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

As the Planning Engineer – Asset Sustainability, you will be responsible for coordinating and delivering planning and design work for a range of asset sustainability projects, including renewals, refurbishments, augmentations, and improvements. You will produce high-quality design and project management documentation for Sustaining Capital projects,and ensure a smooth and effective transition of these projects to the Project Delivery team. Your expertise will be key in providing sound advice to support the efficient and prudent delivery of asset initiatives.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead planning, design, and documentation for asset sustainability projects, including renewals, refurbishments, and improvements, ensuring alignment with strategic and delivery goals.
• Collaborate with Asset Management and Asset Planning teams during early project phases and manage consultant engagement, procurement, and design deliverables.
• Oversee the full design lifecycle and support construction by ensuring design intent is communicated and implemented effectively.
• Develop project documentation, assist with business cases, and support delivery activities including scoping and procurement planning.
• Review and oversee consultant deliverables to ensure they effectively tackle key issues
• Take charge of the entire design process, supervising concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages for asset renewals, improvements, and expansions, prior to passing them on to the Project Delivery team for implementation.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essentials

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant Mechanical Engineering discipline
• Class C Driver’s Licence

Desirable:

• Previous internship or work experience in water supply, water utility, resource, consulting firm, or related organisation
• Experience in linear infrastructure projects
• Basic understanding of hydraulic engineering principles and water supply system

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, 27th July 2025 

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

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.