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Principal Consultant – Water

📍 Adelaide, au

Consulting AMCL

Job Description

Company Description AMCL, Turner & Townsend’s asset management function, is the global leader in Asset Management. We have shaped Asset Management as a recognised discipline since its infancy, transforming how asset-intensive organisations work to achieve better outcomes through better decision‑making. In Asia‑Pacific, we partner with clients to deliver Asset Management maturity uplift activities. Our services transform our clients’ ability to operate efficiently and effectively, and drive value from their assets.

Job Description We are recruiting a Principal Consultant – Water based in Adelaide. With your knowledge and experience gained in the following areas, you will lead client projects and help grow our Water sector offering.

Asset management frameworks, approaches, tools and methodologies (CAMA or IAM qualifications are favoured, but not essential)

Industry and asset challenges faced by water utilities, including regulatory, environmental, safety and service delivery requirements

Sector‑specific water knowledge, with an understanding of water and wastewater assets, treatment processes, networks, regulatory obligations and operational risks

Growing teams and developing long‑term relationships with key stakeholders across the water sector

You will lead a variety of consultancy projects for our water infrastructure clients, from technical advisory work through to large‑scale transformational programs. With a passion for helping clients get the best from their assets, you will identify, pursue and deliver work for water sector clients, supported by our Technical Directors and Consultants/Senior Consultants.

Locally, we are a small and flexible team, and you will be an integral part of our leadership. In addition to client delivery, you will help shape our strategy, identify new opportunities, and mentor and develop our growing team. As part of the global business, you will also collaborate with AMCL and Turner & Townsend colleagues worldwide, contributing to thought leadership and developing new services relevant to our local water markets.

Qualifications

Degree level qualification preferred (engineering, business, economics, or other relevant field), or technical qualifications gained in industry

Significant experience working in the Water sector in Australia, New Zealand or the UK (experience in Rail, Power, Aviation or Defence also considered)

Exposure to regulatory frameworks for the relevant sector(s) and deep understanding of sector challenges and opportunities

Experience leading teams to deliver quality outcomes, including line management, performance management and mentoring

Growing professional networks through proactive industry engagement and professional membership bodies

Proven experience delivering quality service to internal or external customers, with good communication and ability to build rapport

Business planning, including commercial management, risk management and planning

Desirable experience (not essential):

Asset management capability assessment and improvement road‑mapping

Delivering transformational, multi‑year programs

Asset management software system management or implementation

Additional Information AMCL strives for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. AMCL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team. Our employees thrive when we get this right. We aim to create a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our employees, customers, and users. As an equal opportunity’s employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

In 2017, AMCL joined together with Turner & Townsend (T&T). For 75 years T&T have been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference in people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors. With 112 offices around the globe, T&T is an independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

Please find out more about us at https://www.amcl.com/.

Note: It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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Job Details

Posted Date: February 28, 2026
Job Type: Consulting
Location: Adelaide, au
Company: AMCL

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