Utilities Manager

Fulton Hogan; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulton Hogan in NSW seeks an experienced Utilities Manager to lead utility management on the Garfield Road East Upgrade and related projects. You will coordinate interfaces with water, sewer, electrical, gas, telecoms and transport authorities, guiding relocation and protection works.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, manage key stakeholder relationships and drive safe, efficient delivery of major infrastructure outcomes across planning to construction within a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in utility management on major infrastructure, civil, transport or construction projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and proactive problem-solving.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate authority interfaces.
• Experience coordinating utility investigations, relocations, protection works and service proving activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate utility-related works.
• Identify and mitigate utility risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage relationships with asset owners such as Sydney Water, Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy, Jemena, Telstra and local councils.

Skills

Utility management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Risk management

Job description

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

What’s on offer?

Garfield Road East Upgrade is one of the key transport infrastructure upgrades supporting growth in Sydney’s north-west. The project will transform the existing corridor into a safer, higher-capacity road network, improving travel times, accessibility and transport connections for the surrounding community.

Key project works include:

• Expansion of Garfield Road East to four lanes

• New and upgraded intersections along the corridor

• Improved walking and cycling connections

• Bus priority measures to improve public transport reliability

• Upgrades that increase network capacity and reduce congestion

• Improved safety and accessibility for the local community
  

To support the successful delivery of this significant project, we’re seeking an experienced Utilities Manager to join our Eastern Region Construction (ERC) business in NSW. In this leadership position, you’ll oversee utility management strategies, coordinate complex authority interfaces, and drive utility relocation, protection and adjustment works to support project outcomes.

This is an opportunity to lead multidisciplinary teams, work closely with utility asset owners and key stakeholders, and influence project delivery from planning through to construction. You’ll be empowered to identify and mitigate utility risks, optimise project outcomes, and contribute to the delivery of safe, efficient and commercially successful infrastructure projects.

How you’ll connect to the role?

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring extensive experience in utility management within major infrastructure, civil, transport or construction projects. You’ll have strong stakeholder engagement skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to lead teams through complex project environments.

We’re looking for someone who can also demonstrate:

• Proven experience developing and implementing utility management strategies on major infrastructure projects.

• Strong knowledge of utility coordination across water, sewer, electrical, gas, telecommunications and transport authority assets.

• Experience managing utility asset owner relationships, including Sydney Water, Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy, Jemena, Telstra, NBN and local councils.

• The ability to manage utility consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.

• Experience coordinating utility investigations, relocations, protection works and service proving activities.

• Strong understanding of authority approvals, design submissions and regulatory requirements.

• Proven capability in identifying, managing and mitigating utility risks throughout the project lifecycle.

• Well developed commercial acumen with experience in procurement, subcontract management, negotiations and variation assessments.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop engineering and project teams.

• A commitment to safety, collaboration and delivering successful project outcomes.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL.

Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.