Process Hazard Analysis Specialist

Seqwater is the Queensland Government Bulk Water Supply Authority, responsible for delivering safe, secure and cost-effective bulk water supply for 3.2 million people across Southeast Queensland.
Seqwater is one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city water authority. Our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges.

As the Process Hazard Analysis Specialist, you will support Seqwater to establish, implement, and continuously improve processes for managing process hazards across Seqwater's critical infrastructure. This is a hands-on role that requires technical capability in identifying, analysing, and assessing operations with hazardous process energy and support the ongoing management of critical controls through systems and standards. 

Through this work, you will contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives for safety, water quality, environmental performance and water supply reliability. A key measure of success in this role is the ability to support Seqwater to apply sound and proportionate hazard analysis techniques and take a risk-based approach to managing process hazards. 

• →Support and facilitate hazard analysis activities to high-risk operations and coordinate projects that support ongoing improvements
• →Monitor and analyse information and data to identify emerging trends in risk and strengthen technical integrity and engineering management of change 
• →Provide stewardship and progress reporting on action close out associated with hazard analysis studies
• →Maintain and support the management of critical process safety information, including performance standards, Bowtie, safety-critical equipment registers and related documentation
• →Partner with operations, engineering, and safety teams to support embedding process safety management into operational processes, systems, standards, and ways of working

Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.

To be successful in this role you will bring with you;

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or Science in a relevant technical field
• Demonstrated experience working with hazard evaluation techniques and capability interpreting P&IDs, control narratives, and operational procedures
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams to achieve practical outcomes
• Chartership and registration with a professional body, e.g. Engineers Australia with eligibility for RPEQ (highly regarded)
• Operational experience in utilities or process industries with experience implementing Bowtie to existing operations (highly regarded)

For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au

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If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!

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Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Tuesday 1^st September 2026

For further information, please email enquiries to: recruitment@seqwater.com.au

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.

Advertised: 18 Aug 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 01 Sep 2026 E. Australia Standard Time

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