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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join our Operations and Maintenance, Advanced Operations Resilience group.

The Advanced Operations Resilience group is accountable for the performance and optimisation of Urban Utilities Water and Wastewater Networks to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction is delivered to over 600,000 properties and 1.5 million of customers within Urban Utilities service regions. This includes planning the maintenance for Urban Utilities entire asset base. The Group recognises the complexity of the accountability and has adopted a functional matrix structure to deliver performance outcomes.

The Senior Engineer would work within our Service Recovery and Intervention Planning teams and provide engineering support and technical advice across the wider Operations and Maintenance Team.

They ensure that operational objectives, strategies, and needs are included in all future planning works and the capital works delivered are fit for purpose, address the operational and maintenance requirements, and ensure the safety of our staff and our customers, protect public health, deliver on an exceptional customer experience, minimise the cost in the long run and ensure compliance to our regulatory obligations and safe drinking water requirements.

Success in this role will be measured by ensuring that Operations and Maintenance Planning strategies and performance targets are effectively included in future planning and the capital work programs are delivered to minimise business risk.

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor of Engineering from a recognised institution
• Chartered Professional Engineer/RPEQ status (or demonstrated ability to obtain)
• Substantial experience within the water and wastewater network operations
• Proven technical experience in operational, maintenance and/or reliability engineering
• Proven experience in providing technical support and experience that contributes to effective operational and asset management outcomes
• Proven experience in developing, managing and maintaining effective strategic stakeholder relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues
• Water and Sewer modelling experience is desirable

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” link below to complete your application.

Applications close midnight Friday 20/3/2026

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a National Police History Check as part of the recruitment process for this role.

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