Job Title
Environmental Water Resources Planner is a pivotal role within the Service Futures Portfolio.
This position contributes to strategic planning, influencing policy, undertaking investigations, and recovery of environmental water within the Port Phillip and Westernport region.
* Provide advice and manage water for the environment to support achievement of obligations and improve the ecological health of waterways.
* Identify current and potential future challenges and explore appropriate adaptive solutions related to the strategic planning, management, and optimisation of water for the environment.
* Investigate and resolve difficult or abstract technical issues and apply understanding of the relevant theory, practices and precedents relating to strategic water planning, and management of water for the environment.
* Initiate and manage regular reviews of statutory management plans and participate in and strategically influence amendments of environmental flow rules and water sharing arrangements.
* Develop strategies and adaptive plans and assess their effectiveness in conjunction with technical experts and customers within the Melbourne Water region.
* Develop programs and action plans that support the implementation of the Environmental Water Drought Program and climate change resilience plans.
Melbourne Water strives to provide clean water for its residents and wildlife. As caretakers for the city's water cycle, we care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne.
Requirements
* Hold a Tertiary degree in one of the following subject areas: Engineering, Science or Natural Resource Management.
* Capability to consider broad strategic issues, assess gaps, and take account of stakeholder and customer needs to identify solutions.
* Knowledge of environmental water, water resource management in Victoria and the role of Melbourne Water.
* Knowledge of hydrology, river hydraulics and environmental water demands.
* Demonstrated experience in water resources planning or natural resources as applied to environmental water.
* Detailed understanding of the underlying principles of environmental water.
* Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining relationships, with customers and stakeholders.
* Applying agile adaptive management strategies and approaches to environmental water that will be robust for a range of water availability scenarios.
* Understanding of industry issues and ability to provide guidance regarding the interpretation of regulations.
* The preferred candidate will have a strong interest in improving the sustainability of water resources in meaningful engagement with our customers and community stakeholders.
Why work with us
At Melbourne Water, we value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what's right.
We're dedicated to protecting every Melburnian's way of life, one drop at a time.
Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety.
We don't just talk about flexible working - we live it.