Project Officer

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 Reporting to our Project Director - Lake Macdonald Dam Improvement Project, you will support the team through the construction phase of the project.
Your responsibilities include managing project support and control activities in line with governance procedures, and engaging stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
Key Responsibilities Support the team across construction and commissioning activities, ensuring compliance with governance procedures and coordinating stakeholder engagement.
Manage project controls including cost tracking (Planisware), procurement, risk registers, change management, and contract administration for low-risk contracts.
Maintain project documentation and systems such as HP Content Manager and Teambinder, and oversee task assignments, decision registers, and action tracking.
Coordinate meetings, workshops, and reporting—preparing performance updates on cost, schedule, and forecasts.
About You To be successful in this role, you will possess: Minimum 5 years professional experience in a complex project environment, managing the successful delivery of projects and work packages.
Highly developed written communication and computer literacy skills including project management systems, resource scheduling (eg MS Project/Primevera) and MS Suite.
Project Management, Engineering or relevant technical qualifications (Tertiary or Advanced Diploma level).
Class C Driver's License.
This position has a salary starting at $108,332 - $119,130 plus superannuation and is a Fixed term Contract until 27 th August 2027.
This position is based on site at our Lake Macdonald offices, 5 days per week.
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 Linked In 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 youTo apply Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.
Applications close: 11:55 PM AEST, Thursday 4 th September 2025 For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
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