Contracts Inspector - Civil

Unitywater; Sunshine Coast Regional; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Purchased annual leave

Floating public holidays

Discounted private health insurance

Salary packaging

Employee assistance program

Walk on Country experience

Study assistance

Professional memberships

Diversity networks

Job summary

Unitywater is seeking a Contracts Inspector Civil to oversee contractor-delivered water and wastewater projects on the Sunshine Coast region. You will monitor construction activities, perform inspections and ensure works meet designs, standards and regulatory requirements.

The role involves reviewing drawings and ITPs, assessing contractor claims, and supporting project handover, with a focus on safety, quality, and collaboration across a growing regional program.

Qualifications

• Qualification in civil/construction discipline.
• Experience overseeing contractors and coordinating construction activities in field-based environments.
• Knowledge of civil construction specs, standards and QA processes.
• Understanding of engineering principles, documentation and construction delivery practices.
• Experience delivering capital infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater infrastructure construction techniques.

Responsibilities

• Inspect contractor works on water and wastewater projects.
• Ensure construction activities meet approved designs, specs, standards and regulations.
• Conduct quality inspections, audits, testing and witness hold points.
• Review drawings, ITPs and project documentation to support quality outcomes.
• Assess contractor claims, variations and progress payments.
• Support defect inspections, commissioning and handover processes.
• Ensure accurate as-constructed information and survey data is captured.
• Build positive relationships with contractors, consultants and stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Site inspections

Contractor coordination

Quality assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Civil engineering or construction-related qualification

Job description

• Ensure quality, safety and compliance across contractor-delivered works

• 12-month fixed-term contract; Sunshine Coast / Moreton Bay region
• Ensure quality, safety and compliance across contractor-delivered works
• Join a collaborative team delivering critical infrastructure projects

About the role:

As a Contracts Inspector Civil, you'll play a critical role in overseeing contractor-delivered water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Working across a diverse portfolio of projects, you'll be the eyes and ears on site, monitoring construction activities, conducting inspections, managing contractor performance and supporting successful project outcomes across our growing region.

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Team Lead, you will:

• Inspect and monitor contractor-delivered civil works across water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Ensure construction activities comply with approved designs, specifications, standards and legislative requirements.
• Conduct quality inspections, audits, testing and witness key hold points throughout project delivery.
• Review drawings, Inspection Test Plans (ITPs) and project documentation to support quality project outcomes.
• Assess and provide input on contractor claims, variations and progress payments.
• Support defect inspections, commissioning activities and project handover processes.
• Ensure accurate as‑constructed information and survey data is captured and recorded.
• Build positive relationships with contractors, consultants, stakeholders and the community.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery and contractor performance.

About you:

You are an experienced construction or infrastructure professional who enjoys working in the field and takes pride in delivering safe, compliant and high-quality project outcomes. With strong communication skills and a practical, solutions-focused approach, you're confident building relationships with contractors, project teams and stakeholders.

You'll also bring:

• Relevant qualifications in a construction, civil or related discipline.
• Experience overseeing contractors and coordinating construction activities within a field-based environment.
• Knowledge of civil construction specifications, standards and quality assurance processes.
• An understanding of engineering principles, documentation and construction delivery practices.
• Experience in the delivery of capital infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater infrastructure construction techniques.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear and accurate progress reports.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
• Current C Class Driver Licence.

Working at Unitywater:

• Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays.
• Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
• Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
• Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.

About us:

Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country. We think a pretty good job starts here.

Applications close: COB Thursday 5 November.

For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition team at *******@unitywater.com

If you would like to speak to a team member about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please contact our Inclusion Specialist **********@unitywater.com

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.