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Advancing your career will advance our community too.
Water is essential for our future. In each and every Water Corporation role, you’ll have the chance to develop a career and help the community. With a diverse mix of roles, locations and opportunities across Western Australia, we seek people who want to make a change for the better.
About the role:
We are currently seeking a Catchment Ranger to provide daytime and after-hours support and response across Catchment areas and Surface Water Operations sites.
Based at the Kelmscott depot, this permanent opportunity will see you operate, inspect and maintain dam structures and outlet works, and conduct surveillance to ensure compliance with relevant business management processes and systems.
What the role will involve:
Monitor and sample streams and reservoirs, perform surveillance of surface and ground water catchment areas and monitor land users and public recreation activities to ensure water quality protection.
Perform surveillance of surface and ground water catchment areas in accordance with catchment management schedules.
Conduct routine after hour’s patrols and emergency contingencies (Bushfires, Missing Persons, Pollution Response etc.).
Monitor land users and public recreation activities to ensure water quality protection in accordance with catchment management strategies.
Conduct inspections for Mining, Timber Harvesting and Permitted property operations are monitored to ensure water quality protection in accordance with catchment management strategies.
Conduct information support activities as directed. (i.e. Corporate, professional and public)
Support/liaise with other agencies such as Police, DBCA, Shires and Fisheries, with regards to joint patrols and contingencies.
Enforce bylaws in accordance with the DWER delegated authority.
Key skills and experience:
- Certificate III of National Water Industry Package or experience in Surface Water Operations or trade qualification equivalent.
- Considerable experience in catchment management and operation of surface water schemes.
- Suitable previous field based and appropriate industry experience/qualifications including extensive experience in a customer service role with the public.
- Current C licence
- Possess physically capacity and capability to undertake surveillance and monitoring
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Real benefits that matter
- Real flexibility with options to work 9-day fortnight (RDO)
- 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
- Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%.
- 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.
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.
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.
Applications close 29th June 2026
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 during the recruitment process including an alternative format of the application form, can contact a Recruitment Officer at [email protected] or 08 9420 2000.
To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website