- Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
- From $117,991 pa up to $125,339pa + 12% super (level 7)
- 72.5 hour fortnight
- Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
- Location: Strathpine
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Shape the Future of Critical Infrastructure
This is a rare opportunity to step into a newly created role and put your expertise at the centre of Council’s most complex and high‑impact infrastructure projects.
As the Public Utility Plant Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the services communities rely on every day—water, energy, communications, and drainage—while helping major projects move forward with confidence.
Bringing specialist technical leadership, you’ll ensure underground and aboveground utility assets are clearly understood, expertly managed, and seamlessly coordinated across planning and delivery. Your work will directly reduce project risk, prevent service disruptions, and drive smarter, more efficient project outcomes—making this role both influential and highly rewarding for someone ready to leave their mark.
Position Description - Public Utility Plant Specialist.pdf
About you
We are seeking someone who has proven capability delivering complex utility-focused projects within public environments, applying sound judgement, regulatory knowledge, and risk awareness while working collaboratively across multiple stakeholders in fast‑paced, high‑profile settings.
You will have;
- advanced stakeholder communication, producing clear reports, briefings, and audience‑specific advice,
- collaborative negotiation expertise building partnerships across authorities, consultants, and contractors
- the ability to balance strategic risk, compliance, and constraint management relating to public utility infrastructure
- end‑to‑end delivery leadership overseeing schedules, finances, priorities, and multidisciplinary inputs.
You will have Degree in civil engineering, utilities management, construction management or a related discipline. Hold a Current C class driver’s licence and valid Construction Induction Card (obtained or used within the past two years), or willingness to obtain prior to commencement.
Why City of Moreton Bay?
What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.
We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.
This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.
At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.
Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:
- See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
- Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
- Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.
You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:
- Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
- Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4% in July 2026 and a further 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
- Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
- Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
- Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
- Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, and Mates in Construction program.
- Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.
Ready for a career that matters?
Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.
Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role. You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.
As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.
To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.
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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
