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 Statutory Maintenance Supervisor, you will oversee delivery of third party and statutory maintenance on Seqwater’s built assets in accordance with relevant statutory regulations and standards at all operational sites. You will lead a team who conduct regular inspections to ensure asset compliance, maintain accurate documentation, and oversee and monitor contractor management including contracts. 

This role is responsible for: 

• Lead a team responsible for delivering statutory maintenance compliance across built assets, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. 

• Manage inspection and audit programs, contractor performance, and statutory maintenance contracts. 

• Collaborate with maintenance planning and asset management teams to meet compliance obligations and support asset lifecycle decisions. 

• Develop and improve maintenance procedures, contract performance, and continuous improvement initiatives. 

• Supervise contractors and ensure all work is carried out safely, efficiently, and in accordance with WHS, quality, and environmental requirements. 

• Respond to unplanned maintenance and emergency incidents, including participation in an on-call roster. 

• Foster collaboration, drive operational excellence, and uphold organisational values, policies, and procedures. 

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. 

About you 

To be successful in this role, you will possess: 

• Associate Diploma in Engineering, or appropriate trade qualification. 

• Sound experience in a leadership or supervisory role. 

• Possess a current "C" class Queensland Drivers Licence 

• Strong demonstrated experience in Contractor management. 

• High level knowledge and understanding of the scope, function and nature of the statutory requirements of all assets used in water treatment and bulk water storage. Knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety, environmental and EEO legislation (desirable). 

• Strong demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, with particular emphasis on consultation, advocacy, negotiation, influencing, conflict resolution and assertiveness.  

• Experience in Managing Contracts and Contractors in performing Regulatory and Legislative tasks (desirable)  

This position has a competitive salary range of $145,350 - $159,885 per annum (dependant on experience) plus 12.75% superannuation and is full-time, permanent. Overtime and allowances may apply.  

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 resume via the Apply button. 
 
Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Thursday 6th August 2026 
 
For further information, please email enquiries to: recruitment@seqwater.com.au 
 
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.