About Seqwater

Water is essential for life. At Seqwater, we’re not just delivering water—we’re driving innovation, growth and transformation to secure the future of water across South East Queensland.

As one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city in Australia, our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges and north to Gympie.

As we enter an exciting period of expansion, we're embracing new technologies and sustainable practices to meet the growing needs of our region. We work collaboratively across our organisation and with our stakeholders, constantly striving to enhance the quality of service we provide. As we modernise our systems and invest in smarter water grids, we remain focused on delivering the highest standard of service, always with the future in mind.

Our transformation is about more than just infrastructure—it’s about people. Our team of dedicated professionals are united by a shared passion for creating lasting, meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve, and this is reflected in Our Vision, Water for Life, Our Promise - Safe for Life, and Our Values of integrity, respect, care, and courage that shape everything we do.

You’ll be working on some of the most high-profile water infrastructure projects in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.

About Your Opportunity

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of water supply in South East Queensland? As the Senior Strategic Planning Engineer at Seqwater, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring our bulk water grid meets the evolving needs of our region. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining a reliable and sustainable water supply, driving innovation, and delivering strategic objectives. This is your chance to oversee the planning and performance of all asset classes, including treatment and bulk water distribution, and make a lasting impact on our community's water security.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development of meaningful and comprehensive long-term strategies (5-30yr horizons) to future proof the reliability and sustainability of the bulk water grid in South East Queensland, taking a holistic view of all water assets and applying best practice asset management theories.
• Lead investigations and coordinate stakeholders to determine future service needs of the Seqwater water supply system in terms of community safety, water quality, water security, peaking requirements, and continuity of supply.
• Lead analysis of the existing system performance and identify service delivery risks and future capability deficits through coordinating inputs from various subject matter experts including hydraulic and system modelers.
• Lead engagement with representatives from the Water Service Providers in the joint development of Local Area Plans that address joint servicing needs, service risks and opportunities.
• Lead processes to identify and develop strategic options that address risks and projected capability deficiencies. Characterise options in terms of benefits, regulatory risks, costs, implementation risks and delivery timeframes.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Tertiary qualification in a related Engineering discipline.
• Current active RPEQ registration or ability to quickly achieve RPEQ registration, in a discipline relevant to the position.

• Significant demonstrated professional experience in strategic planning for water supply networks and in particular, bulk water supply networks
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience in integrated strategic planning for large and complex systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills in the establishment of an asset risk profile and consequential business case development.
• Experience in the design, delivery and operation of water supply networks.

This position has a salary range of $149,648 – $162.324 (dependent on experience) plus 12.75% superannuation.

Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.

For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au   We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/

If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!

To apply

Submit your resume via the Apply button.

Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Sunday 15^th June 2025

For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.