Senior Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Planner (Hybrid)

Unitywater; Maroochydore; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health insurance discount

Employee assistance program

Walk on Country program

Study assistance

Professional memberships

Job summary

Unitywater invites applications for a Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer to lead planning and design for water and wastewater projects across the region. You will provide technical guidance, manage external partners, and ensure regulatory and quality standards are met.

The role offers hybrid work options, a strong focus on engineering excellence, and the opportunity to influence capital programs and development services in Queensland.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with RPEQ registration or eligibility.
• Experience in water sector consultancy and water infrastructure design.
• Strong planning, design and delivery experience for water and sewerage infrastructure.
• Proven ability to translate high-level needs into practical solutions.
• Experience collaborating with internal teams, developers, and consultants.
• Ability to manage multiple planning tasks and stakeholder reviews.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality technical assessment and advice to inform Unitywater’s capital program, development services, infrastructure delivery and strategic planning.
• Translate high level needs into clear, evidence based technical solution requirements.
• Prepare planning documentation that meets regulatory expectations.
• Work with Sustainable Project Development on needs analysis, options assessment, cost estimation and integration of sustainability opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams, Integrated Delivery Teams and external consultants to deliver planning outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, systems and planning approaches.
• Support major projects and ensure high standards of safety, quality and environmental compliance.

Skills

Water engineering

Water industry consultancy

Technical translation

Collaboration with teams

Project/task management

RPEQ registration

Education

Engineering degree

RPEQ registration or eligibility

Job description

Unitywater invites applications for a Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer to lead planning and design for water and wastewater projects across the region. You will provide technical guidance, manage external partners, and ensure regulatory and quality standards are met.

The role offers hybrid work options, a strong focus on engineering excellence, and the opportunity to influence capital programs and development services in Queensland.