Impactful Engineering Careers at Ventia
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Water is fluid and expansive, like your career can be when you are given the right support and career development opportunities!
When you work at Water Corporation, you are part of a team of over 3,500 bright minds dedicated to securing WA's water future - helping the state thrive. With career options spanning 2.6 million sq km, the possibilities are endless. |
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More specifically, when you work within their Operations Group, you'll experience growth every day by learning and diversifying in your role. We’d love to share how a career in Operations can help you thrive too.
Sharon Broad, Operations Group Regional Manager, North-West has worked with Water Corporation for over 34 years. Starting as an accounts clerk, her career journey has seen her progress into several management and leadership positions, including becoming the first female Service Delivery Manager. Her career has flourished thanks to development opportunities, that have enabled a thriving career across diverse roles, functions and regions.
"I’ve always felt supported and celebrated in my career here. People lift you up and help you progress. We all need water to survive. There’s so much meaningful work to do to keep our state thriving.” |
No matter what you're looking for, there are various roles available to suit your skills and experience that have the scope to help you expand and flourish. Search the diverse roles that Water Corporation are hiring for right now.
Water Corporation supports, celebrates and seeks to raise the profile of women in the workplace. Inspiring stories like Sharon’s successful career journey and seeing her excel in the operations field, has the organisation leading the way for more.
This includes providing development opportunities in senior leadership roles and trades in the Operations Group. In partnership with FlexCareers, they assure their workforce that they’re committed to delivering on more than 8 pillars of flexibility, while allowing you to achieve career growth while maintaining balance.
A commitment to gender equity by Water Corporation has seen the utility reduce its gender pay gap to a record low of 4.7%in 2022, and further enhance career and professional development opportunities for women. By comparison, the national average gender pay gap is 14.1%.
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Operations is an exciting place to be, with a focus on career development, the group provides career progression opportunities that are sustainable, adaptable and help future-proof your career.
Working in Water Operations is rewarding, as you get to you see the impact of your work both locally and on a much wider scale.
You'll benefit from:
The aim? To empower you to achieve personal and professional goals while progressing towards shared success. Together, you’ll promote better outcomes for over 2 million customers state-wide.
“The great thing about working in the water industry is you have that stability, and the opportunity for a long-term career."
Knowing that you’re part of an industry that’s transforming, means your career is also progressing. LinkedIn found 56% of employees state the opportunity for career growth and development is the most important factor in their job satisfaction” (LinkedIn, 2020). When you feel you have more opportunities for growth and advancement within a company, you’re more likely to be motivated and engaged in your work. Wherever you are in your career, Water Corporation believes in providing an environment to learn new skills, opportunity to take on new challenges, and advance your career.
"I've had some fantastic job opportunities across Western Australia, which have kept me refreshed and invigorated."
Are you looking for long term career success in Operations? Does Sharon’s success story appeal to you? With FlexReady’s guarantees, you’re free to focus on your career journey and forge a career focusing on what matters to you. Water Corporation’s Operations Group is ready for you!
Lead, develop, coach, motivate and manage the operations team undertaking activities of the assigned metropolitan Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF).
Support the delivery of resources to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective activities to schedule and budget in accordance with the Corporations requirements.
In this role you will be responsible for assisting in performing scheduled maintenance on Corporation assets based out of Balcatta.
We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Team Leader, based between our Woodman Point Water Resource Recovery Facility.
As part of the Subiaco team, you will report to the Operations Team Leader and form part of the Northern Resource & Recovery Team.
You will operate treatment processes, at metropolitan Water Resource & Recovery Facility’s, in a safe and efficient way, within prescribed guidelines, including plant monitoring, investigation, fault reporting, data collection and some laboratory analysis of samples
In this role, the successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of mechanical services including scheduled and unscheduled installation, testing, maintenance, fault finding, repair and commissioning of all Water Corporation’s assets throughout the Region.
Learning and growing in your profession should be two basic ground rules. If you feel like you’re not doing the type of work where you can make a telling contribution, here’s an opportunity to put your electrical and instrumentation trades experience to good use.
We are in search for an energetic, initiative-taking Coordinator to support and influence our Southwest regional leadership team. A fantastic permanent opportunity based in Bunbury, WA where you will perform, coordinate, and oversee all Regional administrative duties.
Reigniting your career as a Water Operator will not only add a nationally-recognised qualification to your belt, you’d be learning a set of extra skills that could have you on your way to a senior technical or leadership role. Your plumbing qualification would be extremely advantageous.
Advance your engineering career, fulfil your family commitments, and look after what’s important to you.
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