- Rate: EA9 - $111,500.24 + super
- Hours: 38hrs a week
- Contract: Full time Permanent
- Location: 3 days in our Parramatta office, 2 days WFH.
- Enjoy a monthly RDO (Rostered Day Off) & benefit from flexible working arrangements.
- Join a record, 10yr investment in world-class water infrastructure, contribute to complex, large-scale projects that make a real impact.
- Work directly with senior project management and principal contractors, expanding your professional network & industry insight.
At Sydney Water, we are dedicated to delivering world-class infrastructure and services to ensure that Sydney remains one of the most livable cities in the world. We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Business Project Officer to support our regional teams, helping manage onboarding and administration services for our large infrastructure projects. Strong relationship-building and communication skills are essential to collaborate effectively and ensure smooth project delivery.
Dive into Our Great Benefits:
- Competitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.
- Hybrid Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration, supporting our team's productivity and well-being.
- Continuous Professional Growth: We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success.
- 24/7 Wellbeing Support: Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance: Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans.
- Family First: Prioritise your family with up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a childcare allowance.
- Fitness Passport: Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW.
- Novated Leasing: Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options.
About the Role:
As the Business Project Officer you will be responsible for corporate support for our Managers and Directors in delivering efficient administration services. You will support the onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring timely and accurate system access and maintaining data integrity. This role involves working closely with Regional Delivery Partners as well as internal teams such as IT, HR, contractors, and suppliers to ensure smooth operations across all levels of the project lifecycle.
You will thrive in a fast-paced, reactive environment, managing multiple tasks simultaneously with attention to detail and a focus on delivering excellent service outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver high‑quality corporate business administrative support to senior leaders, including reporting, communications, system requests, fleet and key management, and coordination of training, presentations, events and business processes.
- Lead and manage onboarding and offboarding processes for PDH teams, ensuring accurate system access, organisational structure updates, facilities setup and compliance with Sydney Water policies.
- Build strong, proactive relationships with PDH leaders, business administrators, P&C, IT and external partners to resolve issues, improve service delivery and support continuous business improvement.
- Coach and develop team members to enhance capability in onboarding, security and business processes, while fostering a constructive, high‑performance and values‑driven team culture.
- Exercise sound judgement and maintain confidentiality while driving efficient operations, improving customer experience and contributing to enterprise planning and organisational goals.
About You:
You will be a highly organised individual with a strong ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities with ease. Your strong communication skills and ability to build and maintain relationships will be key, along with your capacity to make thoughtful and informed decisions when needed.
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
- A Diploma in Business Administration (or equivalent experience), qualifications in Change Management or Lean principles are considered advantageous.
- A background in infrastructure delivery projects is essential.
- Proven experience delivering high‑quality corporate business services and administrative support within large teams or complex project environments.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted, collaborative relationships with senior leaders, stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
- High proficiency across key business systems and applications (e.g., InEight, SWIM, MS Office suite, SharePoint, Visio) and a track record of identifying and implementing process improvements.
- A flexible, team‑oriented approach with strong problem‑solving capability, attention to detail, and the resilience to adapt to change and manage competing priorities.
Essential Requirements:
- Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check and a medical assessment either online or in person.
- You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.
Please see the job profile for the role’s full accountabilities
Closing Date: Tuesday 21st April at 11:59 PM AEST
Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process. Please contact deirbhile.neary@sydneywater.com.au for any further information.
Working at Sydney Water
We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and veterans.
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Please see the position description for the role’s full accountabilities.
