Senior Planning Engineer

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.

If you want to be part of an organisation that's shaping the future of water management, now is the time to join Seqwater.

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 Senior Planning Engineer – Asset Sustainability, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing strategies to enhance the sustainability and resilience of Seqwater infrastructure assets. You will deliver high quality design and project management documents for asset sustainability capital projects. You will also ensure a thorough and effective management of transition of projects to Project Delivery team. Your skills and expertise will see you providing sound advice on asset sustainability projects to ensure a prudent and efficient delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development of capital projects and asset management plans including managing engineering design that prioritise sustainability initiatives and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Asset Management and Planning teams to integrate sustainability considerations into asset planning and decision-making processes.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of existing assets to identify opportunities for improvement in sustainability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Oversee the procurement process for design services, including defining scope of work, assessing proposals, and reviewing vendor submissions.
• Review and oversee service providers' deliverables to ensure they effectively tackle key issues, offering efficient solutions that align with project goals and are completed within the agreed time and budget.
• Lead the design process, supervising concept, preliminary and detail design stages for asset renewals, improvements, and expansions prior to implementation.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Tertiary qualification in Chemical or Process Engineering
• Experience in Process Control
• Current active RPEQ registration in a discipline relevant to the position or working towards RPEQ registration and able to obtain within 12 months of commencing employment
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in asset management, infrastructure planning or related field
• Proven experience in planning and evaluating complex infrastructure projects producing high quality planning reports, design deliverables or business cases

This position has a salary range of $132,746 – 145,422 (dependent on experience) plus 12.75% superannuation.

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

Why Work For Us?

At Seqwater we care.

We offer competitive pay and job security while prioritising the health and wellbeing of our employees through initiatives such as immunisation programs and skin checks. Our flexible hybrid working options help you balance your career with your personal life.

You'll benefit from discounted memberships, ongoing professional development opportunities, and generous leave options, including the ability to purchase additional leave.

At Seqwater, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity, ensuring everyone feels included, respected, and treated fairly.

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, Friday 29th August 2025

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

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.