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.

About Your Opportunity

As the Senior Communication & Engagement Advisor, you will implement and support best-practice community engagement strategies and provide specialist advice and leadership to contribute to Seqwater’s strategic objective of building community trust and social licence. You will lead, coordinate and deliver the strategic engagement approach and strategies related to minor to moderate infrastructure projects, operational changes and initiatives, water security initiatives, dam education and Seqwater’s approach to corporate social responsibility.

You will support the achievement of Seqwater’s strategic objectives, working collaboratively across Seqwater groups, functions, external stakeholders, customers and communities.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide specialist advice and leadership in creating stakeholder engagement plans and activities that mitigate enterprise risks, support Seqwater’s strategic objectives, and build social licence.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to design, review, and implement communication and engagement strategies ensuring alignment with organisational policies and objectives.
• Lead Seqwater’s approach to corporate and social responsibility, fostering community trust and maintaining social licence through best-practice engagement principles.
• Represent Seqwater at public forums and events and support operational and project teams to engage effectively with communities and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with internal teams, senior leadership, water service providers, and community organisations to advance organisational objectives. 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Public Relations, Media, Journalism, Business Public Administration or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and developing communication and engagement strategies in high-profile environments.
• Demonstrated ability in issues management and building strong community and stakeholder relationships under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing high-quality content for diverse audiences and channels.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across internal teams and external stakeholders while managing competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Consultation Manager, with attention to detail and sound judgement.

This role will be offered on a full-time 2 year fixed term contract, with a competitive salary, 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, Sunday 25th January 2026

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

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.