Project Manager / Senior Civil Engineer - Water

Ready to take greater ownership of water infrastructure projects while staying close to the technical delivery?

The Right Water Company is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Senior Civil Engineer - Water to join our growing team.

We are looking for someone with strong experience in the water sector who enjoys being hands-on across the full project lifecycle. This is not a role where you'll simply manage a large team and delegate the detail. You'll be directly involved in planning, coordinating and delivering projects while working closely with clients and the broader team.

Ideally, you've reached the point in your career where you're confident managing projects and making technical decisions, and you're now looking for an chance to take greater ownership and develop your leadership capability within a smaller specialist consultancy.

About the Role

You will take responsibility for the day-to-day management and delivery of water infrastructure projects, working across technical, commercial and client-facing aspects of the work.

As a growing specialist consultancy, we operate with lean project teams. You'll therefore need to be comfortable rolling up your sleeves, working through project challenges and remaining actively involved in delivery rather than relying on large internal teams or layers of support.

Projects may include:

- Water transmission and distribution pipelines
- Groundwater schemes, bores and borefields
- Pump stations
- Water treatment facilities
- Wastewater infrastructure
- Water storage infrastructure
- Associated civil and water infrastructure projects

Experience across groundwater schemes and associated water infrastructure would be particularly valuable.

What You'll Be Doing

- Manage water infrastructure projects from planning and design through to delivery.
- Remain actively involved in the technical and practical aspects of project delivery.
- Manage project scope, budgets,



schedules, risks and deliverables.
- Coordinate engineers, designers and other disciplines to achieve project outcomes.
- Work directly with clients to understand requirements and resolve project issues.
- Provide technical input and make practical engineering and project decisions.
- Prepare and review project documentation, reports, scopes and deliverables.
- Support and guide less experienced engineers and designers.
- Work effectively within a smaller business where people are expected to take ownership and contribute beyond narrow role boundaries.
- Contribute to proposals and future project opportunities as your client relationships develop.
- Build your capability in client, commercial and people leadership as you progress.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who combines technical credibility with practical project delivery capability.

Ideally, you will have:

- A degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Around 10 years' experience, ideally within the water infrastructure sector.
- Demonstrated experience managing and delivering water infrastructure projects.
- Strong experience in civil and water engineering, with groundwater schemes, bores, pipelines, pump stations or associated infrastructure particularly relevant.
- Experience managing project scope, budgets, schedules and competing priorities.
- The ability to work directly with clients and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience coordinating small or multidisciplinary project teams.
- The confidence to work independently and take ownership of project outcomes.
- A practical, hands-on approach to solving problems.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of consulting project delivery.
- An interest in developing broader leadership responsibility over time.

Chartered status, or progress towards professional recognition, would be well regarded but is not essential.

The Type of Person Who Will Thrive Here<

📌 Project Manager (Australia)
🏢 The Right Water
📍 Australia