Career Pathways Specialist

At Urban Utilities, our purpose is simple yet powerful – Enrich Quality of Life. With a $7 billion asset base and services spanning 1.5 million residents and more than 31,000 commercial customers across South East Queensland, we are committed to enhancing the liveability of our communities every day.

Your Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Career Pathways Specialist to join our People & Capability team within People and External Relations.

In this role, you will lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of Urban Utilities’ early talent and career pathways approach, helping us build sustainable talent pipelines aligned to our workforce priorities, employee value proposition and future capability needs.

You will own and evolve key early careers initiatives, including graduate, undergraduate, vocational and early career pathways. Working closely with leaders, education providers and internal stakeholders, you will translate workforce needs into practical, scalable and meaningful development experiences that support our people, strengthen internal mobility and help shape the future workforce of Urban Utilities.

What You’ll Deliver

• Lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of early careers and pathway programs, including graduate, undergraduate, vocational and emerging talent initiatives.
• Develop attraction and engagement strategies that connect early career talent with Urban Utilities’ workforce priorities and employee value proposition.
• Partner with leaders and key stakeholders to identify emerging capability needs and shape practical pathway solutions that support future workforce readiness.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with universities, TAFEs, schools, government bodies and industry partners to strengthen our talent pipelines.
• Monitor program outcomes, participant experience, diversity metrics and retention data to evaluate impact and drive ongoing improvement.

About You

You will bring a strong background in early careers, graduate recruitment, human resources, workforce programs or career pathway design, with the ability to operate confidently in a complex stakeholder environment.

You will also bring:

• A degree in Human Resources, Business, Education or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing or evolving early careers, graduate, vocational or workforce pathway programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence leaders and translate workforce needs into practical program solutions.
• Experience using data, insights and feedback to evaluate program effectiveness and support continuous improvement.
• An understanding of university, TAFE, vocational or emerging workforce pathways.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, work with ambiguity and deliver outcomes with autonomy.

Experience in utilities, public sector, applicant tracking systems, campus recruitment tools, diversity and inclusion initiatives, or instructional design frameworks such as ADDIE would be highly regarded.

At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We’d still encourage you to apply as we’re looking for the right human being for this role. It’s about so much more than ticking all the boxes.

If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

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 at WORK180

There’s no us without you. Come shape the future with us.

How to Apply

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For further information please contact our Talent team at careers@urbanutilities.com.au