Project Manager, Water
WSP Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Professional Services · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
The Project Manager will lead water infrastructure projects by managing design delivery, project controls, and contract administration. They are responsible for ensuring project excellence, maintaining financial accuracy, and fostering a strong safety culture across teams.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering or project management and possess at least 5 years of experience in D&C water infrastructure projects. Strong commercial awareness, design management experience, and proficiency in financial reporting tools are essential.
Benefits
Full description
Do the kind of work the world truly needs.
At WSP, you’ll access global expertise, contribute to landmark water projects, and collaborate with talented professionals across Australia. Here, curiosity is encouraged, ideas are valued, and diverse perspectives strengthen everything we do.
The Opportunity
Our national Water business is growing fast — and we’re looking for a Project Manager in our NSW Water Utilities team to help deliver some of Australia’s most important water programs. In this role, you’ll drive project excellence, embed strong commercial and delivery practices, and keep our teams performing at their best.
You will:
- Support or lead project management on water infrastructure projects nationally with support from SPMs and Team Managers.
- Manage the design delivery of medium–large projects and programs in line with WSP delivery standards
- Embed robust project controls, contract admin and cost planning
- Track internal costs and deliver clear, accurate client reporting
- Identify, manage and negotiate project changes with clients
- Ensure compliance with our Integrated Management System, including audits and quality checks
- Apply risk management frameworks across all project processes
- Champion a strong safety culture and ensure safe delivery for all teams
What We’ll Love About You
You’re proactive, commercially aware and comfortable influencing at all levels. You can balance competing priorities, collaborate with technical experts and keep projects running smoothly, even across multiple offices and project streams.
You will bring:
- A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or project management
- 5+ years’ experience and proven project delivery on D&C water infrastructure projects
- Background in engineering consulting with design management experience highly desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills, with experience working across distributed teams
- Ability to manage multiple tasks across several live projects
- Good understanding of contracts, change management and drafting variations
- Competency in cost reporting, financial analysis, Excel and Word
- Experience setting up systems for project files, data control and compliance
- Proven experience in managing project budgets and using financial tools
- Strong written communication skills, including preparing high‑quality reports
Why Choose WSP?
We’re committed to creating an environment where you feel supported, empowered, and able to make meaningful impact.
- Competitive pay recognising your expertise
- Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives
- Clear development pathways with mentoring and technical support
- Flexible work options to balance life and work
- Purpose‑driven projects that strengthen Australia’s water future
- Comprehensive benefits and support for returners
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Option to purchase up to 4 additional weeks of leave
- Opportunities to work across Australia and internationally
Join a community of 73,000+ global professionals dedicated to improving the world we live in. As a permanent employee, you’ll also have access to our Employee Share Purchase Plan to take part in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.
Ready to make your next move?
Apply today and shape a career as unique as you are.
With us, you can.
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