Team Leader Infrastructure Planning

Team Leader Infrastructure Planning

We're seeking an experienced people leader to lead infrastructure planning for North East Water's integrated water and wastewater assets.

For your application to be considered, please apply via our website

• Please ensure to include a copy of your resume, cover letter and your key selection criteria responses with your application.

About the role

The Team Leader Infrastructure Planning leads the planning of efficient, smart, high-performing and integrated water and wastewater assets. In this role you will manage a team of planning engineers and engineering contractors to plan the water and wastewater infrastructure for our 39 towns.

The Team Leader Infrastructure Planning plays a leading role in building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships. This includes working closely with our Infrastructure Strategy, Asset Planning and Capital Delivery teams to ensure the transition of infrastructure projects - from strategy to planning and from planning to capital delivery.

This role is a full-time opportunity, including a monthly RDO and flexible work options.

In this role you will

• Manage the team and engineering contractors to deliver the water and wastewater infrastructure planning program, which will include projects such as: Master Plans for water and wastewater for towns, infrastructure feasibility assessments and concept and functional designs.
• Lead the updates to a rolling 10-year Capital Program of works based on the Master Plans and the long-term financial model, which is updated to reflect renewals, growth, safe drinking water, legislation changes, reducing our carbon emissions, and environmental compliance requirements.
• Provide engineering and technical advice on a range of matters including development inquiries, proposed infrastructure, and alterations to North East Water assets or operations.
• Ensure engineering and project management are practiced from a basis of sound knowledge, in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, regulatory and statutory obligations, standards and industry accepted best practices.
• Provide excellent leadership to the team; influencing an inclusive and equitable working environment where our people can perform at their best.

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Key Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to develop and support your team to succeed.
2. Advanced communication skills with the ability to build and manage stakeholder relationships.
3. Ability to undertake engineering analysis and provide technical advice on proposed infrastructure works.
4. Demonstrated experience in program management, contract management and budget management.
5. Tertiary or postgraduate qualification(s) in Engineering.

Working at North East Water

North East Water is a leader in a unique and rewarding industry. This is thanks to our team who makes sure we exceed the expectations of our customers and communities. We're committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment, and offer a range of benefits to our people, including:

• Our state-of-the-art regional headquarters (with our fabulous atrium),
• Getting out and about in the beautiful north east region,
• Great work-life balance with a range of flexible working arrangements,
• Professional development through on-the-job and external training, leadership development programs, study assistance, mentoring and secondment opportunities,
• Annual salary increases and superannuation,
• Wide variety of leave types including 1 paid day off per month to use as you choose and paid parental leave,
• Health and wellbeing activities,
• 24/7 wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP),
• Social club,
• Bring your dog to work,
• plus much, much more

Position Information

• An attractive total remuneration package is available, in line with skills and experience.
• This is a full-time, ongoing position.
• Successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks including a police check and/or pre-employment medical and functional testing where applicable.
• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

Have questions? Please get in touch

Please contact Jill Fagan, Manager Infrastructure Strategy & Planning on or our People & Culture team at

Ready to apply?

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• For your application to be considered, please apply via our website

Please note that applicants may be contacted and/or interviewed prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

Applications close 11:59pm on 4 September 2025.

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