Program Manager, Trade Waste and Backflow Prevention

• Fixed term, full-time until 30 June 2027| Based in Footscray & WFH
• Lead a high-impact program restoring critical compliance capability!
• Salary: $185,000 incl. super

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

We’re seeking a Program Manager to lead a critical IT program of work focused on restoring and strengthening our Trade Waste and Backflow Prevention compliance capability, ultimately ensuring water and sewage quality compliance.

This role will manage a program to design and deliver key IT system enhancements and business process changes, ensuring trade waste and backflow can be managed to ensure alignment with regulatory obligations, water quality standards and organisational frameworks. You’ll play a central role in identifying compliance risks, delivering a structured recovery plan for IT systems that are not currently fit for purpose, and ensuring critical milestones are achieved.

Acting as the key interface between Business Customer Services, Service Delivery and Digital teams, you’ll bring clarity, structure and momentum to a complex program of work with high organisational impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Trade Waste & Backflow work package within a major enterprise IT program
• Develop and deliver a clear roadmap to restore and maintain compliance capability through IT solutions
• Identify, assess and manage compliance risks, drive mitigation and recovery actions IT system and process solutions as product owner
• Manage stakeholders across business and technology to deliver prioritised outcomes
• Establish governance, reporting and tracking to ensure delivery against key milestones

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience leading complex programs or projects across business and technology
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and influence across an organisation
• Experience working in regulatory, compliance or risk-driven environments
• Ability to translate business needs into IT system and process improvements
• Strong planning, organisation and delivery skills in complex environments
• Qualifications: PRINCE2, AIPM, PMBOK or similar project/program management certification (highly desirable)

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: Sunday, 12 April 2026