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 Manager Asset Planning - EI&C, you will lead the strategic asset management and lifecycle planning of Seqwater’s electrical, instrumentation and control assets. You will establish clear asset strategies and plans that integrate service requirements, asset performance, condition, criticality, risk, resilience and cyber security. Drawing on robust asset information and operational insights, you will provide trusted advice, define long-term intervention pathways and translate priorities into coordinated capital and operational investment plans aligned with organisational, customer and regulatory needs.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the development and ongoing improvement of lifecycle strategies and asset class plans for Seqwater’s electrical, instrumentation, control and Operational Technology assets.
- Define asset management objectives, service and performance requirements, lifecycle interventions and decision criteria that support safe, reliable and resilient operations.
- Integrate asset condition, performance, criticality, obsolescence, cyber security and operational risk information to identify needs and prioritise lifecycle investment.
- Translate asset strategies and planning insights into evidence-based capital and operational investment programs, including clear scope, timing, cost, risk and benefits.
- Establish and maintain asset planning frameworks, standards, data requirements, performance measures and assurance processes that enable consistent, transparent decision-making.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team and build trusted partnerships with Operations, Engineering, Delivery, Digital and other stakeholders to align asset plans, enable effective handovers and improve lifecycle outcomes.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Degree qualification in Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience leading strategic asset management, lifecycle planning and investment planning for electrical, instrumentation, control or Operational Technology assets in complex infrastructure environments.
- Strong knowledge of SCADA, control systems, cyber security, and operational risk within safety-critical environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in asset management systems and planning practices, including asset strategies and plans, lifecycle analysis, performance and condition assessment, risk-based decision-making and capital and operational investment prioritisation.
- Proven ability to influence executive, operational, technical and multidisciplinary stakeholders and clearly communicate asset risks, trade-offs, priorities and investment recommendations.
This position will be offered on a permanent full-time 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 18th October 2026
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
