Senior Planning Engineer

Water Corporation is recognised globally for our performance and innovation to secure water supplies for Western Australia in a changing climate. We’re driven tomanage water services sustainably to make WA a great place to live and invest, and we have career opportunities to help make it happen. A role at Water Corporation can unlock the door to ongoing long term career development opportunities; we also support training and development, flexible work arrangements, health and lifestyle programs and generous company benefits. If you share our commitment to WA then consider Water Corporation as the next step in your career.

About the role

We have a permanent opportunity joining our Statewide Renewals team for a Senior Planning Engineer to develop products for the efficient delivery of our asset investment planning function. Whether you're experienced in asset management, project management or planning in any field and want to contribute to making WA a great place to work and live then consider this great role working with a high performing team. This role is based in our Leederville office reporting to our Team Leader - Statewide Renewals.

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, offering up to 16%. This includes 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

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What the role will involve

- Contribute to an integrated planning approach across the business to enable optimal decisions around timing and scope of investment, management of risk and customer service levels

- Translation of asset management objectives into plans for investment to achieve an optimal balance between cost and risk and the specified level of service

- Utilising and improving the “Asset Class Management Plans” and other Decision Support Tools that improve the efficiency of planning and integrate planning, maintenance, and delivery opportunities.

- Develop investment programs, business cases and projects with deliverables that mitigate risk and meet the investment objectives

- Scope and specify capital projects work packages to enable service providers to meet relevant asset portfolio investment objectives

Key skills and experience

You’ll hold a degree or diploma qualification in an engineering discipline or similar, and have experience in the planning, design, acquisition, or operational delivery of asset investment programs. A background in planning, with water or wastewater infrastructure and data analysis skills (including working with database systems such as GIS, SAP and Microsoft SQL Server) will be highly desirable. Your ability to build and drive positive and collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders will be important in this role.

Apply:

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

Applications close Thursday 6th November 2025

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

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.

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