PLEASE NOTE: The Talent Team will be out of office from 20th December 2025 - 4th January 2026 inclusive. As a result, is it likely that the recruitment process for this role will not be finalised before this period. We apologise for any inconvenience and sincerely appreciate your understanding. You can expect to hear from us within our usual timeframes prior to this period wherever possible. Thank you for considering Urban Utilities, and we wish you a safe and enjoyable end of year break.

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:

Urban Utilities has a 15 month Fixed Term Contract Opportunity for a Operations Engineer within our Operational Reliability team. This team plays a vital role ensuring operational reliability of 9500km water network and 9700km wastewater network for over 1.6 million residential customers.

The Operational Reliability team is part of our wider Operations and Maintenance portfolio, Dedicated to the safe and efficient delivery of water services through the operation and maintenance of our water, wastewater and resource recovery infrastructure. This team is vital to Urban Utilities’ purpose to “Enrich Quality of Life,” ensuring the safety of our people and customers, protecting public health and the environment, meeting customer needs, and minimising long-term service costs.

The Operations Engineer is responsible for -

• Provide engineering support and technical advice across the Operations & Maintenance Planning Branch.
• Develop effective technical solutions for complex operational and emergent issues.
• Deliver technical assurance to support operational reliability of the network.
• Identify and address systemic operational and engineering performance issues.
• Prepare contingency and supply disruption plans to ensure staff and customer safety.
• Protect public health and ensure compliance with regulatory and safe drinking water requirements.
• Contribute to delivering an exceptional customer experience while minimising long-term costs.

About you:

• Bachelor of Engineering or relevant degree from a recognised institution
• Proven technical experience in operational engineering
• Hydraulic modelling and simulation experience highly regarded
• Proven experience in providing technical support functions on water and sewerage programs including experience contributing to effective operational and asset management outcomes.
• Experience or qualifications in hydraulics, production planning or water chemistry would be highly regarded
• Demonstrated ability to understand the technical dimensions of operating a water utility and the associated regulatory obligations
• Confident in providing technical guidance as needed on achieving engineering development targets using appropriate methods, tools, processes and software

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 we’re looking for the right human being for this role - it’s about so much more than ticking all the boxes!

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

Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au

How to apply

Click on the ‘Apply” to complete your application.

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