Review Officer Waterways & Drainage North East Link

at  Melbourne Water

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Reporting to the the Manager Lower Yarra, the Review Officer Waterways & Drainage North East Link is a pivotal role within the Waterways & Catchment Services team focussed on driving positive outcomes for waterways and drainage assets throughout the design and construction phases of North East Link. Part of Victoria’s Big Build, North East Link is the biggest ever investment in Melbourne’s north east, delivering the 6.5km North East Link tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen and major upgrades to the Eastern Freeway and M80 Ring Road.

This is a two year fixed term contract for two and a half days a week (0.5 FTE). In this role you will drive positive outcomes for waterways and drainage assets by working with North East Link to ensure a healthier environment for future generations to come. You will:

• Be a central point of contact for Waterways & Catchments Services for North East Link ensuring that Melbourne Water’s waterways & drainage assets are appropriately protected or replaced as required with suitably designed and constructed waterways and drainage assets.
• Support, influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure North East Link planning and delivery aligns with Melbourne Waters’ Waterway and Drainage standards, guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and provide technical review, input and conditions for the detail design and construction phases relating to waterways and drainage assets impacted by the North East Link stages and other major infrastructure projects as required including;
• Design proposals
• Project work plans & work method statements
• Control of Works
• Site environmental plans
• Correspondence management
• Co-ordinating the provision of information such as reports and river health requirements
• Overseeing site construction
• Supporting final acceptance of works that relate to Melbourne Water waterways assets.

For more information please review the Position Description: PositionDescriptionWaterwaysandLandNorthEastLinkMajorProjectReview_Officer.pdf