Project Managers oversee water infrastructure projects from conception to completion, coordinating teams, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder communication.
Suited to highly organised, strategic thinkers who enjoy coordinating complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
You thrive if you are solution-oriented, resilient under pressure, and skilled at communication, negotiation, and risk management.
Motivation often comes from delivering infrastructure that benefits communities and supports sustainable water management.
You'll have the opportunity to work on treatment plant upgrades, pipeline construction, or environmental programs.
DAY TO DAY WORK
- Planning what needs to happen and when.
- Helping set project budgets and timelines.
- Bringing together engineers, contractors, suppliers and other team members.
- Tracking progress and making sure important deadlines are met.
- Spotting potential problems and working out how to solve them.
- Managing changes when plans, costs or timelines shift.
- Checking that work is carried out safely and meets quality standards.
- Working with contractors and suppliers to keep work moving.
- Explaining project progress to managers, teams and other stakeholders.
- Visiting construction sites and project locations to see work happening first-hand.
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
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Enjoys organising people, tasks and ideas.
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Good at solving problems and making decisions.
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Comfortable communicating with different types of people.
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Enjoys working as part of a team.
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Interested in infrastructure, construction, engineering, technology or the environment.
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Can manage several tasks at once.
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Curious and willing to learn about different areas of the water industry.
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Enjoys seeing a project move from an idea to something real.
Qualifications for this role
The following qualifications can be used to become a Project Manager for the water industry:
- Bachelor in Project Management, Engineering, Environmental Science
or - Relevant experience plus Project Management Professional (PMP) or Prince2 certification;
- WHS and Risk Management Training.
Where you might work
Consultant Offices
Infrastructure Projects
Water utilities and authorities
Technology and IoT companies
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