Project Leader - Regional Projects

Water Corporation is recognised globally for our performance and innovation to secure water supplies for Western Australia in a changing climate. We’re driven to manage water services sustainably to make WA a great place to live and invest. 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, then consider Water Corporation as the next step in your career.

An interesting & enabling Project Leader opportunity awaits

As a Project Leader, you’ll manage relationships with stakeholders, consultants, contractors and co-workers across the region’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Reporting to the Project’s Delivery Team Leader, you will lead and participate on capital and non-capital project delivery for our assets and operational works to ensure deliverables are on time, to budget and within standards.

This role is part of a delivery team of approximately seven other project leader and coordinators and is responsible for managing a suite of up to twenty-five minor capital and operational maintenance projects on brownfield sites to be delivered within 12-18 months. The projects may be of various engineering disciplines including Electrical, Civil and Mechanical across Water, Sewage, Drainage, and Irrigation Assets. You will be involved throughout the project delivery phases, including initiation, design, contract documentation, tender, delivery, and commissioning.

Boost your career aspirations

This opportunity is ideal for experienced project managers looking for a diverse portfolio of minor works projects. It could also be suitable for entry level project managers to refine and develop your project management skills or otherwise learn project management processes whilst being exposed to a wide range of engineering and project management disciplines.

Your day may include travel to sites to confirm project scope, delivery requirements or oversight of construction works. Whilst we endeavour to allocate projects within your geographical area, due to resourcing you may have projects which require you to travel to remote country areas. Or otherwise, office-based tasks include preparing project plans, business cases, tender packages and consulting with engineering consultants and stakeholders to confirm project designs.

This role will enable you to use and strengthen your project management, contract management, stakeholder management and communication skills by effectively managing and delivering a program of minor works. Planning, communication, and negotiation skills are key to being successful in this role. The delivery of minor capital and maintenance projects allows our operations team to continue to provide water and wastewater services safely and efficiently to our customers.

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 15.5%. This includes 11.5% 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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Key skills and experience

We are looking for someone with a project management background in the engineering or construction field or you might come from a Trades background. In addition, you may have experience with;

• Scope review and project delivery strategy
• Tendering and contract award processes
• Contract administration
• Contractor management 
• Construction management including quality & HSE site inspections
•  Commissioning, handover and close-out

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.

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.

Applications close Sunday 6^th April 2025

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.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 9420 2000. To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website