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

In this role, you will develop, deliver and evaluate behaviour change campaigns and content that support Seqwater’s strategic priorities. Your work will help more than three million South East Queenslanders understand the value of water security and the commitment behind Water for Life. You will design and manage market research programmes, translate insights into practical action, and provide strategic advice to senior leaders across the organisation.

Working within the Creative and Digital Services team, you will collaborate with colleagues across Education and Engagement, Major Project Communications and Media, the Office of the CEO and key external partners including state and local government, water service providers, industry organisations and community groups.

You will also manage external suppliers, contribute to incident and emergency communication rosters when required and play an important role in strengthening Seqwater’s digital presence across social media and online channels.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver strategic marketing and behaviour change campaigns that raise awareness of Seqwater’s priorities and build trust across key issues.
• Develop and implement brand, content and communication strategies that strengthen Seqwater’s reputation and support organisational objectives.
• Lead stakeholder, customer and community research programmes using analytics and insights to inform campaign planning and decision-making.
• Provide strategic marketing, campaign and digital content advice to senior leadership and the broader business.
• Manage external contractors and collaborate internally to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to scope. 

About you

You will have demonstrated experience delivering high-profile public campaigns, coordinating market research, managing digital platforms and shaping communication strategies in complex or politically sensitive environments. Strong stakeholder engagement skills, sound judgement and an ability to build constructive relationships across diverse groups are essential. Tertiary qualifications in communications, marketing or public relations are highly desirable.

You will also possess:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, accurate and engaging content for a range of channels and audiences.
• High attention to detail, supported by strong planning, coordination and time management skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability and resilience, with the ability to deliver quality outcomes under pressure and in changing environments.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgement, discretion and professionalism in politically and socially sensitive contexts.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a small, fast-paced team and contribute across multiple communication and engagement disciplines when required.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, supported by high emotional intelligence.

This role is offered as a 2-year fixed term contract with a salary ranging from $122,730.25 - $133,528.77 plus 12.75% superannuation (dependent on experience).

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 11th January 2026.

We will be reviewing applications and scheduling interviews in the new year.

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

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.