About the role
Opportunity to join our Statewide Renewals team for a Planning Engineer to develop products for the efficient delivery of our asset investment planning function. Whether you're experienced in asset management, project management or planning in any field and want to contribute to making WA a great place to work and live then consider this great role working with a high performing team. This role is based in our Leederville office reporting to our Team Leader - Statewide Renewals.
Real benefits that matter
- Real flexibility with options to work from home, flexible work hours
- Two well-being days each year to recharge, relax and enjoy life (separate to standard paid sick/personal leave)
- 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%
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.
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What the role will involve
- Contribute to an integrated planning approach across the business to enable optimal decisions around timing and scope of investment, management of risk and customer service levels
- Translation of asset management objectives into plans for investment to achieve an optimal balance between cost and risk and the specified level of service
- Utilising and improving the “Asset Class Management Plans” and other Decision Support Tools that improve the efficiency of planning and integrate planning, maintenance, and delivery opportunities.
- Develop investment programs, business cases and projects with deliverables that mitigate risk and meet the investment objectives
- Scope and specify capital projects work packages to enable service providers to meet relevant asset portfolio investment objectives
Key skills and experience
You’ll hold a degree or diploma qualification in an engineering discipline or similar, and have some experience in the planning, design, acquisition, or operational delivery of asset investment programs. A background in planning, with water or wastewater infrastructure and data analysis skills (including working with database systems such as GIS, SAP and Microsoft SQL Server) will be highly desirable. Your ability to build and drive positive and collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders will be important 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.
Applications close Friday 14 August
Please note: By applying for this role, you are consenting to your current and previous line managers being contacted as references. It is strongly recommended that all internal applicants advise their line manager of any applications for acting or permanent positions prior to applying.
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.
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 [email protected] or 9420 2000. To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website
