Water Infrastructure Advisor | Strategy & Planning

Mott MacDonald; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working environment

Health & wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion focus

Job summary

Mott MacDonald seeks an Infrastructure Advisor to join our Adelaide team. You will provide technical and commercial advice to plan, prioritise, and deliver infrastructure programs in South Australia, with key clients including SA Water and the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT).

You'll contribute to investment decisions, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and deliver high-quality advisory outputs while supporting sustainable, resilient community outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Economics, Planning, Project Management, Business or related discipline.
• Approximately 3+ years of relevant experience in infrastructure planning, advisory, design, or program delivery.
• Experience working with SA Water, DIT, or other major utilities.
• Experience contributing to advisory engagements, business cases, infrastructure planning, or integrated programs.
• Reputable experience in infrastructure advisory within consulting, utility, or government environments.
• Strong understanding of water and wastewater networks, asset management, regulatory processes, and capital planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and commercial advice to support planning, prioritisation, and delivery of infrastructure programs in South Australia.
• Contribute to investment decisions, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and prepare advisory outputs.
• Support workshops, gateway reviews, design assurance activities, and stakeholder consultations.
• Build relationships with client representatives, project teams, and government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with planning, economics, engineering, commercial, and project management colleagues on advisory engagements.
• Support development of infrastructure strategies, network planning, and digital solutions for SA Water and other utilities.

Skills

Infrastructure planning

Advisory services

Bid and proposals

Stakeholder engagement

Executive writing

Education

Engineering or related field

Job description

Mott MacDonald seeks an Infrastructure Advisor to join our Adelaide team. You will provide technical and commercial advice to plan, prioritise, and deliver infrastructure programs in South Australia, with key clients including SA Water and the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT).

You'll contribute to investment decisions, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and deliver high-quality advisory outputs while supporting sustainable, resilient community outcomes.