Senior Advisor - Lessons Management

The world is changing and as we work towards a more sustainable future every day, our teams work to create innovative solutions and help deliver and manage water across our state. We invite you to join one of our committed teams and thrive as you collaborate with bright minds while shaping WA’s water future.

About the role

We have a permanent opportunity for a Senior Advisor - Lessons Management joining our Business Performance & Support team in Leederville. You’ll lead the delivery, adoption, and continuous improvement of the lessons management framework for major capital infrastructure projects to ensure project learnings are captured, shared with key stakeholders and applied across our business. Based in our Leederville office, this role will be reporting to our Team Leader Best Practice.

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

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What the role will involve

• Enhance the lessons learned framework methods and systems to facilitate easy monitoring and reporting, including system maintenance and enhancements
• Facilitate lessons learned workshops for major capital infrastructure projects and other priority topics
• Support, enable and guide teams to independently conduct independent lessons workshops using the established framework
• Maintain procedures, guidelines, and work instructions to support the delivery of the Lessons Management Framework and associated corporate systems
• Undertake audits, reviews, and targeted assessments to assess the effectiveness, relevance, and adoption of the lessons management framework, identifying improvement opportunities to enhance framework maturity and organisational uptake
• Manage and conduct training and inductions on the Lessons Management Framework to new and existing employees
• Present and report on analysis of the lessons captured, through briefings, presentations, providing insights and recommendations to senior leaders and subject matter experts

About you

We are seeking a highly skilled professional with a tertiary qualification in project management or a related discipline and substantial experience delivering project management excellence across complex environments. The successful candidate will bring proven expertise in project assurance, project reviews, and business improvement practices, alongside strong analytical capabilities to assess project data, identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

You’ll have demonstrated experience facilitating structured workshops with multidisciplinary stakeholders, fostering collaboration and driving outcomes, as well as a strong background in maintaining and enhancing business frameworks to support organisational performance, governance, and project delivery success.

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.

Applications close Thursday 12^th November 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. 

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 Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000. 

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