Wastewater Processes Senior Technical Advisor

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.

About you next role:

Advance your career in an enthusiastic leading role!

This opportunity based in Subiaco Water Resource Recovery Facility at Shenton Park requires you to be able to lead and coordinate site process technical direction that is related to Subiaco Water Resource Recovery Facility.

You will coordinate routine technical reporting and provide treatment process specialist support to ensure technical requirements are met.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity.

Your Next Manager’s Leadership Approach:

Your new Manager demonstrates a coaching leadership style that focusses on recognising and nurturing one’s strength. He strongly encourages freedom to explore and learn from mistakes to improve performance. He values workplace flexibility to balance work and personal life. 

What the role will involve:

• Control the technical direction for the operation and optimisation of the Water Resource Recovery and membrane treatment processes to achieve compliance with Corporate and regulatory requirements
• Manage complex engineering investigations into biological wastewater treatment, wastewater recycling, membrane processes and water quality
• Prepare technical reports on the performance and operation of processes
• Drive process, chemical and energy optimisation initiatives
• Advance and promote the development of operational intelligence tools for plant monitoring
• Drive scientific and engineering investigations for assessment of wastewater treatment technologies in the metropolitan sites

Key skills and experience:

• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline such as, science, engineering or environmental engineering
• Operational or design related experience in biological wastewater and membrane processes
• Demonstrated experience in water or chemical process related troubleshooting and reporting
• Demonstrated experience in leading a technical team in solving engineering or water quality problems

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.

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. 

Applications close 24^th June 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 recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website