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
Step into an exciting role as Senior Project Engineer, where you’ll be at the forefront of delivering transformative projects within the Water Security Investment Program. You’ll be the trusted technical authority, driving innovation and hands-on solutions across all stages of project delivery—planning, design, procurement, and right through to construction and commissioning. Working side-by-side with the Project Manager and dynamic project team, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping projects valued at over $500 million, managing every facet from cost and program to environment, quality, safety, risk, and scope.
Your day-to-day will see you tackling diverse technical challenges and contributing specialist expertise that underpins the successful realisation of major infrastructure. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced setting, with opportunities to take the lead on site during crucial construction phases—making a real impact on water security for generations to come. If you’re ready for a role where your engineering skills help create meaningful, lasting change, this is your chance to be part of something big.
Key responsibilities:
- Assist and support the Project Manager with engineering and technical activites during planning, procurement, construction and close out phases of signficant projects with values exceeding $500 million.
- Assist and support the engagement and management of design consultants.
- Coordiate, and support the Engineering Standards and Assurance team in the review and assessment of engineering and technical deliverables,to ensure compliance with project requirements.
- Monitor and ensure compliance to applicable codes, engineering standards, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications
- Assist and support the Design / Project Manager with administration of relevant contract/, includingreviewing and assessing contractor management plans, procedures, lot records, RFIs, ITPs, NCRs and testing to ensure compliance with project requirements.
- Inspection and monitoring of contractor’s work on site to ensure that; documentation, quality and workmanship are compliant with project requirements, and conduct regular audit activities to confirm
- Contribute to regular assessment of environmental, quality, safety risks and implementation of associated controls/mitigations.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. civil, mechancial) and a minimum of 10 years experience in areas of hydrology, dam or water engineering, yield assessment and flood assessment/management.
- Hold an RPEQ, mandatory
- Qualifications in construction / project management will be highly regarded.
- Class C Driver’s Licence
This position will be offered contract with an attractive salary and 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 28th January 2026
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au
