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Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Manager

Job No: WaterNSW3169
Location: New South Wales


Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Business Continuity & Operational Resilience 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. 
  • Work a 9-day fortnight at Full Pay on the Enterprise Agreement.
  • 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.
  • Salary starting from $156,345 base + 12% super.
  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

  • Lead the development and rollout of the Operational Resilience Framework, including strategy, roadmap, governance, and operating model.
  • Ensure resilience initiatives, activities and processes are aligned with WaterNSW’s regulatory obligations and standards (e.g. WaterNSW Act, SOCI Act, ISO 22301, Dam Safety Regulations, AESCSF), and internal risk and compliance frameworks.
  • Promote consistent use of the Operational Resilience Framework across various resilience domains such as vendor and third-party risk, cybersecurity, physical security, dam safety, asset management and water delivery operations.
  • Work with teams to deliver resilience initiatives by setting service levels and recovery plans and ensuring systems are in place to meet them these objectives effectively.
  • Develop impact assessments and plans for business continuity, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and other risks, and oversee regular testing to improve resilience.
  • Coordinate emergency response activities with internal teams and agencies, ensure clear communication, advise leadership on crisis planning, and review incidents to support recovery and improvement.
  • Contribute to the development of governance structures and reporting mechanisms on operational resilience ensuring that they align with standards, best practices and expectations of the regulators, Board and executive leadership team.


What we are looking for:  

  • Tertiary qualification in Business Administration or Engineering or Computing or a related discipline.
  • Working knowledge of SOCI ACT, AS3745 – Planning for Emergencies in Facilities, AS/NZS5050 – Business Continuity – Managing Disruption Related Risk, ISO22301 – Business Continuity Management Systems, Cybersecurity framework such as AESCF.
  • Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and project management capabilities, demonstrated through effective collaboration and consultation with regulators, industry bodies and internal stakeholders.
  • Strong history of preparing and delivering reports to executive leadership teams, Board Audit & Risk Committees, and regulatory bodies, with the ability to distil complex information into actionable recommendations.
  • 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.

 

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: Azmine Amer (azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au)

  

Please note applications for this position will close on 12 December, 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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