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:
Reporting to the General Manager of Strategy, Sustainability and Regulation, the Manager, Strategy is responsible for establishing, and overseeing the implementation of strategy frameworks and approach at Urban Utilities. This enterprise leadership role will shape and lead the development of Urban Utilities’ enterprise strategy and strategic direction in an exciting time for the water industry!
Critical to the role is your proven ability to facilitate the creation of detailed strategic plans to set strategic direction and development of strategic objectives to guide the implementation of enterprise strategic priorities and initiatives.
You will lead a small but dedicated specialist team to develop strategic plans and strategic reports for the business, using tools like scenario planning to ensure Urban Utilities strategic planning successfully addresses a time of transformation for the water sector. You will lead the team to gather actionable insights and track key trends through market and industry analysis to support data-driven decision-making and strategic prioritisation. You will also apply well developed stakeholder skills to work closely with a range of business leaders, strategic, customer, communications and technical experts to inform and share the strategic vision and initiatives across the organisation.
About you:

With established success in developing and establishing strong strategic vision with the demonstrated ability to influence and engage with senior leaders to shape strategy in complex organisations, we are looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s Degree: In Business Administration, Management, Strategy, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Post Graduate Degree: Preferable in Business Administration (MBA), Strategic Management, or a related field
• Demonstrated Experience in corporate strategic planning, ideally within the utilities sector and/or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with sustainability and economic regulation in essential services utilities such as water or electricity or a related field is desirable.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor cross functional teams with a strategic, proactive approach that fosters collaboration and high performance.
• Experience managing relationships with internal stakeholders & external partners including Executives, vendors and industry stakeholders
• Skilled problem-solver with the ability to simplify complex information and present to various groups to ensure data-driven decision making.

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, proactive wellbeing days and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 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

Please refer the Job description for details