Contracts Inspector in Hervey Bay

Contracts Inspector in Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay Temporary 72000 - 88000 $ / year (est.) Hybrid
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Inspect and monitor contractor-delivered civil works for water and wastewater projects.
  • Company: Unitywater, a leader in providing safe and reliable water services.
  • Benefits: Flexible working, wellbeing initiatives, learning opportunities, and diverse workplace culture.
  • Other info: Join a supportive team dedicated to community and environmental stewardship.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on critical infrastructure while enjoying work-life balance.
  • Qualifications: Relevant qualifications in construction or civil discipline and experience in overseeing contractors.

The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.

  • 12-month fixed-term contract; Sunshine Coast / Moreton Bay region
  • Ensure quality, safety and compliance across contractor-delivered works
  • Join a collaborative team delivering critical infrastructure projects

About the role

As a Contracts Inspector Civil, you'll play a critical role in overseeing contractor-delivered water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Working across a diverse portfolio of projects, you'll be the eyes and ears on site, monitoring construction activities, conducting inspections, managing contractor performance and supporting successful project outcomes across our growing region.

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Team Lead, you will

  • Inspect and monitor contractor-delivered civil works across water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • Ensure construction activities comply with approved designs, specifications, standards and legislative requirements.
  • Conduct quality inspections, audits, testing and witness key hold points throughout project delivery.
  • Review drawings, Inspection Test Plans (ITPs) and project documentation to support quality project outcomes.
  • Assess and provide input on contractor claims, variations and progress payments.
  • Support defect inspections, commissioning activities and project handover processes.
  • Ensure accurate as-constructed information and survey data is captured and recorded.
  • Build positive relationships with contractors, consultants, stakeholders and the community.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery and contractor performance.

About you

You are an experienced construction or infrastructure professional who enjoys working in the field and takes pride in delivering safe, compliant and high-quality project outcomes.

With strong communication skills and a practical, solutions-focused approach, you're confident building relationships with contractors, project teams and stakeholders.

You’ll also bring

  • Relevant qualifications in a construction, civil or related discipline.
  • Experience overseeing contractors and coordinating construction activities within a field-based environment.
  • Knowledge of civil construction specifications, standards and quality assurance processes.
  • An understanding of engineering principles, documentation and construction delivery practices.
  • Experience in the delivery of capital infrastructure projects.
  • Knowledge of water and wastewater infrastructure construction techniques.
  • Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear and accurate progress reports.
  • Well-developed stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
  • Current C Class Driver Licence.

Working at Unitywater

  • Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays.
  • Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
  • Learning and

Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.

  • Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.

We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.

About us

Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth.

We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa.

We think a pretty good job starts here.

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples.

We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all.

We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.

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Contact Details:

Unitywater Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Contracts Inspector in Hervey Bay

Quality Assurance
Construction Inspection
Civil Engineering Principles
Project Documentation Review
Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Performance Management
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Knowledge