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Director - Water Source Planner

Melbourne, VIC, au🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-02 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead catchment planning and water source strategy assignments to inform long-term investment and resilience decisions for clients.

Role type

Director, Water Source Planner (Strategic IC)

Builds

Master plans, concept strategies, and investment roadmaps for water infrastructure clients

Domain

Water Resources / Civil Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Catchment planning, hydraulic modelling, demand forecasting, options screening, multi-criteria assessment, program staging, climate change scenario analysis, stakeholder engagement, report writing

Preferred skills

Chartered engineer status, consultancy background, autonomous consulting experience

Technologies

Hydraulic modelling tools (platform flexible)

Responsibilities

Lead catchment planning and water source strategy assignments; Apply hydraulic modelling to assess supply options and system performance; Develop water source and catchment strategies including options assessment and risk-based decision frameworks; Undertake catchment and hydraulic modelling to evaluate system behaviour; Analyse scenarios (demand growth, climate variability, drought) and advise on resilience; Prepare clear, defensible master plans and investment roadmaps; Engage with stakeholders to align technical recommendations with policy and community outcomes; Collaborate with global specialists to bring best-practice methods to local challenges

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & client delivery

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