System and Asset Senior Specialist

Posted Wednesday 5 August 2026 at 2:00 pm | Expires Sunday 23 August 2026 at 1:59 pm Play a key role in ensuring current and future infrastructure remains fit for purpose and delivers value for our communities. • Join a team where your input will be truly valued • Based from Parramatta but with hybrid working available • Excellent salary and range of Sydney Water benefits Working with key stakeholders for our water resource recovery (wastewater treatment) facilities, you will optimise asset performance, risk, cost and regulatory compliance while supporting customer, environmental and strategic objectives. Your work will play a key role in ensuring current and future infrastructure remains fit for purpose and delivers value for our communities. What you will be doing • Apply Performance, Cost, Risk (PCaR) approach to understand service capabilities. • Investigate, and identify potential system risks and engage stakeholders to mitigate the risks through balancing performance, cost and risk. • Review and update Consequence of Failure Guidelines & Assessments • Monitoring & prioritising system risks across Wastewater Treatment • Facilitation of System Interface Groups (SIG) to represent the System Plans, assessing changes in context (eg regulatory or licence change), configuration and/or risk that require collaboration across the value chain to meet customer outcomes • Support in development and implementation of the system plans • Ensure asset classes and systems are aligned to deliver required performance outcomes, customer expectations and service targets. • Using asset performance data, identify emerging risks, performance trends, and improvement opportunities, supporting asset reliability and operational outcomes. • Conduct asset management audits and reviews, including regulatory, licence and internal compliance activities, and track and close out audit findings and improvement actions. About You You will have qualifications in engineering, science or a related discipline, (or experience deemed equivalent). In addition to strong internal and external stakeholder management skills you will also have: • At least 5 years experience in asset management, ideally in the utilities or similar industry • Advanced written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills at all levels both internal and external to the organisations, with the ability to establish a high degree of credibility. • Experience across relevant products/asset classes and integrated water cycle management. • Advanced knowledge of Sydney Water’s operating and regulatory environment. • Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to draw insights from data and identify trends and risks. Basic understanding of quality/cost/risk trade-offs with a lens on short-, medium- and long-term outcomes. Ready to take the next step in your career? We'd love to hear from you! Apply now. Closing date: 11.59AEST on Sunday 23rd August 2026 We support you through the application process and can modify as needed – let us know what you need. For more information, you can contact TA Partner [email protected] Please see the job profile for the role’s full accountabilities. Dive into Our Great Benefits: Competitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately. Hybrid Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration, supporting our team's productivity and well-being. Continuous Professional Growth : We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success. 24/7 Wellbeing Support: Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal. Discounted Private Health Insurance: Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans. Family First: Prioritise your family with up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a childcare allowance. Fitness Passport: Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW. Novated Leasing: Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options. As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. Your personal information may also be used to establish a Dayforce talent profile. Your personal information will be collected in accordance with Dayforce’s Terms and Privacy Policy and Sydney Water’s Privacy Collection Statement – recruitment. Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which include a criminal history check. 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.