Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for water infrastructure and planning? Do you thrive on shaping the future of regional communities through sustainable and innovative engineering solutions? If so, Goulburn Valley Water wants to hear from you!

Your New Organisation

Hays is proud to be partnering with Goulburn Valley Water, a leading regional water corporation delivering safe, reliable, and affordable water services across Victoria. Goulburn Valley Water is known for its strong community values, innovative approach, and commitment to sustainability.

This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and making a real impact in the community.

Your New Role

As a Senior Project and Planning Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in consolidating master plan outcomes with consideration of climate impacts and population growth, preparing business cases and project briefs to implement and deliver outcomes aligned to the new regulatory and price submission. Reporting to the Manager – Planning and Climate Resilience, you’ll work across:

Lead land development planning and infrastructure master plans

Develop robust business cases and project justifications

Manage design delivery, including consultancy briefs and stakeholder engagement

Deliver project justification reports and business cases for capital infrastructure

Ensure projects are ready for tender with all approvals in place

What you’ll need to succeed

Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering

Strong background in infrastructure planning and development

Proven ability to manage complex projects and stakeholder relationships

Experience in land development, business case writing, and stakeholder engagement

Full working rights in Australia and a current driver’s licence

What you’ll get in return

Goulburn Valley Water offers a supportive and inclusive workplace with a strong focus on work-life balance and professional development. Benefits include:

Attractive salary negotiable dependent on skills, qualifications, and experience from $125k - $145k plus super with annual enterprise agreement increment

Annual performance review encourages, recognises and rewards performance

Aligned with local Government Community Connect Program supporting professionals to integrate into the community

Encouragement and support to pursue development and growth opportunities

Recognition of Prior Service & Long Service Leave Transfer:
Bring your eligible public sector service with you and access long service leave sooner

Amazing liveability/lifestyle benefits of the regions we service, check out these sites to learn about where you could work and play; Greater Shepparton region, Go Seymour, Go Nagambie and Strathbogie Shire Podcasts, Cobram

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV or send direct to [email protected]. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact Alissa Sara at 03 8616 8424 for a confidential discussion on your career.