Thrive in a dynamic role as you shape WA’s water future.
We are looking for people who are inspired to find better solutions, so together we can shape WA’s water future. At Water Corporation, we pride ourselves on being more than just a workplace. Our community is made up of committed and energetic individuals who prioritise a healthy work-life balance and embrace a diverse and vibrant culture.
Permanent role based either Perth or Osborne Park
- Plan maintenance to keep essential water services running smoothly
- Improve efficiency, safety and delivery across key operations
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$115,561 + Super + Benefits that Matter
About the role
As a Planner – Strategic Operations and Maintenance, you will play a key role in ensuring maintenance work is well organised, efficient, and ready to be delivered. You’ll take large annual work programs and break them into clear, practical monthly plans, making sure everything needed—such as labour, materials, tools, and equipment—is in place ahead of time. Your work will help minimise disruption to operations while ensuring assets are maintained safely and to the right standard.
Working closely with schedulers and operational teams, you’ll coordinate priorities, identify potential delays, and adjust plans based on resource availability and operational needs. You’ll also monitor performance, manage backlogs, and support continuous improvement by refining planning processes. This role is critical in keeping maintenance activities running smoothly, cost-effectively, and in line with service and safety requirements.
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.
Real benefits that matter
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Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
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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%.
- 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.
What you can expect with this role
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Developing detailed maintenance plans, annual work programs and delivery of new or upgraded assets
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Ensuring unit rate identify necessary labour, materials, services to support planned work budgeting process
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Identifying and resolving potential scheduling conflicts before they impact delivery
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Working closely with operational teams and work planners to align maintenance with operational priorities.
- Monitoring maintenance progress and performance to support delivery teams in managing backlog or overdue work
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Providing technical support and improving planning processes for efficiency
Your skills and experience
For this role, we are looking for great talent with:
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Relevant tertiary qualification or trade qualification in a related discipline, or substantial equivalent experience in maintenance planning and operations
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Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to structure and prioritise complex maintenance work programs
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Experience coordinating field-based operations, including labour, materials, and equipment
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Solid problem-solving capability, with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks or delays
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Good technical understanding of infrastructure, asset maintenance, or industrial environments
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Effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders
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 June 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
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