Lead, Partnerships

• Permanent, Full-Time position 

• From $170k package
• Footscray location | hybrid 

About Greater Western Water

We’re water… and more.

GWW is a Victorian government owned water corporation that provides an essential service to some of the fastest-growing communities in Australia, stretching from Melbourne’s CBD to Lancefield in the north and Bacchus Marsh in the west. Click here to learn more

Benefits

• We embrace flexibility and connection with a balance of on-site and WFH
• Free onsite parking (subject to availability)
• Gender neutral, 16-week parental leave available from commencement
• Monthly work life balance day off to treat yourself (if full-time)
• Free income protection and salary continuance insurance
• Access to corporate health insurance deals with major providers
• Wellbeing, prayer, and sensory rooms in the Footscray and Sunbury office

The opportunity

A rewarding opportunity is now available for a Lead, Partnerships to play a strategic role in Greater Western Water’s NextGen infrastructure model. As a key member of the IPMO team, you will be the day‑to‑day owner of partner governance and commercial performance across our Planning Services, Engineering Services and Construction Partners. In this role, you will contribute to the successful implementation of GWW’s Portfolio and Project Management Framework (PPMF) from post‑award handover through mobilisation, delivery, contract assurance, performance management and contract close‑out. Reporting directly to the Manager, Infrastructure Contracts & Commercial, you will be working closely with project managers, internal planning and delivery teams, as well as external partners, to ensure a seamless transition to the collaborative and outcomes‑driven behaviours central to the NextGen model.

Responsibilities

• Providing contract and commercial expertise across Asset Planning & Delivery, ensuring robust governance and compliance while managing key partnerships with contractors and suppliers.
• Supporting effective partner mobilisation and ensuring a smooth handover from legacy planning and delivery partners.
• Managing regular performance meetings with each partner and maintaining KPI scorecards and tracking contract performance.
• Acting as the point of contact for project leads to support them in day-to-day contract management, issue escalation and advice. 
• Building key stakeholder relationships and capability across GWW to enable planning and delivery teams to implement strong contract governance processes and control environments to successfully manage commercial agreements in line with contract objectives and company policies and procedures.

Skills & Experience

• Highly developed negotiation, communication and people skills with experience managing senior relationships and reporting to executives.
• Solid commercial acumen and demonstrated ability to create, implement and maintain governance frameworks that effectively manage commercial and contractual relationships with key suppliers.
• Demonstrated experience establishing partner governance cadences (monthly/quarterly), overseeing mobilisation activities, developing performance scorecards and managing KPI frameworks.
• Experience in large organisations managing varied commercial models developed to deliver on organisational wide objectives.
• Strategic thinker and confident in acting with a high degree of autonomy and intuition to engage in complex commercial contracts' structuring, negotiation and administration and governance.

See yourself thrive

Our vision for GWW is Thriving People and Country. We aim to be as diverse as the communities we serve and are deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives. We’re supportive, inclusive, and friendly, and value everyone for who they are and what they can bring.  

We’re seeking applicants across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities, and will make reasonable adjustments as required, so please talk to us about what you need.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

Don’t delay your application, include your resume, and cover letter (no more than 1 page), shortlisting will commence early!

The successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including reference checks, medical assessments, a national police check, and verification of working rights in Australia.

Applications close: 11:59pm Sunday 1 March