Civil - Team Leader

About the role:

Located in the heart of the Avon Valley, Northam is a thriving regional town offering all the benefits of country living while remaining within easy reach of Perth. Northam has plenty to offer individuals and families, including a wide range of education facilities, shopping and essential services, sporting and recreation opportunities, community events and picturesque outdoor attractions. With its strong community spirit and relaxed lifestyle, Northam is a great place to live, work and raise a family.

We have a permanent full-time opportunity based in Northam for a Team Leader – Civil.

You will be leading, developing, motivating, and managing a team of competent employees providing water and wastewater services to customers within the district/region.  

Without compromising health and safety, responsible for organising and prioritising work across unplanned and planned activities and operational needs.

 The role may have you working overtime hours or being on standby or call-out (should it be required).

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
• 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   

 What you can expect with this role:

• Leading the team safety initiatives including team meetings, Safe Job Planning, workplace inspection and hazard identification, incident management and addressing safety improvements within the team.
• Ensuring that all work is undertaken with safety as the priority including conducting regular safety talks and personal inspection of PPE, fitness for work status and general well-being.
• Pro-actively managing employee performance, level of professional competence and behaviour.
• Managing day to day resource management/workload management.
• Building employee capability through mentoring, coaching, training opportunities, supervision, and knowledge transfer.
• Ensuring operation and maintenance of assets with the development and implementation of plans.
• Building an effective team, team communication and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Undertaking site visits/inspections and be visible in the district with the team.
• Monitoring and reporting on the financial and business performance of the team.

Your skills and experience:

• Experience in leadership roles in utilities is an advantage
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated commitment to OSH procedures.
• Western Australian “C” Class Drivers Licence
• A willingness to participate in training and development programs.
• Experience in water supply and wastewater systems – desirable

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 25 October 2026 

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. ‘what

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