About Icon Water
Icon Water is an iconic Canberra business with a history of providing essential services to Canberra for over 100 years.
We are the ACT’s supplier of essential water and wastewater services and have proudly served our community for over 100 years – sourcing, treating and supplying water, and managing Canberra’s wastewater network. Our work is essential to the health, prosperity and liveability of the region, and we are committed to environmental, social and financial sustainability in everything we do.
Icon Water is a purpose driven organisation where everyone contributes to our core business, ensuring high quality drinking water and sustainable wastewater treatment. Icon Water’s culture is driven by our values of care, connection, community and courage. These are values we see in action every day as we challenge ourselves to meet the expectations of our community.
About the Opportunity:
We have an exciting and unique opportunity for an Electrical Project Engineer to join Icon Water’s Infrastructure Delivery team (2 year opportunity) delivering capital and major maintenance projects. Icon Water is currently augmenting its delivery capacity across the Engineering program to enable a generational upgrade of the ACT’s water infrastructure, which will ensure Icon Water can continue to meet the needs of the Canberra community.
The work you do will contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of projects that guarantee people’s access to safe, reliable water and wastewater services. If you are a detail oriented professional and are looking to develop your project management skills in a dynamic client-side environment, then we would like to hear from you
About your new role
Reporting to a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the coordination of project activities associated with achieving objectives on electrical, instrumentation, monitoring and control (EIMC) renewals and other multi-disciplined, multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects. Your work will include liaison with stakeholders, engagement and management of design consultants and construction contractors, production of funding and statutory approval documentation, reporting on progress and performance.
What are we looking for in our ideal candidate?
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering (or related).
- Knowledge and a minimum of three years’ experience, although five to 10 years would be considered favourably, with:
- site safety in the construction industry;
- established project management methodologies;
- delivering EIMC projects with a background in contracting, consultancy or client-side management; and
- procurement and contract management.
- Highly organised, problem-solving and outcomes focused individual
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to network and influence a variety of stakeholders.
Does this sound like you?
If this role interests you, please log on to our recruitment portal and submit in PDF format:
- A brief cover letter,
- your resume, and
responses to the following selection criteria (maximum 200 words each).
- Experience with project scheduling, cashflow forecasting and reporting.
- Experience with developing tender documentation, including technical requirements, returnable schedules and undertaking tender evaluations.
- Experience in the management of contracts, including different forms of contract, variations and requests for information.
- Experience with project delivery on construction sites, including safety management and quality control.
- Demonstrated ability to be adaptable and prioritise tasks to meet timeframes, problem solve and resolve issues, identify and implement improvements and positively influence project outcomes with a variety of inter-team and external personnel.
Applications close on 27 April, 2026
Do you need more information?
For more information about this role you can view the Position Description located on our Careers Portal or contact Steve Merange via email steven.merange@iconwater.com.au or phone 0412 808 377.
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