Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.
We think a pretty good job starts here.
About the role:
Unitywater is looking for an experienced water engineer with wastewater treatment plant experience to join our Growth Engineering team as a Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to influence the detailed planning, design, and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure across the region.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing and delivering timely and effective technical expertise and engineering services to support strategic planning outcomes across the branch, capital program and development services for water and wastewater network with a focus on Sewage Treatment Plants. You will bring consultancy or design experience in water and sewerage infrastructure, providing technical guidance throughout planning and design phases, and reviewing and overseeing design deliverables from internal teams and external partners to ensure projects meet regulatory, technical, and quality standards. You will collaborate with internal teams, Integrated Delivery Teams, and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality planning and design outcomes while contributing to process improvements and technical assurance across the region.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver high quality technical assessment and advice to inform Unitywater’s capital program, development services, infrastructure delivery and strategic planning.
- Translate high level needs into clear, evidence based technical solution requirements.
- Prepare planning documentation that meets regulatory expectations
- Work closely with Sustainable Project Development through needs analysis, options assessment, cost estimation and integration of sustainability and innovation opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with internal engineering teams, Integrated Delivery Teams and external consultants.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, systems and planning approaches.
- Support major projects and ensure high standards of safety, quality and environmental compliance.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong technical background in water engineering with great knowledge of water industry standards.
- Experience in the water industry consultancy sector with proven experience in the design of water infrastructure.
- Strong technical expertise in water and sewerage infrastructure across detailed planning, design and delivery phases.
- Proven ability to translate high-level needs into practical solution requirements
- Experience collaborating with internal teams, developers, and consultants to deliver projects
- Ability to manage multiple planning tasks, stakeholder reviews and project inputs
- Tertiary qualifications in mechanical engineering (preferably)
- RPEQ qualification or be working towards
Working at Unitywater:
As a Unitywater team member you will enjoy a range of benefits:
- Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays. Tell us what this looks like for you!
- Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
- Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
- Extras: We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTIQ+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage diversity, and Accessibility.
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and fostering a workplace that is diverse and inclusive, where you feel connected, are safe to be yourself and supported to be the best version of yourself.
We strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role. Please feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
If you would like to speak to a team member about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please contact our Inclusion Specialist emma.guest@unitywater.com or Reconciliation Action Plan Advisor rebecca.williams@unitywater.com.
Additional information:
- We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
- We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and Australian Disability Network.
- We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
How to apply:
Please apply online following the links, and make sure to upload your up-to-date CV.
If you’re successful we will need you to undergo a few checks…. We know they might not be the fun part, but you will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening.
Applications close: COB Friday 9 April.
For further information please contact the Careers team at careers@unitywater.com
Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.