Role purpose

The Construction Delivery Manager – WWTP Systems is responsible for turning completed engineering designs into efficiently built, installed and handed-over wastewater treatment systems. This role requires a minimum of 4-5 years of construction management experience.

Working within Waterform's Solve, Support, Sustain methodology, this role sits at the critical point between engineering, factory production, procurement, site construction, subcontractors and commissioning. The role ensures that large water & wastewater treatment projects are built safely, practically, commercially and with minimum fuss.

The role is involved early enough to influence constructability, value engineering, scope clarity, trade packaging, risk identification and construction sequencing. It then leads the construction delivery phase through to mechanical/electrical completion and supports the commissioning team up to wet commissioning, before closing out construction-related defects.

Key interfaces

- Engineering/design team
- Project manager
- Factory production team
- Procurement
- Site managers/supervisors
- Mechanical, electrical, civil and controls trades
- Commissioning team
- Client/project representatives
- Safety and QA personnel

Key responsibilities

1. Front-end design and constructability collaboration

- Review engineering designs from a practical construction and site installation perspective.
- Identify constructability issues before procurement and site works commence.
- Support value engineering without compromising process performance, safety or compliance.
- Assist with clash detection between civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, pipework and access requirements.
- Work with engineering and factory production to confirm what is best built offsite versus onsite.
- Provide construction input into layout, access, lifting, cranage, install sequence and maintainability.
- Ensure design decisions consider site constraints, trade sequencing and commissioning requirements.

2. Budget, GMP and risk management support

- Provide practical construction input into project budgets, GMP allowances and contingency planning.
- Identify construction risks, unknowns and scope gaps early.
- Assist with trade input for budgeting and cost validation.
- Review site conditions, access, services, shutdown constraints and staging risks.
- Highlight risks relating to ground conditions, tie-ins, existing infrastructure, live plant operation, client disruption and weather exposure.




- Support the project manager with buildability-related risk registers and mitigation planning.
- Help ensure construction allowances are realistic before commitments are made.

3. Trade coordination and package development

- Assist in preparing clear RFQ packages for civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, craneage, insulation, cladding, pipework and other relevant trades.
- Ensure trade packages are complete, coordinated and aligned with the latest design.
- Prevent gaps or overlaps in subcontractor scope as the design evolves.
- Coordinate release of trade packages in line with procurement and construction schedule requirements.
- Work with procurement to ensure long-lead items, factory-built components and site trades are aligned.
- Support negotiation and review of subcontractor inclusions/exclusions from a practical delivery perspective.
- Coordinate early works packages where required, including site establishment, demolition, civil preparation, access works and temporary services.

4. Construction delivery and site execution

- Oversee the site delivery phase of WWTP construction projects.
- Manage and support site managers, supervisors and subcontractors.
- Ensure construction works are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with design, QA and project requirements.
- Monitor construction program, trade sequencing and site productivity.
- Coordinate factory-built systems arriving to site and ensure site readiness for installation.
- Manage daily and weekly construction priorities.
- Resolve site issues quickly with engineering, production, procurement and project management.
- Maintain strong communication with the client during construction.
- Ensure site works are coordinated around live operations where applicable.
- Drive practical problem-solving to avoid unnecessary delays, rework and commercial disputes.
- Ensure safety protocols, SWMS, permits, isolations and site controls are implemented.
- Ensure QA documentation, ITPs, checklists, hold points and inspections are completed progressively.

5. Program and interface management

- Develop and maintain construction input into the overall project program.
- Coordinate sequencing between factory production, delivery to site, civil works,



mechanical installation, electrical installation, automation, commissioning and handover.
- Identify program risks early and propose practical recovery options.
- Ensure trades are mobilised at the right time with the right information and materials.
- Support project managers with construction progress reporting.
- Escalate delays, design gaps, procurement constraints and subcontractor issues early.
- Coordinate site access, shutdowns, cranage, deliveries and installation windows.

6. Commissioning and handover support

- Support the commissioning team during dry commissioning and wet commissioning preparation.
- Ensure trades remain available to support commissioning requirements.
- Coordinate rectification of mechanical, electrical, pipework, access or installation defects.
- Ensure construction completion is clearly defined before commissioning responsibility transfers.
- Assist with punch lists, defect registers and handover documentation.
- Support practical completion and client handover from a construction perspective.
- Remain involved after wet commissioning only as required for construction-related defect rectification.

Required experience

Essential

- Strong construction delivery experience on industrial, water, wastewater, process, mechanical services or infrastructure projects.
- Experience coordinating civil, mechanical, electrical and pipework trades.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, layouts, P&IDs;, GA drawings and construction documentation.
- Strong understanding of site safety, QA, ITPs, permits and subcontractor coordination.
- Demonstrated ability to identify design gaps, scope gaps and constructability issues.
- Experience managing site supervisors, subcontractors and installation teams.
- Strong practical problem-solving ability.
- Comfortable working on projects from approximately $1 million to $15 million.
- Robust communication skills with clients, trades, engineers and project managers.

Highly regarded

- Experience with WWTPs, DAFs, MBRs, clarifiers, balance tanks, chemical dosing, sludge handling, pump stations or packaged treatment systems.
- Experience with modular or factory-built process systems.
- Experience working around live industrial facilities.
- Mechanical trade, plumbing, fabrication, electrical, construction management or engineering background.
- Experience with GMP, D&C; or design-and-construct project environments.
- Wastewater treatment plant construction experience is preferred for this role.

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