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.
The position will be based on site in Toowoomba as a maximum term contract until end March 2028.
About Your Opportunity
As a Landholder Liaison Officer, you will serve as a key link between the organisation and landholders, including Traditional Owners, supporting respectful, transparent, and legally compliant access to land for activities associated with the Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline. In this role, you will contribute to the delivery of stakeholder engagement strategies, uphold cultural heritage responsibilities, and foster strong community relationships, ensuring outcomes that are sustainable, collaborative, and mutually beneficial.
Key responsibilities:
- Build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with landholders, Traditional Owners, community groups, and internal stakeholders
- Act as the key point of contact for landholders, managing enquiries, coordinating access arrangements, and addressing community concerns
- Facilitate negotiations and agreements for land access, ensuring compliance with all legal and cultural heritage requirements
- Develop and implement effective land access and liaison procedures to support project delivery
- Communicate clearly and transparently about project timelines, impacts, and opportunities for local engagement and participation
- Monitor and report on stakeholder engagement activities, identify risks, and ensure all activities align with relevant legislation, codes of practice, and company policies
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a related role
- Experience in management and application of:
- Land access legislation, cultural heritage obligations, and community dynamics
- Relevant Queensland and Australian regulatory guidelines, standards and requirements to Land Access and Landholder Liaison
- Experience developing operational planning processes and the coordination, preparation and administration of budgets
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, land access, or community liaison roles within mining, coal seam gas, or infrastructure sectors
- Proven high level skills in consultation, negotiation and co-ordination, and the ability to work with people at all levels internally and externally
- Unrestricted Class C driver’s license
- Alignment with Seqwater values.
This position will be offered as an individual TFR contract with an attractive salary.
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, Monday 8th June 2026
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
