Manager, Treatment Plant and Land Planning

Position Overview

• Permanent, Full-Time Opportunity
• True hybrid working – work from home and our Mitcham office
• $187,254 TRP inclusive of 12% superannuation

The Role
Leading a team responsible for critical planning, risk management and regulatory functions that support the safe, compliant and efficient operation of YVW’s treatment assets.

You’ll take the lead in driving the planning, optimisation and readiness of programs and projects, translating service and investment priorities into executable, risk-based and value-driven works packages.

In this pivotal role, you’ll ensure that maintenance and renewals planning is insight-led, reliability-centred, and fully integrated with delivery and operational realities.

You’ll play a meaningful role in shaping systems that are not only resilient and dependable today, but also ready to meet the challenges of tomorrow. By nurturing tactical asset management, inclusive program design, and ongoing improvement, you’ll help create more sustainable and future-ready infrastructure.

Collaboration is at the core of this role. You’ll work closely across teams to ensure planning and delivery are in sync, meeting regulatory, customer and performance expectations seamlessly. You’ll also help coordinate planning for urgent and responsive works, minimising operational risks. As a trusted advisor, you’ll support broader business, environmental and customer outcomes, offering guidance and approvals to keep things moving with clarity and purpose.

About Us

We’re on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We’re one of Australia’s largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria’s population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.

Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you’ll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.

We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of optimised, value aligned, and risk-based programs and projects ready for delivery
• Embed cultural knowledge into planning by fostering respectful collaboration and personal learning about First Nations knowledge.
• Support sustainable outcomes that honour and heal Country through inclusive and informed decision-making.
• Translate service and investment plans into prioritised, scoped, and sequenced work programs.
• Optimise maintenance and renewal strategies using asset data, performance insights, and reliability centred practices.
• Drive whole of system optimisation through strong cross-functional partnerships
• Align programs with service delivery teams, customer feedback, maintenance and operations
• Coordinate with technology, and SCADA/IoT teams to enable integrated, automated, and data informed decisions.
• Champion and apply the Asset Management Framework (AMF) to enable evidence-based planning and lifecycle optimisation.
• Maintain and contribute to key AMF artefacts and ensure tactical decisions align with strategic value drivers.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high performing, multi-disciplinary planning team.
• Build planning capability across tactical asset management, project management, stakeholder engagement, and integrated program design
• Drive innovation in sequencing, program and project optimisation, and feedback loops to influence upstream investment planning.

What we’re Looking for

• Tertiary qualification in engineering, science, or a related field is mandatory
• Strong understanding of asset management, reliability principles and failure mode analysis.
• Proven experience delivering practical engineering solutions with a focus on quality, environmental care and risk management practices.
• Skilled in translating service and investment plans into executable programs and projects.
• Experience in procurement, project management and performance reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in mentoring, coaching, and supporting teams effectively.
• Proficient in budgeting, resource allocation and stakeholder engagement.
• Comfortable adapting to shifting priorities and supporting changing operational needs

To view the full position description, click HERE.

Why Yarra Valley Water?

We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow – both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.

• $187,254 TRP inclusive of 12% superannuation
• Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
• Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, illness, wellbeing and mental health needs.
• 5 days paid reproductive leave which can be used for experiencing symptoms or undergoing procedures associated with issues such as menopause, menstruation, endometriosis, PCOS, prostate health, or IVF.
• Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave.

To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.

Did you Know?

Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

How to Apply

Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.

Closing date: Sunday 15th November 2026

This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.

We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds. If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please call 03 9872 2542 or email dei@yvw.com.au. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email recruit@yvw.com.au.

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.

Yarra Valley Water is recognised by Australian Disability Network as a Disability Confident Recruiter employer.