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.

If you want to be part of an organisation that’s shaping the future of water management, now is the time to join Seqwater.

About your Opportunity

3 opportunities available:

• Trunk Mains Senior Trade (Central Region - based at Mt Crosby)
• Trunk Mains Senior Trade (Northern Region - based at North Pine)
• Trunk Mains Senior Trade (Southern Region - based at Hinze)

As the Trunk Mains Senior Tradesperson, you will provide mentoring and leadership to a small team of tradespeople in the delivery of planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of Seqwater’s Trunk Main Inspection program whilst also overseeing the Operational requirements for the Network Supply team in the field. You will provide services in relation to the operation, maintenance, refurbishment, and augmentation of assets, providing technical advice and support to the Trunk Main Supervisor, Regional Operations teams, Contractors and team members.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the team in the construction, repair, or maintenance of trunk mains, ensuring work is carried out safely, efficiently, and in accordance with specifications.
• Prepare regular reports and other business documentation on Trunk Mains Inspection program progress, challenges, and issues.
• Address and resolve challenges or issues that arise during trunk mains projects, repairs or maintenance.
• Implement corrective actions to ensure Operational risk is mitigated.
• Develop and implement Standard Maintenance Procedures (e.g. job plans) for site related activities and participate in system audits activities.
• Ensure all Trunk Mains Asset Data is comprehensively and accurately recorded, including photos for handover to the Asset Systems and Information Governance team to facilitate efficient and complete upload to Seqwater’s CMMS / GIS.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Relevant Trade qualifications with sound demonstrated supervisory experience.
• Possess a current "C" class Queensland Drivers Licence.
• Strong understanding of trunk main assets and maintenance requirements, including shutdown planning, resource allocation, isolation instructions.
• Sound demonstrated experience in a similar trade role.

This position has a salary range of $117,029 - $135,753 p.a. 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 6th November 2024

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

 Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.