- Flexible and hybrid work arrangements with a collaborative team culture
- Work on complex infrastructure projects that support growing communities
- Contribute to long-term water and wastewater network planning & optimisation
About the role:
As a Network Planning Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining hydraulic network models that inform the planning, design, and optimisation of Unitywater’s water and wastewater infrastructure.
Working within a collaborative and highly skilled team, you’ll undertake network investigations, support capital planning programs, and provide technical advice that helps deliver reliable services for our customers and communities now and into the future.
You’ll also contribute to infrastructure planning for growth areas, assess development impacts on network performance, and support strategic planning initiatives through modelling and system analysis.
About you:
Our One Unitywater behaviours -
Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:
- Degree qualifications in Civil or Environmental Engineering (or similar)
- Experience in water and wastewater network planning, modelling, or system analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of hydraulic modelling software and infrastructure planning principles
- A collaborative mindset and commitment to continuous improvement and safety
This is an opportunity to work on meaningful infrastructure projects in a dynamic environment where innovation, technical expertise, and community outcomes are valued.
Working at Unitywater:
- Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays.
- 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, access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
- Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.
About us:
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.
How to apply:
Apply online following the links, and make sure to upload your up-to-date CV.
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’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: Sunday 14 June.
For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition team at careers@unitywater.com
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
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.