Land Use Specialist – Planning

At Urban Utilities, our purpose is simple yet powerful – Enrich Quality of Life. With a $7 billion asset base and services spanning 1.5 million residents and more than 31,000 commercial customers across South East Queensland, we are committed to enhancing the liveability of our communities every day.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager Land Use Strategy, the Land Use Specialist – Planning will be responsible for providing planning and policy advice that aligns Urban Utilities’ Strategic Plans for water and sewerage services and helps to achieve the liveability outcomes of the community and the Urban Utilities Water NetServ Plan as identified through the Integrated Catchment Planning of the sewer system and the Integrated Zone Planning of the water supply system.

As a member of the Servicing Planning Team, you will play an integral role in helping identify opportunities and strategies to help shape our cities and towns. This will be achieved through leveraging industry and government plan and policy making to influence land use planning outcomes. A key element of this role will be building strategic partnerships around land use planning with shareholding Councils. The role will be required to undertake daily duties with a high degree of independence.

About you:

You're an experienced planning professional with a passion for shaping sustainable communities. You thrive on building strong partnerships, influencing strategic planning outcomes, and navigating complex land use and infrastructure challenges. With excellent planning and engagement skills and a collaborative approach, you're driven to deliver practical solutions that support growth, enhance customer outcomes, and create lasting value for the communities we serve.

• Relevant bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution and relevant industry knowledge and experience associated to either Economics, Policy, Law, Town Planning, Commerce or Business.

• Must be recognised by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) or extensive relevant experience. Substantial general work experience in the water industry

• Knowledge and understanding of integrated socio-economic, infrastructure and land use planning concepts and processes related to the Water NetServ Plan or local government infrastructure plan.

• Knowledge and understanding of infrastructure charging framework including the Queensland Planning legislation, regional and local planning schemes.

• Experience of planning, managing and organizing resources within short / medium timescales within the overall policy framework.

At Urban Utilities, we believe our workforce should reflect the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including First Nations peoples, people with disability, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, emergency responders and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

You might not meet every single requirement listed. If you are excited about the role and believe you can make a strong contribution, we encourage you to apply.

If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

Why Urban Utilities

Urban Utilities delivers essential water and wastewater services to more than 1.5 million people across Southeast Queensland. Every day, our teams work to support thriving communities and a sustainable future.

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases

• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more

• 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!

• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

There’s no us without you. Come shape the future with us.

How to Apply

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Please note: applicants may be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at [email protected]

Our Talent team & Hiring Managers kindly request that no unsolicited CVs are sent for this role.