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 currently in construction in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.

About Your Opportunity

As the Planning Engineer – Dams & Weirs you will support the team undertaking planning for asset improvements to ensure that these assets efficiently achieve agreed engineering compliance with industry best practice design and regulatory standards, You will support the development of Strategic Business Case documentation for dam and weir asset improvements, working with technical team members internally and external consultants to evaluate appropriate options, identifying risks and justifying the preferred outcome. You will support asset planning outcomes consistent with asset management principles and business goals, ensuring that the performance of the assets are optimised throughout their lifecycles.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead risk‑based asset and lifecycle planning for dam and weir assets, including condition assessments and planning of upgrade works across the portfolio.
• Deliver strategic and long‑term planning for bulk water supply, including contributing to or leading planning studies and developing business cases.
• Manage and coordinate consultancy projects to deliver agreed scopes and planning outcomes.
• Communicate and translate planning outcomes through reports, presentations and briefings to inform stakeholders and capital investment decisions (including the Asset Portfolio Master Plan).
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve aligned, best‑practice planning outcomes while complying with WHS, quality, environmental and governance requirements. 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Bachelor qualification in Civil Engineering (or a related discipline relevant to dams or water engineering), with eligibility for Engineers Australia membership.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting dam and weir engineering reports, with sound knowledge of project management principles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including consultation, negotiation and coordination across internal and external parties.
• Well‑developed analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in multi‑disciplinary and cross‑organisational teams.
• Knowledge of the water industry, or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge, including the Queensland regulatory environment relevant to water supply assets.
• Operational readiness and mobility, including an unrestricted C‑Class driver’s licence, ability to work across Seqwater’s operational area, and support on‑call dam safety and flood operations.

This role will be offered as a 2 year fixed term contract opportunity, with a salary ranging from $115,844.14 - $128,520.65, 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.

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, Friday 13th March 2026

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

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.