Position overview

• Permanent, Full-Time opportunity
• True hybrid working - work from home and our Mitcham office
• $223,783 TRP inclusive of 11.5% superannuation

The Role

The Divisional Manager Regulation, Planning, and Water Resources Strategy is responsible for delivering expert economic and regulatory services, corporate planning, and water security strategies and policies. This role also plays a central part in engaging with key regulators and stakeholders to support Yarra Valley Water's overall purpose and strategic objectives.

This position leads essential business functions, including the development of five-yearly price submissions and urban water strategies. It also plays a pivotal role in shaping, implementing, and monitoring joint strategies and policies across the water sector.

About us

We're on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We're one of Australia's largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria's population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.

Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you'll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.

We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop Price Submissions that are fully owned by customers, communities, stakeholders and the business that provide sufficient benchmark funds to deliver against strategic and operational challenges and opportunities while balancing price and value for current and future customers.
• Lead enterprise-wide annual corporate planning, oversee regulatory compliance reporting and responses and lead piece submission monitoring, reporting and advice to support successful delivery over the price period.
• Maintain a thorough and current understanding of our customers and what they want and expect from us.
• Work in close collaboration with water sector colleagues to support long-term water security planning and delivery.
• Deliver customer usage modelling, forecasting and data to inform planning and support behaviour change and water conservation initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators and key stakeholders to shape policy aligned with Yarra Valley Water's strategy and contribute to broader sector outcomes.
• Establish and maintain a role as a trusted and reliable expert advisor to the business, Executive and Board on specialist regulatory and policy matters.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of regulatory and water resource experts.

What we're looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in Economics, Commerce and/or related field - mandatory
• Proven experience delivering pricing submissions within the water industry - prior completion of at least one pricing submission is essential.
• Strong background in regulatory economics, corporate planning, and water resource strategy and policy within a utility or similar environment.
• Strong customer and community orientation and ability to put customers at the centre.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with the Managing Director, Board, and Executive team offering high-level advice and analysis.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to operate at both a high-level and in detail, particularly in leading regulatory initiatives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience leading, developing, and motivating high-performing teams.
• Strong environmental scanning skills, with the ability to identify, anticipate, and communicate emerging opportunities and risks impacting Yarra Valley Water's strategic objectives.

To view the full position description, click HERE.

Why Yarra Valley Water?

We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow - both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.

• $223,783 TRP inclusive of 11.5% superannuation
• Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
• $650 home office set up allowance for eligible employees
• Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office
• 14 weeks paid leave parental leave
• 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, wellbeing, mental health, menstrual or menopause
• Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave

To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.

Did you know?

Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

How to apply

Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.

Closing date: Tuesday 24th June 2025

This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.

We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds. If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please call 03 9872 2542 or email [email protected]. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email [email protected].

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.