Full Time Ongoing
Professional Services Band D: $107,693 – $118,729 per annum plus 11.5% statutory superannuation.
Location: Maffra
About Southern Rural Water
Southern Rural Water (SRW) is a Victorian water corporation with nearly 170 staff, managing major dams, weirs, water licencing and more from Mallacoota through to the South Australian border. At SRW, we believe that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive and contribute to collective success. Through providing a flexible, always safe workplace and promoting employee development, we empower employees to contribute to our strategy of great value for customers and community through excellence in rural water management.
How We Support You
At Southern Rural Water, we recognise and prioritise the wellbeing and fulfillment of our staff members. Here's what we offer to ensure a balanced and rewarding work experience:
- Embrace flexibility: We support various working arrangements including WFH, 9-day fortnights, tailor your work schedule to accommodate for school drop off and pick up hours.
- Generous leave provisions: 15 days sick leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave to support you during life’s important moments!
- Health and Wellbeing: Yearly reimbursement of up to $150 per financial year to support you in physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
- Professional development: We support your growth through a range of internal and external training initiatives and offer study assistance programs to empower you to reach your full potential.
- Employee Assistance Program: Receive comprehensive support for yourself and your family through our employee assistance program.
- Salary Sacrifice: Salary Sacrifice options for vehicles, equipment, and superannuation to enhance your financial benefits.
- See what else we can offer you on our Careers Page!
About the Role
Southern Rural Water is currently seeking a motivated Project Manager to join our team in Maffra. If you have a background in end-to-end project management and enjoy the variety and challenge that comes with delivering projects from concept through to completion, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Based out of our Maffra Office, The Project Manager – Capital Delivery plays a key role in the successful delivery of a broad range of capital works projects. You will be responsible for managing all stages of the project lifecycle from developing business cases and planning, through to execution and final delivery.
As the Project Manager, you will play an important role in shaping successful outcomes by taking ownership of individual projects, ensuring adherence to agreed scope, delivering projects on time and to a high standard.
As the Project Manager, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering capital projects and programs in accordance with SRW governance processes, policies and procedures.
- Oversight of individual projects and project reporting.
- Reviewing designs and documents, including tender documents, specifications and drawings, ensuring they meet SRW project and operational requirements.
- Obtaining relevant project approvals, including relevant permits, site investigations, surveys, environmental, cultural heritage and other authority approvals.
About you
Passionate, Curious, Innovative, Creative. These are some words that describe you!
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate some of the desired experience and abilities below:
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Business Management, Water Industry or Construction, along with relevant professional experience.
- Business Case Development.
- Experience managing projects from start to finish, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, handover and closure.
- Ability to deliver projects within agreed scope, time frame, and budget constraints.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with demonstrated ability to engage with and lead stakeholder discussions and meetings.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online by clicking 'Apply' before midnight Sunday 1 June 2025 or by visiting our website: www.srw.com.au
Please take the time to describe how your knowledge, skills and abilities would make you a suitable candidate for this role as part of your cover letter.
A Position Description for this position can be obtained from this link.
Southern Rural Water is committed to diversity and inclusion in employment and is proud to encourage applications from people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, genders, gender identities and/or sexual orientations.
Southern Rural Water acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters we work with and within, and pay respects to Elders past and present.
We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to provide an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact: peopleandculture@srw.com.au
