We’re entering an exciting new chapter at Water Corporation with the launch of our new Strategy and Transformation Group. This marks a significant step in how with plan and deliver services, aligning today’s decisions with the needs of our future business, to benefit our customers and communities, and help Western Australia thrive.
As part of this transformation, we’re recruiting for multiple new roles that offer a rare opportunity to join us at a pivotal moment. These roles will play a critical part in translating strategic intent into clear priorities and coordinated action, driving real, meaningful change across the business and securing WA’s water future.
We’re seeking talented people to support this strategic shift by bringing long-term direction, enterprise planning, operating model design, organisational change management and portfolio management into one connected, enterprise-wide system focused on delivering our Corporate Plan priorities. If you’re motivated by purposeful work, transformation and making a genuine impact across the state, there’s never been a better time to join us.
About the role:
An exciting internal opportunity exists for an experienced portfolio scheduling professional to join the Portfolio Management Office as Principal – Portfolio Scheduling
This role is critical to ensuring Water Corporation’s Corporate Plan initiatives are sequenced, governed and delivered effectively. You will own and manage the integrated schedule across enterprise programs and projects, providing a single source of truth for delivery sequencing, milestones, dependencies and schedule confidence. Working across Strategy and Transformation and partnering closely with senior leaders, program and project teams, you will provide deep schedule insight, identify delivery risks early, and enable evidence-based decision making that supports enterprise-wide strategic outcomes.
This is an opportunity to influence delivery at scale and play a key role in strengthening portfolio discipline, governance maturity and delivery confidence across Water Corporation.
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What the role will involve:
As the Principal – Portfolio Scheduling, you will:
Key skills and experience:
You will be a highly capable portfolio scheduling professional with strong enterprise thinking and the ability to translate complex schedule data into actionable insight.
You’ll bring:
Experience within transformation portfolios or asset-intensive organisations will be highly regarded.
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 Friday 26th 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 recruitment@watercorporation.com.auor 08 9420 2000.
To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website
We’re the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services in Western Australia to hundreds of thousands of homes, businesses and farms, as well as providing bulk water to farms for irrigation.
Our services, projects and activities span over 2.6 million square kilometres. We have regional offices in Perth, Bunbury, Albany, Karratha, Geraldton, Northam and Kalgoorlie which allow our employees to provide a high level of professional expertise to customers.
We have over 3,500 employees and manage an asset base of over $37 billion in water supply, wastewater, drainage infrastructure and bulk water for irrigation.
We’re owned by the Western Australian Government and are accountable to our sole shareholder, the Minister for Water, for delivery of our services in a commercial manner. Most of our surplus is returned to the government as a dividend to contribute to the development of the state, with the remainder reinvested in capital works.
Water Corporation was created in January 1996, in a restructure of the water industry in Western Australia. The Water Authority in turn had been created in 1985 through a merger of the former Metropolitan Water Authority, which operated in Perth, the state capital, and the water and wastewater operations of the former WA Public Works Department. We’re the seventh successive agency to deal with these services in Perth, Western Australia.
We're evolving...
Living on the world’s driest continent, the biggest challenge we face is reducing the impact of climate change.
It’s never been more important to work collaboratively with government, industry, and the community, to secure our water future and take care of our home state.
To support these efforts, our vision focuses on our operations having the lowest possible environmental impact, are safe for all, and are delivered at the lowest total cost.
