If you’re a creative thinker, eager to innovate and explore new possibilities, we can support you as you champion business improvement and change.
- Govern WA-wide maintenance planning programs that shape essential services performance.
- Drive strategy, planning, systems and business improvement at a senior level.
- Earn $155,648 plus super in a high-impact leadership opportunity.
About the role
As the Work Program Principal, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering Water Corporation's maintenance program across a multi-year planning horizon.
Leading the development of annual and long-term maintenance work programs, you will ensure maintenance activities are strategically planned, accurately programmed, budgeted, resourced, and aligned with operational objectives.
Working closely with stakeholders across Operations and Maintenance, you will use data, analytics, and industry best practice to drive continuous improvement, support activity-based budgeting, and enhance asset reliability. This is a senior leadership role that requires strong strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to influence outcomes across the business while leading initiatives that improve maintenance planning, processes, systems and performance.
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.
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
- 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.
What you can expect with this role
In this influential role, you will lead the development and delivery of Water Corporation's annual and five-year maintenance work programs, ensuring maintenance activities are strategically planned, prioritised, and resourced to meet operational needs. You can expect to work closely with stakeholders across Operations Group to drive continuous improvement of maintenance delivery, support budgeting and resource planning. You will be responsible for ensuring our maintenance planning processes, systems and reporting tools are fit for purpose to inform decision-making.
The role offers the opportunity to lead business improvement initiatives, influence maintenance strategies across the organisation, and contribute to the reliable and efficient delivery of essential water and wastewater services for Western Australia. Working in a collaborative leadership environment, you will play a key role in shaping long-term maintenance outcomes and operational excellence.
Your skills and experience
For this role, we are looking for great talent with:
A relevant tertiary qualification and possess substantial experience in maintenance planning, asset management, operational planning, or a related field within a large and complex organisation.
A proven track record in developing and delivering strategic work programs, leading business improvement initiatives, managing processes and systems to govern budgets and planning, and applying data-driven insights to achieve operational outcomes is essential. Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and negotiation skills will be critical, along with the ability to influence decisions and lead change across diverse operational environments.
The role requires a proactive and commercially minded leader with sound judgement, strong problem-solving capabilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Success in this position will be underpinned by high levels of accountability, collaboration, resilience, and the ability to foster positive working relationships while contributing to a high-performing, customer-focused culture aligned with Water Corporation's values.
Ready to thrive as you shape WA’s water future? Apply 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 14th August 2026
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.
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
