Stormwater & Waterways Project Coordinator

Melbourne Water

Stormwater & Waterways Project Coordinator - 18 month Contract

990 Latrobe Street Docklands
AU$106,000 - AU$114,000
Administration , Engineering , Engineering Environmental , Project Management

Posted : 3/03/26
Applications Close :16/03/26

Who we are

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

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, and our catchments. 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.

About the Role

In this 18 month fixed term roles as the Stormwater & Waterways Project Coordinator at Melbourne Water, you will play a key role in supporting the health of rivers, estuaries, and catchments across the Port Phillip and Westernport region. This position provides technical and project coordination across a diverse range of stormwater, water quality, and waterway planning initiatives that directly contribute to delivering the Healthy Waterways Strategy.

Working within the Waterways & Catchments Team, you will coordinate investigations, support monitoring programs, and work closely with internal specialists, external consultants, and government stakeholders. You’ll translate scientific insights into clear, practical advice, helping inform strategic decisions that protect and enhance our waterways.

You’ll thrive in a collaborative environment, be comfortable juggling multiple projects, and bring strong communication skills to engage a range of stakeholders.

• Coordinate investigations relating to urban stormwater and waterways, focusing on the impacts and opportunities of delivering the Healthy Waterways Strategy performance objectives and targets.

• Facilitate collaboration between work programs in Strategic Waterway Planning and Stormwater & Environmental Water groups, within the Waterways & Catchments Team, to generate shared outcomes and efficiencies.

• Provide expertise and technical support to a range of catchment and waterway strategic programs in the Port Phillip and Westernport region.

For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate

About you:

• Proven experience in stormwater and waterway science, such as water quality, hydrology, or aquatic ecology.

• Strong understanding of best practice measures for urban stormwater and waterway management, including knowledge of risks to aquatic ecosystems.

• Sound knowledge of relevant Victorian policies, guidelines and standards related to stormwater, water quality assessment, and waterway management.

• Demonstrated capability in stormwater, water quality and pollution investigations.

• Experience with hydrology and water quality modelling (highly desirable).

This role is ideal for someone with a strong grounding in stormwater or waterway science, experience

managing technical projects, and a passion for evidence‑based environmental outcomes.

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, Neurodivergent 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.