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.
Help Keep Our Water Systems Running Smoothly, While Growing Your Career!
Are you someone who enjoys sharing your knowledge and helping others succeed?
As a Technical Advisor - Mechanical, you will be the subject matter expert for our maintenance team, offering practical guidance, mentoring, and technical advice to keep our metropolitan water and wastewater systems operating safely and efficiently.
You will also play a key part in the daily supervision of maintenance activities, making sure everything runs to plan, on time, and within budget.
You will help deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions that make a real difference to the community.
This is a great opportunity to step into a technical role, support the team’s development, and build your skills in operations and maintenance, all while contributing to essential infrastructure that supports millions of people!
This permanent full-time position is primarily located at our Beenyup Wastewater Treatment Plant, with regular work also undertaken at our Alkimos facility, providing a diverse opportunity to work across both sites.
Real benefits that matter
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9-day fortnight work schedule (RDO)
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Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
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Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
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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%.
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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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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.
Let’s consider the focus areas!
Mechanical Asset Management & Technical Support
Provide specialist mechanical engineering expertise to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical assets. This includes troubleshooting complex asset performance issues, optimising maintenance strategies, developing technical solutions, and providing guidance, training, and support to operational teams.
Risk, Compliance & Asset Reliability
Ensure mechanical assets operate in accordance with regulatory, safety, and operational requirements by managing risk, supporting compliance activities, and driving asset reliability initiatives. This includes leading risk assessments, contingency planning, and reviewing engineering changes and designs to maintain asset integrity.
Asset Condition Monitoring & Improvement
Oversee asset condition monitoring and performance assessment programs to identify maintenance, refurbishment, and replacement needs. Using data-driven insights and industry best practices, provide recommendations that improve asset reliability, lifecycle performance, and long-term investment planning.
Project Delivery & Engineering Support
Provide technical leadership and specialist engineering support for the delivery of mechanical asset projects, from design review through to commissioning and handover. Ensure new and upgraded assets meet operational requirements, compliance standards, and long-term maintainability objectives.
Contract & Contractor Management
Manage and oversee contractors and service providers to ensure maintenance and technical work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with contractual obligations. Monitor performance, review variations and claims, and support the successful completion and handover of asset works and projects.
Your skills and experience
Degree level qualification in relevant discipline such as engineering AND considerable experience in coordinating and providing operational and support services within a multi-disciplined service organisation.
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Tertiary or Trade Certificate level qualification in a relevant discipline AND substantial experience in coordinating and providing technical and support services within a multi-disciplined service organisation.
- ‘C’ Class drivers’ licence
- Considerable experience in the operations and maintenance of water services infrastructure.
- Considerable experience in a supervisory role in mechanical installation.
- Considerable experience with mechanical testing and commissioning.
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 4th August 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 [email protected] or 08 9420 2000.
To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website
