About Abergeldie

Abergeldie is an Australian owned contractor with 30 years’ industry experience in Australia and New Zealand. We design and deliver projects in the Water, Bridges, Transport, Underground, Energy and Remediation industry sectors: the complex infrastructure needed to build better communities.

About Our Utilities Team

Our national Utilities team is at the forefront of delivering critical water and wastewater infrastructure through strategic planning and collaborative delivery models, including ECI, TOC, and Alliancing. We specialise in asset reliability and renewals, bulk water upgrades, and the rehabilitation of networks in both metropolitan and regional settings.

It’s an exciting phase of growth, particularly in Melbourne. We've recently secured several major long-term framework contracts, including the ABK Joint Venture—where we’re one of two Delivery Partners leading South East Water’s landmark $1.5 billion capital works program. We're also a proud partner in the SFP Joint Venture with Melbourne Water, delivering a broad portfolio of design and construct, and pipeline rehabilitation works.

With a strong pipeline of projects underway and ahead, we're expanding our team to support our continued growth and industry-leading outcomes.

About the Opportunity

We’re seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced Delivery Managers who are ready to step into a leadership role overseeing the delivery of key water infrastructure projects across Victoria. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll lead project execution, drive team performance, and provide technical oversight to ensure delivery excellence—safely, on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities include;

• Working with Project Managers toensure the financial, contractual, and operational success of multipleprojects across the Utilities division.
• Leading and mentoring a team with astrong focus on safety and quality.
• Overseeing the financialperformance of multiple projects, including revenue forecasting, costtracking, and reporting.
• Building and nurturing key clientand supplier relationships, identifying solutions that deliver innovativeand differentiated value to our clients.
• Identifying potential project risksand implementing solutions to maintain project momentum.

Location for this role is flexible and can be based in our SFP office in central Melbourne or our ABK office in the South East with travel to sites as required. 

What you’ll bring to the team

You will have a strong track record of managing large, complex water infrastructure projects, either as a Delivery or Program Manager, or as a Senior Project Manager ready to take the next step. You bring a solid background in leading and developing high-performing teams, combined with strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive collaboration across cross-functional teams.

As a natural problem solver, you thrive on tackling complex challenges and partnering with clients to deliver innovative solutions. You possess excellent communication and negotiation skills, enabling you to build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.

Why you should work with us

Our people are what make Abergeldie successful, and we make sure that this is the kind of place where great people enjoy working for the long term. We offer a range of employee benefits including the Abergeldie Bonus Scheme, where all eligible employees share in the benefits of the projects they have helped to deliver. When we deliver winning projects, we celebrate success together!

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