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.