About us:

From desalination plants providing clean water to Australian communities, to treatment facilities that return wastewater safely to the environment, Guidera O’Connor designs and delivers tailored solutions that make a real difference to people’s lives.

Guidera O’Connor designs, constructs, and commissions:

• Water treatment plants
• Pumping stations
• Chemical dosing systems
• Filtration
• Odour control
• Desalination plants
• Aquifer storage and recovery
• Reuse systems

We work with customers across Australia, including:

• Water authorities
• Local government
• Mining and resources companies
• Private asset owners
• Head contractors
• Engineering organisations.

Our business is founded on five guiding principles: Care, Integrity, Passion, Respect, and Future, each of which inform our collaborative, innovative, solutions-focused approach.

More than infrastructure, we deliver value, creating the systems that make safe, clean water possible for people and communities across the country, now and into the future.

The role:

We are seeking an experienced and driven professional to lead the delivery of complex water infrastructure projects across regional Victoria. You will oversee all aspects of projects, from planning, through design, delivery, and completion, achieving exceptional outcomes for our customers and their communities.

Primarily, you will support the business needs by effectively leading, managing, planning, and overseeing project-based operations and activities. Your aptitude, knowledge, and abilities in relevant industry practices, legislation, and standards for safe, compliant, and effective project delivery are crucial. Additionally, your ability to influence, coach, critically assess, and anticipate issues ahead of occurrence is of utmost importance. In addition to directly managing a portfolio of projects, or a single large project, this role will also support tender development in the Victorian region.

Your performance will be evaluated based on the successful delivery of assigned projects or programs of work, demonstrating excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement, and commercial and technical expertise.

More specifically you will:

• Deliver projects in a safe and environmentally sound manner. 
• Deliver best quality projects in a timely manner. 
• Deliver projects profitably.  
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with all stakeholders. 
• Work with the Design Manager to ensure that designs are completed in accordance with Project Requirements and the Construction Program. 
• Procure equipment and subcontract resources at competitive prices while also effectively managing labour and subcontract resources. 

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Bring a minimum of 10 years project management experience, with the ability to demonstrate experience of managing capital works projects in excess of $30M.
• Have experience managing relationship-based contracts, and incentivised target cost contracts, in addition to fixed price D&C type contracts.
• Be willing to travel as work may include regional projects.
• Have a strong background in Water and Wastewater infrastructure.

The Capability you need to be successful:

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the critical success factors for project delivery and proactively drive progress.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders and confidently navigate challenging conversations when necessary.
• Provide effective leadership, recognising the direct impact your approach has on team performance and morale.
• Make informed and timely decisions based on the available data and situational context.
• Effectively engage with stakeholders through clear, consistent communication to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
• Develop logical, well-structured project schedules with realistic timelines and dependencies.
• Prepare comprehensive budgets and provide accurate monthly cost forecasts, ensuring financial control.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of construction risks and opportunities and implement timely mitigation strategies.
• Possess strong knowledge of contractual obligations and ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Adhere to all relevant legal, corporate, and procedural HSEQ requirements.
• Collaborate effectively across functions and promote a win-win approach to teamwork and conflict resolution.
• Embrace change as a catalyst for improvement and understand its necessity in organisational growth.
• Adhere to all relevant legal, corporate, and procedural HSEQ requirements.
• Have an affinity for our Guiding Principles of Care, Integrity, Passion, Respect and Future.

In return for your skills and experience, we offer you supportive colleagues and inspiring leadership; training & development opportunities; meaningful and interesting work; amazing employee benefits as laid out below, all within a great culture and work environment.

Our amazing benefits include:

• Additional annual leave for service milestones and 15 days personal leave
• Excellent employee referral bonus
• Regular celebrations of success
• Company funded wellbeing program
• Paid parental leave
• Fortnightly pay

At Guidera O’Connor we respect and value a diverse, inclusive, and belonging workforce.  We strongly encourage applications from all people, regardless of age, sex, or culture.  In line with our RAP, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions. 

Please apply online but do feel free to contact the Guidera People & Culture Team via careers@goc.net.au  for any further