Water Safety Planning - Technical Advisor

The world is changing and as we work towards a more sustainable future every day, our teams work to create innovative solutions and help deliver and manage water across our state. We invite you to join one of our committed teams and thrive as you collaborate with bright minds while shaping WA’s water future.

• Two permanent opportunities available
• Choose What Works for You – Part Time or Full Time Options Available, Specify your Choice as part of your Application
• Great Opportunity at $115,561 plus Super– Make Your Next Career Move Count

About The Role

Play a key role in safeguarding drinking water quality by leading the development, review, and auditing of Water Safety Plans. You'll support the Water Safety Planning process and contribute to broader Water Quality Management initiatives. This is a meaningful acting opportunity to make a real impact on public health outcomes.

A Water Safety Plan is fundamentally a risk assessment where it utilises a comprehensive risk assessment approach for all drinking water quality processes and steps in a water supply system, from catchment to customer. All identified hazards with no barrier in place are captured as actions and recorded in the corporate systems for tracking and reporting on progress.

You will also undertake drinking water quality focussed projects and tasks, as required, contributing to the implementation of the Drinking Water Quality Framework and promote drinking water quality management and provide advice in relation to technical enquiries and operational issues.

Who Are We?

When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.

If you’re driven to make a meaningful contribution, you’ve come to the right place.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 16%. This includes an 12% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution.
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.   

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and review Water Safety Plans and appendices for implementation within the Corporation. The review will include travel to some of our Regional Sites.
• Support the delivery of safe drinking water by contributing to the monitoring, auditing, and continuous improvement of the water safety planning process.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders on the production of water safety plans and other drinking water quality issues.
• Contribute to the Barrier Risk Assessment process.
• Provide technical input to, and assist with, the enhancement of drinking water quality management and operational reporting systems.
• Undertake drinking water quality focussed projects and tasks, as required, contributing to the implementation of the Drinking Water Quality Framework
• Conduct Long Term Evaluations to assess and enhance water safety outcomes, as required.

About You

• Tertiary qualification (Degree level or higher) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent.
• Experience and/or awareness in water supply systems planning, operations and/or design.
• Relevant experience in risk assessment and data analysis
• Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite
• Attention to detail and sound written communication skills through emails and reporting.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated capability in stakeholder management.
• Awareness of drinking water quality management principles, including knowledge of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and the Framework for the Management of Drinking Water is highly advantageous.

Sound like a match? Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role. 

Applications close 5th October 2025

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete Pre-Employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check police clearance and Australian working rights check.  

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date. 

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace: 

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website