The Opportunity
Join our Confluence Maintenance team as a Project Engineer, where you will play a key role in delivering the Major Periodic Maintenance (MPM) program across Sydney Water's wastewater treatment plants. You will oversee the planning and execution of maintenance projects across facilities servicing the Norwest, Rouse Hill, Castle Hill, Manly, Lower Hawkesbury, Hornsby Heights, West Hornsby and Warriewood regions.
Working closely with internal stakeholders, maintenance teams and Sydney Water, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with quality, budget and schedule requirements.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive remuneration + vehicle package
- Join a supportive, high-performing team focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Access exclusive VenPerks, including paid parental leave, Fitness Passport, and discounts across private healthcare, travel, retail, and more.
Key Accountabilities
- Deliver the MPM program across an allocated portfolio of wastewater treatment plants.
- Manage project delivery, including safety, quality, schedule, cost, forecasting, billing, reporting and compensation events within approved budgets.
- Manage changes to project scope, schedule and cost, implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Act as the primary liaison between Confluence Maintenance and the Sydney Water Hub.
- Ensure all required reviews, approvals and workflows are completed before procurement or site works commence.
- Resolve or coordinate the escalation of MPM project issues.
- Collaborate with maintenance, operations and planning teams to optimise maintenance practices, scheduling and resource allocation.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A tertiary qualification in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering. Candidates from other engineering disciplines will also be considered if they have demonstrated experience in maintenance and major overhauls within wastewater treatment plants.
- A current unrestricted Australian driver's licence.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment used within the water and wastewater industry, including pumps, screens, grit handling systems, mechanical pipework, valves, fittings and associated infrastructure.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and changing priorities.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and project scheduling software such as Primavera.
About Confluence Water
Confluence Water, a Ventia, Downer and Jacobs Joint Venture, is one of three Regional Delivery Partnerships providing services for Sydney Water. We work hard to ensure that Sydney Water keeps running for people who live in the North Region of Sydney - rain, hail or shine. We are often the first to reach an emergency during severe weather events and we are responsible for the delivery of an unprecedented pipeline of capital works across the life of our ten year contract.
Confluence Water delivers design, construction, maintenance and facilities management services from Sydney Harbour to the Hawkesbury River and includes the Hills Shire.
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.
How to apply
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Position Reference Number: 168112
