Lead Civil 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.

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

Seqwater is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Civil Engineer to join our Engineering Standards and Assurance Unit. In this role, you will lead a team of civil engineers, providing expert analysis, advice, and support to ensure our projects and operations are technically sound, compliant, and fit for purpose. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and maintain civil engineering standards and lead assurance activities throughout the project lifecycle, including as Discipline Lead for Civil Engineering on the development of the new Wyaralong Water Treatment Plant. This is a permanent full-time position.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the civil engineering project support area to provide expert civil engineering support including engineering analysis, advice, problem solving, verification and troubleshooting services to support the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Seqwater’s bulk water supply infrastructure to ensure it is robust, technically sound, compliant with relevant legislative and engineering requirements, and fit for purpose.
• Lead, manage and contribute to the development and maintenance of fit for purpose and cost-effective civil engineering standards, specifications, procedures and guidelines for internal and external use in consultation with other teams within the Infrastructure Planning and Capital Delivery Group.
• Provide RPEQ Subject Matter Expert services in civil engineering with specific emphasis on risk, life cycle cost, risk reduction, constructability and operability to review, recommend and/or endorse engineering decisions.

This includes engineering sign-off as responsible RPEQ for:

• Development and revision of relevant Seqwater Standards
• Deviation requests for departures from relevant Seqwater Standards
• Concept or detailed design reviews, - Safety in Design / Technical Hazard Studies such as HAZID, CHAIR
• Verification and acceptance of stages for projects, - Management of Change (Technical) reviews in operations and maintenance

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Tertiary degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline suitable for registration as a RPEQ (minimum 4-year Washington Accord accredited degree, or equivalent as assessed by Engineers Australia).
• Current active RPEQ registration in a discipline relevant to the position OR demonstrated ability to obtain RPEQ registration in a discipline relevant to the position within 6 months of appointment. (E.g. existing assessment recognised by BPEQ such as CPEng, NER, RPEng; or registration in a jurisdiction advertised by BPEQ as eligible for mutual recognition).
• National or international recognition as an authority in civil engineering (e.g. CPEng or FIE Aust).
• Significant experience leading engineering teams as a Principal, Lead or Senior Engineer with demonstrated success in providing expert civil engineering expertise, support and decision making for large infrastructure projects.
• Expert knowledge with significant experience in civil engineering with demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and develop innovative solutions in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of large infrastructure projects and bulk water supply infrastructure.
• Alignment with Seqwater values

Along with a rewarding career opportunity, you'll enjoy an attractive salary package and a range of benefits designed to help you thrive both at work and beyond.

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.

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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, Tuesday 29th September 2026

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