Manager Drinking Water Research

Melbourne Water
📍 Australia, Victoria, Australia 💼 Permanent Full Time 🕒 Posted June 24, 2026

Job Description

Who we are


In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.


As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, and our catchments. We care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.


Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over years.


About the Role


Join the Research and Modelling portfolio as the Manager, Drinking Water Research and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of safe, resilient drinking water for Greater Melbourne. This role, leads a forward-looking research program that directly informs water quality strategy, infrastructure planning and operational decision-making, ensuring the region remains equipped to manage emerging risks and a changing clim...

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Job Details

  • Location Australia, Victoria
  • Job Type Permanent Full Time
  • Category Physical Scientists
  • Posted Date June 24, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 03, 2026