Team Leader - Metro Water Conveyance Integration
Job no: 1321
Category: Engineering & Environment
- Join our Asset Investment Planning team in Leederville
- Shape decisions that will develop & sustain WA's water sources
- We have a permanent opportunity - $151,114 + Super + Benefits
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.
About the role
Our Asset Investment Planning team have a permanent opportunity for a Team Leader - Metro Water Conveyance Integration to manage the delivery of planning activities for our water networks across Perth metropolitan. Leading this team, you’ll set the criteria for standards, provide expert consulting and technical advice, manage technology development, application and process design. This role will be based in our Leederville office reporting to the Manager Assets Metro Networks.
What the role will involve
- Provide subject matter expertise and planning consulting advice within Water Corporation on water networks planning to enable development and continuous improvement of best practice systems and tools
- Optimise water network planning considering alternate source portfolio to meet customer outcomes that are best for business, customer, community and WA
- Lead water network planning development and innovation throughout the planning stages of new and/or modified assets
- Lead planning investigations and assign tasks to team members to optimise and improve the performance of existing water networks including considerations of operability and contingencies
- Represent Asset Investment Planning on nominated Water Corporation design standards committees to govern the adoption, implementation and updating of standards
- Support the Manager Assets with representing Water Corporation in consultations and negotiations with government agencies, local authorities, Water Services Association of Australia, industry bodies, consultants, developers and stakeholders
- Oversee, review and approve in-house, and consultant, planning deliverables for Water Networks Planning to ensure conformity to customer requirements and the Corporation’s standards
- Prioritise and manage Water Networks Planning activities to ensure supply and demand outcomes can be achieved through our water conveyance networks
- Allocate work to team members and monitor performance and progress against work plans including reporting
- Engage with stakeholders collaboratively to determine best for business outcomes
Key skills and experience
You’ll have a degree level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, with substantial experience in planning, project delivery, operations or engineering for provision of utility water networks. Your demonstrated leadership, knowledge of water networks planning, and ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders, senior management and regulators will ensure success 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.
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 19th January 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
Job no: 1321
Category: Engineering & Environment
- Join our Asset Investment Planning team in Leederville
- Shape decisions that will develop & sustain WA's water sources
- We have a permanent opportunity - $151,114 + Super + Benefits
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.
About the role
Our Asset Investment Planning team have a permanent opportunity for a Team Leader - Metro Water Conveyance Integration to manage the delivery of planning activities for our water networks across Perth metropolitan. Leading this team, you’ll set the criteria for standards, provide expert consulting and technical advice, manage technology development, application and process design. This role will be based in our Leederville office reporting to the Manager Assets Metro Networks.
What the role will involve
- Provide subject matter expertise and planning consulting advice within Water Corporation on water networks planning to enable development and continuous improvement of best practice systems and tools
- Optimise water network planning considering alternate source portfolio to meet customer outcomes that are best for business, customer, community and WA
- Lead water network planning development and innovation throughout the planning stages of new and/or modified assets
- Lead planning investigations and assign tasks to team members to optimise and improve the performance of existing water networks including considerations of operability and contingencies
- Represent Asset Investment Planning on nominated Water Corporation design standards committees to govern the adoption, implementation and updating of standards
- Support the Manager Assets with representing Water Corporation in consultations and negotiations with government agencies, local authorities, Water Services Association of Australia, industry bodies, consultants, developers and stakeholders
- Oversee, review and approve in-house, and consultant, planning deliverables for Water Networks Planning to ensure conformity to customer requirements and the Corporation’s standards
- Prioritise and manage Water Networks Planning activities to ensure supply and demand outcomes can be achieved through our water conveyance networks
- Allocate work to team members and monitor performance and progress against work plans including reporting
- Engage with stakeholders collaboratively to determine best for business outcomes
Key skills and experience
You’ll have a degree level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, with substantial experience in planning, project delivery, operations or engineering for provision of utility water networks. Your demonstrated leadership, knowledge of water networks planning, and ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders, senior management and regulators will ensure success 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.
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 19th January 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
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