Communications & Engagement Senior Advisor

Thrive in a role where your ideas help shape WA’s water future.

Join a team driven where you’ll be supported to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact. At Water Corporation, you’ll be part of a diverse, collaborative culture that values a healthy work-life balance.  

Operational Communications & Engagement in Osborne Park

A fantastic opportunity to gain operational communications and engagement experience all while being based at our Osborne Park metro office. 

This 12-month fixed term opportunity will provide you with an excellent opportunity to be part of the communications and engagement team at our Treatment & Resource Recovery (TARR) Business Unit to support the delivery of external communications across the metro area. 

Your communications and engagement will cover a broad range of operational functions including water, wastewater, and catchment management.

We are open to considering a part-time arrangement of 0.8 FTE for the right candidate.

Don’t limit yourself to your desk!

You will be able to visit various sites and get practical hands-on understanding of the day-to-day operations of the business while delivering positive outcomes for the community.

You will utilise your community and stakeholder engagement skills working across a broad range of functions and areas, and with multiple teams and the community. 

You will have exposure to the delivery of operational issue and incident communications.

Be part of a collaborative team.

Whilst your immediate team is a small one, you will also be part of a great broader operational team. Your team has a big focus on sharing knowledge and learnings of the operational side of the business. You will collaborate to deliver proactive and successful communications for TARR.

Your skills and experience:

Degree level qualification and considerable experience in communications, public relations, marketing, or related discipline.

Considerable experience in community engagement, stakeholder and issues management including:

• Customer relationship management.
• Developing and implementing communication and community engagement strategies.
• Production of communications materials.
• Coordinating events.

Who we are

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, flexible work hours, 9-day fortnight (RDO)
• 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%  
• 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.
• Annual leave loading – an extra 17.5% pay when you use your annual leave   

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

Ready to take a leap into Communications & Engagement?

If yes, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close 13^th October 2026

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete pre-employment screening which commonly include - but not limited to - a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check. If you would like the full list of pre-employment screening checks prior to applying, please contact recruitment@watercorporation.com.au 

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