Engineer

at  Urban Utilities

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 are excited to be sourcing for an Engineer for our Developer Services team, that forms part of our Customer & Innovation Group. This is a fixed term contract, with an immediate start available, and concluding in March 2026.
The Customer and Innovation group leads and champions the way Urban Utilities connects with its customers. Our approach is focused on remaining contemporary, by understanding the current and future needs of our customers and appropriately shaping our services.
Within the group, The Developer Services team plays an essential role in enabling the development of our communities and providing safe drinking water while protecting the environment and public health by providing world class sewerage services.
As our Engineer, assess the Water Approval applications and provide related advice for development technical requests and enquiries for development, to ensure effective and efficient water and wastewater networks and services.
As a member of the high-performing Assessment Team, you will be assisting with the technical assessment of over 1500 applications. This will enable over 10,000 new residences per year to access the company’s service territory and allow hundreds of businesses to start operating for the benefit of the community.

Key Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the development of and implement feasibility testing of proposed engineering solutions to provide conditions, advice and validate the design.
• Assess and decide Water Approval applications to ensure quality water and wastewater servicing and infrastructure for development in accordance with legislation, codes, policies and agreed standards.
• Respond to basic issue escalations promptly and appropriately; investigate and resolve complaints ensuring prompt resolution and quality outcomes for customers and Urban Utilities.
• Build effective working relationships within Urban Utilities, delivering high-quality professional services with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Support the process of business model rethinking by analysing processes, practices, and procedures using prescribed methodologies.

About You:

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering or equivalent and 3+ years of working experience in infrastructure planning and engineer.
• Experience in hydraulic modelling of water and wastewater infrastructure using Water CAD and Info Works software packages is desirable.
• You enjoy working in a contemporary and agile working environment, pro-actively engaging with internal stakeholder groups to align priorities and find mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Can provide technical guidance when required on testing, evaluating and improving engineering outcomes.
• Can engage with customers and investigate and resolve enquiries that lead to a prompt solution.

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:

• 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!
• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at

Please refer the Job description for details