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
We are seeking a motivated and experienced natural resource management professional to join our Source Protection team at this important juncture where we are looking to grow our team and program to the next level.
Our delivery model is through engagement and support of catchment management organisations to deliver large and complex natural resource management programs, on third party land, which are targeted at reducing water source risk and protecting the integrity of the natural systems (catchment areas, rivers and creeks) that contribute to the quality of source waters for the supply of potable water to over 3.5m people in South East Queensland.
Key responsibilities:
- The provision of expertise in business case development, assessment and refinement of source protection projects, as well as the management of relevant projects;
- The on-ground inspection of catchment areas across the South East Queensland region. Including assessment of project feasibility and subsequently review of project delivery outcomes. Your experience and natural resource management skillset will be critical in this aspect of the role;
- The role will also include responsibilities to assist in improving the program’s communications and rollout of our practice change program (Rivercare);
- Support of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting function of the team will also be a key responsibility of this role.
- Other actions, as specified by the lead- Source Protection
This position has a varied and broad remit to keep things interesting and this is the ideal time to join the team as we look to grow our program across the region.
This position is ideal for someone living close to our Creek Street (Brisbane CBD) or Hinze Dam work sites, however you will be required to work in various locations across south east Queensland.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant science discipline
- Significant demonstrated experience in Project Management
- Significant demonstrated experience (5-10 years) within catchment management, agricultural or natural resource management sectors.
- Drivers licence
- Physical health for undertaking field visits in natural areas
- Experience working with Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting frameworks, with experience using GIS highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in communications relevant to this field of work and an ability to tailor communications to varied audiences.
This position has a salary range of $132,746.14 – 145,422.62 (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 cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.
Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Wednesday 20th August 2025
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
