Senior Water Infrastructure Planning Engineer

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior to Principal Planning Engineer in Brisbane/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast to lead water networks planning. You will drive strategic, master and detailed planning for water and wastewater, mentoring engineers and delivering robust infrastructure solutions for complex projects.

You’ll apply expertise across planning, asset management, and design integration, with opportunities for career growth in a collaborative, flexible environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in water and/or wastewater infrastructure planning.
• Strong technical expertise in strategic, master and detailed planning for water, recycled water and/or wastewater systems.
• Experience assessing existing networks and identifying future infrastructure, augmentation and upgrade requirements.
• Demonstrated experience developing servicing strategies, options assessments and infrastructure investment recommendations.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between network planning, asset management, design and infrastructure delivery.
• Proven experience leading the technical delivery and review of complex engineering projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to interpret complex technical information and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers and other technical professionals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex engineering concepts and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, master and detailed infrastructure planning for water, recycled water and / or wastewater systems
• Undertake and oversee water and / or wastewater network planning, infrastructure assessments and servicing strategies
• Develop technically robust solutions for network upgrades, augmentation and new infrastructure
• Lead the technical delivery and review of complex infrastructure planning projects
• Translate population, demand, asset and network requirements into practical infrastructure plans and investment recommendations
• Provide technical input into options assessments, business cases and infrastructure investment planning
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate planning outcomes with subsequent design and delivery
• Provide technical guidance, review and mentoring to engineers and planners
• Apply sound engineering judgement to solve complex infrastructure and network planning challenges
• Contribute to the ongoing development of technical capability, methodologies and best practice across the AMP team

Education

Tertiary qualification in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior to Principal Planning Engineer in Brisbane/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast to lead water networks planning. You will drive strategic, master and detailed planning for water and wastewater, mentoring engineers and delivering robust infrastructure solutions for complex projects.

You’ll apply expertise across planning, asset management, and design integration, with opportunities for career growth in a collaborative, flexible environment.