Specialist Infrastructure Planner

Moreton Bay Regional Council; Strathpine; Hybrid; AUD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Hybrid work

Salary progression via EBA

STARS study program

Novated lease options

Health insurance discounts

Counselling service

On-site parking at Strathpine

Job summary

City of Moreton Bay is seeking a Specialist Infrastructure Planner to lead precinct-scale infrastructure planning and delivery in Strathpine. This permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working, including some work-from-home days, with a total package of $135,586 per annum plus 12% super.

You will drive complex planning, sequencing and delivery across growth precincts. Key duties include delivering precinct infrastructure plans, aligning land use with servicing strategies, overseeing options

Qualifications

• Proven capability delivering place-based infrastructure programs with system integration knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary planning and options analysis.
• Strong analytical skills balancing service outcomes, risk and cost.
• Experience providing high-level advice to executives and governance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Deliver precinct infrastructure plans for high-growth areas across transport, utilities, stormwater, open space and assets.
• Assess system challenges and align land use with coordinated servicing strategies.
• Oversee options analysis and prioritisation, balancing demand, outcomes, risk, cost and delivery interdependencies.
• Align cross-functional input across planning, engineering, finance, providers, project teams and stakeholders.
• Advise leadership on trade-offs, sequencing and pathways with evidence-based direction.

Skills

Place-based infrastructure planning

Leadership

Systems integration

Delivery models

Options analysis

Program prioritisation

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in planning or engineering

Job description

The Details:

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $135,586 pa + 12% super (level 8)
• 72.5hour fortnight
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Specialist Infrastructure Planner, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

As a Specialist Infrastructure Planner, you willlead complex, place‑based infrastructure planning, policy, and project prioritisation for high‑change precincts by defining coordinated infrastructure responses that support growth, sequencing, and delivery outcomes.

You will have the opportunity to;

• deliver precinct infrastructure plans for high-growth areas, integrating transport, utilities, stormwater, open space, and community assets
• assess system challenges, constraints, opportunities, aligning land use outcomes with coordinated servicing strategies
• oversee options analysis and prioritisation, balancing demand, outcomes, risk, cost, and delivery interdependencies
• align cross-functional input across planning, engineering, finance, providers, project teams, external stakeholders
• advise leadership on trade-offs, sequencing, and pathways; resolve complex issues with clear, evidence-based direction

Position Description Specialist Infrastructure Planner.pdf

About you

We are seeking someone who has strong experience and expertise in precinct-scale infrastructure planning and delivery within complex growth or renewal environments.

You will have;

• proven capability delivering place-based infrastructure programs, with deep knowledge of system integration, sequencing, and delivery models
• demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary planning, including options analysis and program prioritisation
• strong analytical skills, balancing service outcomes, risk, cost considerations, and community expectations
• experience providing high-level advice on complex, sensitive projects, supported by excellent communication skills for executive and governance audiences

You will have a tertiary qualifications in planning, engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands‑on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4.5% in July 2026 and a further 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at [e-mail].

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Your Future City. See it. Shape it. Live It. City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.