Principal Engineer – Process Engineering

Water Corporation is recognised globally for our performance and innovation to secure water supplies for Western Australia in a changing climate. We’re driven to manage water services sustainably to make WA a great place to live and invest. A role at Water Corporation can unlock the door to ongoing long term career development opportunities; we also support training and development, flexible work arrangements, health and lifestyle programs and generous company benefits. If you share our commitment, then consider Water Corporation as the next step in your career.

About the role

We have a permanent opportunity for an experienced Principal Engineer based in our Leederville office. This role will assist in or lead as required the provision of quality strategic and planning advice, definition, design, commissioning co-ordination, operational troubleshooting and standard specification services for Water Corporation’s used and reuse water management assets.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
• An additional 2 well-being days each year
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 16%. This includes an 12% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution
• 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

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What the role will involve

• An opportunity to be part of, learn within and contribute to a key, high-performance team
• Develop hydraulic and process simulation expertise for investigation and optimisation of asset performance
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting expertise to help solve difficult problems with operational used water and reuse water management systems
• Undertake the role of Design Engineer for assigned planning and Capital projects, and develop outputs for conformity to agreed requirements, standards, time and cost
• Plan and manage the development and delivery of investigations, analyses and fit-for-purpose concept designs
• Review and amendment as necessary of engineering output, including mentoring and training of less experienced colleagues.
• Support the development and delivery of draft new engineering standards and guidelines
• Liaise with internal customers, external suppliers, service agencies, consultants, industry regulators and agencies as required, in relation to used and reuse water management
• Maintain focus on continuous review and improvement of quality processes and best practice design and feed into lessons learnt process

About you

You’ll have a qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, along with extensive experience in used and reuse water-related planning, design, engineering, delivery, commissioning and operation of used water management assets. Your knowledge of investigation, process simulation and analysis of water management asset performance will ensure success in this role.

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 ability to meet the requirements of the role.

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.

Applications close Sunday 10^th August 2025

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 recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 9420 2000. To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website