Job Description

Construction Delivery Manager - Wastewater

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The Construction Delivery Manager – WWTP Systems is responsible for turning completed engineering designs into efficiently built, installed and handed-over wastewater treatment systems.

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This role requires a minimum of 4-5 years of construction management experience.

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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.

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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.

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Key interfaces

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

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Front-end design and constructability collaboration

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

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- Provide practical construction input into project budgets, GMP allowances and contingency planning.
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- Identify construction risks, unknowns and scope gaps early.
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- Assist with trade input for budgeting and cost validation.
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- Review site conditions, access, services, shutdown constraints and staging risks.
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- Highlight risks relating to ground conditions, tie-ins, existing infrastructure, live plant operation, client disruption and weather exposure.
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- Support the project manager with buildability-related risk registers and mitigation planning.
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- Help ensure construction allowances are realistic before commitments are made.
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Trade coordination and package development

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

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

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



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

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

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Essential

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

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