water Delivery (Hybrid)

DEECA; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DEECA seeks a Team Leader Environmental Water Delivery to coordinate Victoria's environmental water delivery and lead a small team. The role involves working with waterway managers, storage managers, other environmental water holders and government agencies to resolve complex delivery issues and improve environmental health.

Based in Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements, you will drive strategic projects, build strong cross‑jurisdictional relationships and provide authoritative advice to

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in science, engineering or natural resource management or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of water entitlements and environmental flows in Victoria is required.
• Knowledge of environmental water delivery and multi‑jurisdictional arrangements in the southern Murray–Darling Basin is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental water delivery and coordinate with partners across the southern Murray–Darling Basin.
• Provide high‑quality advice to support VEWH decision‑making and resolve delivery issues.
• Lead and mentor a small team and manage budgets and funding arrangements.
• Represent VEWH in interagency forums and technical discussions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Policy interpretation

Education

Science/Engineering/Natural resource management degree

Equivalent accreditation or relevant experience

Job description

DEECA seeks a Team Leader Environmental Water Delivery to coordinate Victoria's environmental water delivery and lead a small team. The role involves working with waterway managers, storage managers, other environmental water holders and government agencies to resolve complex delivery issues and improve environmental health.

Based in Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements, you will drive strategic projects, build strong cross‑jurisdictional relationships and provide authoritative advice to