Apply Now!

Strategy & Transformation Lead

Job No: WaterNSW3142
Location: Parramatta


Ready to make a splash in your career?
WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Strategy & Transformation Lead (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
  • Corporate wear allowance
  • Professional development and educational assistance
  • Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location
  • Attractive remuneration
  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

As a Strategy & Transformation Lead, you will be responsible for driving
and supporting the development & execution of key parts of WaterNSW’s corporate strategy and transformation agenda. You will support the Head of Business Strategy & Transformation in leading a team of analysts and business stakeholders, ensuring delivery of high-impact, data-driven insights & recommendations to achieve strategic outcomes. As well, you will support and partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to drive alignment, prioritise initiatives, and enable rapid, evidence-based decisions that accelerate organisational performance and transformation outcomes, whilst putting safety first.

Your key responsibilities include:

  • Lead and support the development & implementation of key strategic initiatives with the support of a team of analysts & business stakeholders.
  • Analyse & translate large complex internal and external data-sets into actionable insights that support the development of the transformation agenda & corporate strategy.
  • Support and drive the successful implementation of key initiatives by identifying & mitigating risks, assessing resource and cost requirements, and monitoring progress through benefit validation (including the preparation of business cases where necessary).
  • Support the development and endorsement of corporate KPIs, ensuring the alignment of portfolio planning outcomes to the corporate KPIs. 


What we are looking for: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering (post graduate preferred).
  • Demonstrated experience leading strategy, transformation, or operational business improvement initiatives, preferably within a large managed consulting and/or utilities organisation (e.g. water, energy).
  • Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights & knowledge of project and program management methodologies. 
  • Structured problem-solving and a well-honed consultative approach, with the ability to navigate and solve complex business problems.
  • Proven ability to influence at executive and senior leadership level to deliver outcomes.
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence. 

 

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

 

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities. 

 

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW 

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au. 

 

For more information, please reach out to: Jasmine Choong (jasmine.choong@waternsw.com.au)

 

Please note applications for this position will close on 19th November 2025, 5.00pm.

 

Click for Position Description - Please note this can only be accessed on the WaterNSW Careers Page. 

 

You must have full work rights in Australia to qualify for all positions at WaterNSW.  

 

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 

  


Privacy and collection of your personal information
 

If you apply for a position via our website or recruitment@waternsw.com.au, WaterNSW may collect your personal information. Please visit WaterNSW’s Privacy Page to view the Careers Collection Notice for more information about how WaterNSW collects, uses, and discloses your personal information. 

 

Apply Now

Personal Details * Required field

  1. Digits only or add + for international numbers

  1. (Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.)