Technical Lead (Ruby On Rails, Ai-Native)

Jobgether; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Seqwater is seeking a Manager Technical Leads – Projects to lead the technical direction for major infrastructure initiatives, ensuring safety, robustness and risk-informed decisions across high-value programs.

You will lead Project Technical Leads, drive governance and assurance, influence strategic outcomes, and build strong stakeholder partnerships, contributing to a high-performing, safety-focused culture and ongoing capability development.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in water infrastructure projects in a specialist capacity.
• Strong knowledge of Queensland and Australian legislation, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to provide clear, defensible technical assurance and advice to senior leaders and regulators.
• Current registration as Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for major infrastructure projects and ensure safe, robust decisions.
• Lead a team of Project Technical Leads and drive governance and assurance across complex, high-value projects.
• Influence strategic outcomes and build strong stakeholder partnerships across the organisation and with regulators.
• Foster a high-performing culture focused on safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Technical assurance

RPEQ registration

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Drive technical leadership across the design and delivery of Seqwater’s significant infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, asset integrity and long term value.

Lead high-performing teams

Provide technical leadership

Deliver safe, strategic outcomes

Be part of the future of South East Queensland at Seqwater

At Seqwater, we deliver the water that more than three million people across South East Queensland rely on every day. As we bring our new operating model to life, we are creating the capabilities, structures and ways of working that will shape our future—and deliver even greater value for our customers and communities.

This transformation is opening exciting opportunities across Seqwater. These newly created and redesigned roles will help strengthen our capability, embed our future operating model and build a high-performing organisation ready for what comes next.

About the role

Manager Technical Leads – Projects is a pivotal leadership role where you’ll be responsible for setting the technical direction for major infrastructure projects and ensuring critical engineering decisions are safe, robust and risk-informed. Leading a team of Project Technical Leads, you'll drive technical excellence, governance and assurance across complex, high-value projects.

Working across the business, you'll influence strategic outcomes, build strong stakeholder partnerships, and foster a high-performing culture focused on safety, accountability and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to lead technical leaders, shape infrastructure outcomes, and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering

Skills & Experience

• Significant professional experience in relevant water industry infrastructure projects in a specialist capacity
• Strong knowledge of relevant Queensland and Australian legislation, standards, and regulatory frameworks
• Proven ability to provide clear, defensible technical assurance and advice to senior leaders and regulators
• Current registration as Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) in a relevant discipline

Purpose with impact: Help protect and strengthen essential water services for Queensland communities

Influence at scale: Play a leading role in an organisation-wide transformation

Flexibility and support: Work in an environment that values wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration

Room to grow: Access professional development and meaningful career opportunities

Rewarding benefits: Receive competitive remuneration and a strong employee benefits offering

About Seqwater

Water is essential to life—and every day, our people help make safe, reliable and sustainable water services possible for South East Queensland. Guided by integrity, respect, care and courage, we are building an inclusive workplace where people feel valued, supported and empowered to thrive.

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