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 is 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 Lead Fleet & Mobile Plant, you will lead Seqwater’s fleet and mobile plant function to ensure assets are safe, compliant, reliable and fit for operational requirements across the organisation. The role manages the full asset lifecycle, including planning, acquisition, deployment, maintenance, replacement, disposal and insurance, while balancing service delivery, risk, cost and performance. You will also provide expert advice to inform enterprise decision-making and drive improved safety, compliance, value for money and business continuity.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end management of Seqwater’s fleet and mobile plant lifecycle, ensuring safe, reliable and fit-for-purpose assets.
• Manage fleet operating and capital expenditure (~$5.5M), applying whole-of-life costing, risk and utilisation insights to inform investment decisions.
• Ensure compliance with WHS, transport, environmental and regulatory requirements, including audit readiness, asset integrity and claims management.
• Develop and embed fleet strategies, policies and governance frameworks to drive consistent, compliant and efficient practices.
• Monitor and analyse asset performance, cost, risk and utilisation, providing actionable insights and recommendations to support enterprise decision-making. 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Relevant qualifications in logistics, engineering, asset management or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience leading fleet and mobile plant functions in complex environments.
• Strong leadership capability, including coaching teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience managing contractors and suppliers, including performance, risk and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, governance and business partnering to improve safety, utilisation and service outcomes.

This role will be offered on a full-time permanent basis 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 19 July 2026

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

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.