Scheduling Technical Officer


  • 2 Wellbeing leave days per 12 months of continuous service.
  • 17.5% Annual Leave loading
  • $90,119 + Super

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.

About the role:

As a Scheduling Technical Officer, you will be attached to our Osbourne Park Head office, however primarily work out of our Woodman Point depot where you will be required to develop work plans that deliver balanced fortnightly work packages from SAP to deliver work and ensure Operations & Maintenance planners are well informed of outcomes.

This is an opportunity to be a part of the Treatment & Resource Recovery (TARR) Planning and Scheduling (P&S) Team primarily supporting Water South but will be required to support the wider TARR P&S Team.

This is a full-time permanent term opportunity, with flexible work options available.

What the role will involve:

  • Create fortnightly schedules using your local knowledge and available data.
  • Priorities Statutory and Regulatory maintenance, and reactive corrective work to ensure we complete the right maintenance at the right time.
  • Balance the short-term work plan to available resources and determine appropriate actions.
  • To provide ongoing advice regarding impacts on long term and short-term work plans.
  • Review the effectiveness of work plans to improve the planning and decision-making processes.
  • Work closely with the local Operations and Maintenance planner to continuously improve planning and scheduling data and processes.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of resource planning and budget management.
  • Using your local knowledge and available data to advise on operational risk and asset reliability.
  • Monitor trends and progress, including performance against KPIs, in order to provide advice on planning resource constraints.

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

17.5% Annual Leave loading

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

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

Key skills and experience:

  • Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and experience in field-based asset operations or
  • Considerable experience in field-based asset operations and maintenance in a large infrastructure-based service organisation.
  • Strong capabilities in SAP or equivalent systems
  • Broad understanding of asset operation and delivery of planned operational activities and preventive maintenance.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse data and drive the corrective action.
  • Well-developed interpersonal and negotiation skills

Sound interesting? Start your application today!

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 28th October 2024

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.

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 9420 2000.

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


  • 2 Wellbeing leave days per 12 months of continuous service.
  • 17.5% Annual Leave loading
  • $90,119 + Super

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.

About the role:

As a Scheduling Technical Officer, you will be attached to our Osbourne Park Head office, however primarily work out of our Woodman Point depot where you will be required to develop work plans that deliver balanced fortnightly work packages from SAP to deliver work and ensure Operations & Maintenance planners are well informed of outcomes.

This is an opportunity to be a part of the Treatment & Resource Recovery (TARR) Planning and Scheduling (P&S) Team primarily supporting Water South but will be required to support the wider TARR P&S Team.

This is a full-time permanent term opportunity, with flexible work options available.

What the role will involve:

  • Create fortnightly schedules using your local knowledge and available data.
  • Priorities Statutory and Regulatory maintenance, and reactive corrective work to ensure we complete the right maintenance at the right time.
  • Balance the short-term work plan to available resources and determine appropriate actions.
  • To provide ongoing advice regarding impacts on long term and short-term work plans.
  • Review the effectiveness of work plans to improve the planning and decision-making processes.
  • Work closely with the local Operations and Maintenance planner to continuously improve planning and scheduling data and processes.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of resource planning and budget management.
  • Using your local knowledge and available data to advise on operational risk and asset reliability.
  • Monitor trends and progress, including performance against KPIs, in order to provide advice on planning resource constraints.

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

17.5% Annual Leave loading

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

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

Key skills and experience:

  • Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and experience in field-based asset operations or
  • Considerable experience in field-based asset operations and maintenance in a large infrastructure-based service organisation.
  • Strong capabilities in SAP or equivalent systems
  • Broad understanding of asset operation and delivery of planned operational activities and preventive maintenance.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse data and drive the corrective action.
  • Well-developed interpersonal and negotiation skills

Sound interesting? Start your application today!

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 28th October 2024

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.

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 9420 2000.

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

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