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 provider in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.
About Your Opportunity
In this role, you will provide specialist advice, support, and assurance for Seqwater’s capital delivery program, overseeing the project lifecycle from early engagement with First Nations parties to handover to Operations.
You will ensure compliance with legislation, policy, and obligations while managing Indigenous and non-Indigenous heritage to uphold Seqwater’s social licence.
Your role includes governance, consultation, communication, and coordination to maintain consistency across projects. Strong planning, stakeholder engagement, and coordination skills are essential for delivering positive, lasting outcomes.
Key responsibilities:
- Plan and coordinate the delivery of services, supporting the management of heritage-related considerations in infrastructure project planning and delivery, including both non-Indigenous and Indigenous heritage matters.
- Provide governance, audit, and assurance across the project portfolios with respect to environmental obligations and compliance.
- Identify, plan, and coordinate heritage requirements, such as duty of care compliance or approvals/agreements, in conjunction with project schedules and other disciplines.
- Support the Cultural Heritage Operations team to deliver targeted initiatives, enhancing appreciation of Cultural Heritage management and improving performance across the project portfolio.
- Plan, manage, and oversee cultural heritage projects from inception to completion, including agreement-making with Traditional Owners and other related Aboriginal Cultural Heritage legislative processes.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Bachelor’s degree in archaeology, heritage management, heritage conservation, anthropology, law, or a similar field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in cultural heritage management, conservation, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience providing technical advice to project teams on complex non-Indigenous and Indigenous cultural heritage management matters.
- Demonstrated experience engaging, negotiating, and maintaining relationships with Traditional Owner groups and organisations.
- Understanding and working knowledge of applicable legislation and heritage principles and practices.
- Interpersonal and written skills with proven ability to communicate and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
This position has a salary range of $122,730.25 - $133,528.77 (dependent on experience) 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 20th July 2025
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
