There’s No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow
There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. It's why our people are so passionate about what they do and how they do it. And it's why we need people like YOU. Come shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.
Your Opportunity
Due to exciting growth and an expanding portfolio, we have a rare opportunity for an Integrated City Planning Lead in our Infrastructure Planning & Delivery group.
This role sits in our Integrated Planning team, who are essential in shaping the vision and objectives of our policies and servicing strategies. The team is responsible for building, adapting, and implementing plans for wastewater catchments, water supply zones, and data systems to define performance targets, establish investment pathways, and develop Strategic Business Cases - all driving an affordable, sustainable, and deliverable portfolio to achieve key objectives.
The Integrated Planning Lead will lead a small team to solve complex problems that define adaptive investment pathways to inform our multibillion-dollar capital and operating expenditure forecasts for the 5 to 20 year horizon.
You will be accountable for developing and maintaining multiple adaptive integrated water cycle plans and producing Strategic Business cases (SBC’s) that define performance trade-offs, 20-year capital, operating and maintenance interventions, and the investment required to deliver upon our service level objectives for our urban communities.
What’s most exciting about this role is that you will play a critical role in delivering a multi-billion-dollar capital works program, be contributing to sustainable solutions for Southeast Queensland’s water cycle, while also challenging engineering norms by committing to innovation to transform our water services for our customers.
Some of your accountabilities will include:
Leads, develops and maintains multiple integrated plans with a grounding of current and forecast service performance (and risk), climate change adaptation requirements, prioritised development areas and best value to achieve service level objectives.
Develops specific performance targets for integrated plans, provides contextual application to evaluate scenarios, create and maintains adaptive pathways for interventions to achieve them.
Provides insight into operational licence, environmental protection licence, asset resilience, forecast climate change adaptation requirements and service performance, with a data-based view to alternative options and lead regulatory discussions considering risk / cost / performance and corporate objectives
Leads integrated planning teams to solve complex problems. Coordinate the involvement of subject matter experts, stakeholders, planning partners, information and end users to ensure the quality of planning outputs and solutions achieve our service level objectives.
About You
We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future and, ideally, have the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
You have leadership experience and develop team capability through coaching, performance feedback, and encouraging career development.
You have a growth mindset and are highly collaborative. You are able to influence stakeholders, collaborate cross-functionally to deliver outcomes, and can simplify complex information for robust decision making.
Technical experience in wastewater treatment planning, and have a contemporary understanding of industry drivers, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements.
Bachelor of Engineering, Chartered Professional Engineer Status (Australia) and Registration as a Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) or ability to attain.
Why Urban Utilities?
At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.
At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.
Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.
We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here’s just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:
Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly atWORK180
Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au
How to apply
Click on the ‘Apply” to complete your application. Applications close at 11:59pm on Tuesday 26th May.
Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.
For further information please contact our Talent team at careers@urbanutilities.com.au
