Project Director (Water) - Victoria
Project Director - Water Infrastructure
Victoria | Major Projects & Frameworks | Future Regional Leadership Opportunity
An established Australian infrastructure contractor is seeking an experienced Project Director to play a key leadership role in the continued growth of its Victorian business.
Victoria represents a significant growth market for the organisation, with a strong pipeline of major water infrastructure projects and long-term framework opportunities. This appointment will initially act as a senior figurehead across major pursuits and delivery opportunities, before taking leadership accountability as these projects are secured.
Importantly, this is not simply a role focused on delivering one project. The successful individual will help build the organisation's Victorian capability, strengthen key client relationships and establish the platform for continued regional growth.
For the right individual, there is a genuine longer-term opportunity to progress into a Regional Manager position with full P&L responsibility for Victoria.
The Role
As Project Director, you will:
- Provide senior leadership across major water infrastructure projects, programs and frameworks.
- Support strategic pursuits and major opportunities through pre-contract, tender and mobilisation stages.
- Take executive-level responsibility for projects or portfolios following award.
- Lead projects valued at approximately $80m+, as well as major frameworks with annual delivery values around $50m+.
- Build and develop local project delivery capability as the Victorian business continues to grow.
- Establish strong relationships with clients, delivery partners, government stakeholders and the wider Victorian water sector.
- Ensure strong commercial, safety, operational and project delivery outcomes.
- Support the organisation's long-term growth strategy for Victoria.
About You
We are interested in speaking with senior project and operational leaders who can demonstrate:
- Significant experience delivering major water, wastewater or complex civil infrastructure projects.
- Proven leadership of large D&C projects, programs, frameworks or portfolios.
- Strong knowledge of the Victorian infrastructure market, ideally including relationships across the water sector.
- An understanding of Social Procurement obligations associated with Victorian state-funded contracts.
- Experience influencing projects during pursuit, pre-contract and mobilisation stages, not solely during delivery.
- Strong commercial acumen and confidence operating with senior clients and stakeholders.
- A track record of building, developing and leading high-performing project teams.
- The ambition and capability to take on broader regional and P&L leadership responsibility over time.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation at an important point in the development of its Victorian business.
Rather than inheriting a narrowly defined delivery role, you will have the opportunity to help shape the region, influence major project opportunities and build the capability required to support long-term growth.
For an experienced Project Director looking beyond their next individual project, this provides a credible pathway into broader regional leadership while remaining closely connected to major project delivery.
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