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Infrastructure Planning Manager

Job No: WaterNSW3143
Location: Parramatta


Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Planning 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
  • 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: 

  • Lead and develop the Infrastructure Planning team to deliver high-performing, risk-informed asset plans across WaterNSW’s portfolio.
  • Oversee the creation and implementation of a capital investment strategy that prioritises projects based on asset condition, criticality, risk and lifecycle cost.
  • Drive the preparation and alignment of asset management plans and associated funding and pricing submissions with regulatory and corporate requirements. 
  • Coordinate integrated planning and budgeting activities, ensuring consistent input from specialist functions and business units. 
  • Engage and influence internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies, to achieve strategic infrastructure planning outcomes. 


What we are looking for:  

  • Tertiary qualifications in engineering, asset management, or other related discipline as deemed appropriate.
  • Sound knowledge of relevant Australian and international codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks applicable to water infrastructure and asset management. 
  • Proven understanding of risk management principles, including the ability to apply technical and strategic risk analysis to inform asset planning and investment prioritisation. 
  • Demonstrated understanding and practical application of project management methodologies such as PMBOK or PRINCE2, particularly in capital planning and infrastructure delivery contexts.
  • Current NSW driver’s 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.

 

Who is WaterNSW?

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. 

  


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