Director, Water Infrastructure Strategy

A Snapshot 

At AirTrunk, we’ve all come together to deliver Data Centres that meet and grow with the needs of our large cloud, content and enterprise customers.   

Water management is a key pillar of our sustainability commitments. We design and operate our Data Centers to source water responsibly, reduce reliance on potable water where appropriate, limit usage in water-stressed areas and improve water productivity to support energy, carbon and community outcomes. Through strong water stewardship, we seek to balance business growth with catchment-level resilience, responsible resource use and measurable sustainability impact. 

In this leadership role, you will define and lead AirTrunk’s water strategy across the portfolio, managing a team of managers to deliver sustainable, commercially robust and operationally resilient water outcomes. 

You will make your mark in a number of ways: 

• Set and own the regional water strategy for Data Center sites, ensuring scalable, sustainable and resilient water supply solutions across existing and future markets. 

• Lead, coach and develop a team of managers responsible for utility connections, upgrades, alternative supply options, water infrastructure delivery and site-level optimisation. 

• Oversee portfolio-wide assessment of water stress, supply risk and regulatory conditions, translating insights into long-term strategic plans and investment priorities. 

• Build executive-level partnerships with utilities, authorities, customers and solution providers to unlock recycled, industrial and alternative water sourcing opportunities. 

• Define the roadmap to water positivity, including on-site and off-site water solutions, reuse strategies, discharge optimisation and measurable sustainability outcomes. 

• Develop and implement a water stewardship framework that aligns site-level water decisions with regional sustainability objectives, local catchment conditions, stakeholder expectations and long-term operational resilience. 

• Establish governance, performance metrics and reporting cadence for water usage, metering, efficiency, risk management and delivery performance across the portfolio. 
• Influence design, site selection, development, commercial and operations decisions to ensure water strategy is embedded into major business and customer commitments. 

Your Day to Day 

• Lead a team of managers, setting priorities, removing barriers, allocating resources and ensuring consistent delivery across markets and projects. 

• Represent AirTrunk with senior utility, government, customer and strategic partner stakeholders to shape water supply, infrastructure and sustainability outcomes. 

• Provide executive oversight of water projects, including supply connections and upgrades, infrastructure investments, commercial contracts, risk mitigation and delivery milestones. 

• Partner with customers at senior levels to understand water requirements, influence commitments and ensure AirTrunk’s water strategy supports customer growth and sustainability expectations. 

• Translate water sustainability strategy into practical implementation plans, including recycled water adoption, water reuse, efficiency initiatives, catchment partnerships, performance targets and transparent reporting. 

• Work with Design, Site Selection, Development, Commercial and Operations leaders to align water decisions with business strategy, technical requirements and long-term operating performance. 

• Prepare and present executive-level recommendations, investment papers, governance updates and performance reports for senior leadership forums. 
• Establish operating rhythms for the team, including portfolio reviews, cross-functional escalation, performance tracking and continuous improvement of water strategy delivery. 

Requirements 

• Minimally 10 years of relevant experience e.g. water utilities, water project development and delivery, water sustainability water infrastructure services, water consulting, water treatment and recycled water, etc.  

• Strong understanding of the water supply landscape in several of our Asia-Pacific and Japan markets (including Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan)  

• Strong expertise in water supply design principles and various water technologies such as water treatment/recycling/recovery/capture  

• Relationships and networks in the water industry in the above markets  

• Strong analytical thinking and comfortable with data analysis and presentation (especially in PowerPoint and Excel)  

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to the regional team. 

• Demonstrated experience leading multiple concurrent large-scale projects or programs.  

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving skills. Ie. Build and maintain strong working relationships with consultants, contractors, suppliers, customer representatives, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.