Who we are

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

About the Role

The Stormwater and Environmental Water Lead is accountable to the Senior Manager Waterways and Catchments for leading a team to deliver the environmental water and stormwater strategic planning and ensure holistic systems thinking is adopted. The role works collaboratively to drive the Melbourne Water vision for environmental water and stormwater and translate strategy into Melbourne Water’s adaptive planning and delivery.

• Lead the team to deliver strategic planning across the environmental water and stormwater program and ensure holistic systems-thinking is adopted in planning.
• Provide technical guidance to the team and the business on the environmental water and stormwater management, including where required leading technical and project work to ensure the delivery of the program.
• Develop environmental water and stormwater program to support the achievement of strategy targets including Sustainable Water Strategy, Healthy Waterways Strategy, and Integrated Water Management plans.
• Promote the stormwater and environmental water objectives of the Healthy Waterways Strategy, the Sustainable Water Strategy & Integrated Water Management plans internally and externally to ensure achievement of objectives and outcomes. This will include leading internal and external stakeholder conversations across various industry workshops to build partnerships and deliver on our strategy objectives.
• Collaborate with co-delivery partners to review progress against strategic goals and identify adaptive management priorities, including improvements to state or local regulations, policies, incentives, and partnerships.

For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate

About you:

• Experienced people leader across high performing teams.
• Demonstrated experience in water management, stormwater management, environmental water management or equivalent industry, in a similar role within a local, state, or federal government agency.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Victorian water entitlement framework and its practical applications.
• Proven consultation, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and foster strong, trusting relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• A relevant tertiary degree in environmental management, engineering, natural resource management or related discipline.

Why join us:

At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains.

Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit.

How to Apply

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Thursday 27th of February 2025 at 11:55pm AEST