Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Program Manager (Full Time, Permanent) to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.

• Flexible working
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Fertility leave
• Yearly corporate wear allowance
• Professional development and educational assistance
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more!

What you’ll do:

• Leadership: provide leadership in working with WaterNSW subject matter experts (SMEs) and stream leads to define and document business and project requirements as inputs for project development and delivery.
• Advocacy: support the development of RESP (Renewable Energy and Storage Program) project outcomes in RESP Developer projects through understanding and advocating for WaterNSW requirements
• Representation: work as the interface with RESP (Renewable Energy and Storage Program) Developer managers by developing and implementing a program of advice/reviews/inputs to represent WaterNSW interests and objectives for projects delivered by RESP Developers
• Coordination: working with subject matter experts and stream leads from across WaterNSW, ensure timely, consistent and quality WaterNSW advice/review/input supporting delivery of RESP (Renewable Energy and Storage Program) projects that are on WaterNSW sites.
• Oversight: manages the delivery of all WaterNSW contractual obligations for each RESP (Renewable Energy and Storage Program) project.
• Assurance: working with WaterNSW SMEs, develop and coordinate implementation of a risk-based framework to provide appropriate assurance to WaterNSW that its business and project requirements are being and have been met throughout RESP (Renewable Energy and Storage Program) project development and delivery and at project completion.

What we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in business, commercial or engineering disciplines, and post graduate tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in project or contract management; and
• Current NSW driver’s licence.
• Understanding of regulatory and planning requirements as they relate to infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to manage a range of different stakeholders and their potentially conflicting needs to obtain agreement on actions and outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen to identify benefits, opportunities and trade-offs to be made when preparing and executing business cases, project plans and contract management.
• Direct project or commercial management of projects or programs >$100 million in capital value for an owner operator including the need to read, understand and manage contracts.
• Experience in project development (preferably in the water or electricity generation sectors).
• Ability to identify, assess and proactively manage various project risks across the project lifecycle.
• Experience in preparing and delivering complex business cases for approval.
• Experience in successfully managing or monitoring stakeholder engagements and relationships to deliver desired outcomes efficiently and effectively.
• Negotiating and influencing skills with a demonstrable track record of achieving beneficial outcomes for the business.

Who is WaterNSW?

When people think of essential human services, water supply is one of the first things that come to mind - and that’s where WaterNSW comes in. We are NSW’s primary bulk water supplier, river operator and comprehensive provider for licensing, water trades and water information.