Infrastructure Delivery - Executive Assistant

1 Smith St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia

Posted Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 2:00 pm | Expires Sunday 23 August 2026 at 1:59 pm

Provide trusted support to an Executive General Manager, managing complex operations, executive priorities and key stakeholder relationships.

About the role

At Sydney Water, we're delivering one of Australia's largest infrastructure investment programs, with a significant multi-billion-dollar invest ment over the next decade to support population growth, renew critical assets, strengthen resilience, and improve environmental outcomes.

This is a rare chance to work alongside the Executive General Manager (EGM), Infrastructure Delivery, supporting the leadership of a once-in-a-generation infrastructure program that will help shape Greater Sydney for decades to come.

This is not a traditional administrative support role.

As the Executive Assistant to the EGM, Infrastructure Delivery, you will act as a strategic partner who helps maximise the effectiveness of the EGM and leadership team. You will proactively manage priorities, anticipate challenges, coordinate critical business activities, and ensure the EGM's time, focus, and effort are directed toward the most important strategic outcomes.

You will operate at the centre of the Infrastructure Delivery leadership team, providing executive coordination across governance activities, major business priorities, Board and Executive reporting, stakeholder engagement, and leadership team operations.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, judgement and discretion, you will become a trusted extension of the EGM, helping drive alignment, accountability and execution across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

- Executive Support & Strategic Partnership - y ou will work closely with the Executive General Manager to maximise effectiveness, manage competing priorities and ensure focus remains on strategic business outcomes.
- Governance & Leadership Coordination - including Board and Committee processes, including papers,



submissions and supporting documentation.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Operational Excellence - act ing as a central point of coordination between the Executive General Manager, leadership team and broader organisation, building strong relationships and ensuring seamless business operations.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by enabling executive success, supporting strategic business priorities and contributing to the effective delivery of organisational outcomes.

About you

You are an experienced Executive Assistant who has operated successfully in a complex, fast-paced environment supporting senior executives.

Most importantly, you understand that great executive support goes beyond scheduling meetings and managing inboxes. You think strategically, anticipate needs, solve problems, influence outcomes, and build trusted relationships.

You bring:

- Significant experience supporting senior executives in a large, complex organisation.
- A proven ability to act as a trusted business partner.
- Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse groups.
- Experience coordinating Executive, Board or governance processes.
- Well-developed analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Outstanding written communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level documents, reports and presentations.
- High levels of initiative, judgement and professional maturity.
- Advanced Microsoft 365 and digital workplace capability.




- Diploma in Management or Business Administration and/or equivalent level of skills and knowledge gained from practical experience in a similar role.

Why Join Sydney Water?

- Competitive Remuneration - We'll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.
- Hybrid Work Environment - A balanced approach to remote work and office collaboration.
- Continuous Professional Growth - Leadership and development programs to support your career progression.
- 24/7 Wellbeing Support - Free and confidential health and wellbeing support for you and your family through our EAP.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance - Access to discounted health cover options.
- Family First - Up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a childcare allowance.
- Fitness Passport - Access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW.
- Novated Leasing - Flexible vehicle leasing options to support your financial goals.

Closing date: 11.59AEST on Sunday 23rd August 2026

At Sydney Water, we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities. We have a proud heritage and progressive future providing world class drinking water and services that are vital to our customers’ quality of life and safeguarding Sydney’s future. We see the world is changing, so we are changing too.

Our vision is to create better lives through world-class services, and we believe that starts with our people. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. Our diverse skills, mindsets and backgrounds work together on exciting and challenging projects that make a difference and help ensure Sydney remains one of the most iconic and liveable cities in the world.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and veterans.

1 Smith St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia

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📌 Infrastructure Delivery - Executive Assistant (New South Wales)
🏢 Sydney Water
📍 New South Wales