Advisor - Quality Assurance

• Join our Project Management team based in Leederville
• Shape decisions that will develop & sustain WA's water sources
• Permanent opportunity – $91,321 + Super + Benefits

Where can water take you?

Advancing your career will advance our community too

Different backgrounds. Different experiences. Different areas of expertise. It’s our diverse mix of people that makes Water Corporation such a hugely rewarding place to work. As the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services across Western Australia, we offer exciting career opportunities state-wide. Needless to say, we welcome ambitious new job seekers who share our commitment to providing excellent customer service for West Australians.

About the role

We have a permanent opportunity within our Project Management team for an Advisor - Quality Assurance to undertake site inspections and reporting on contractor performance to ensure infrastructure projects are completed in accordance with the contract specifications, technical standards and to HSE and Quality (HSEQ) policies and procedures. Based in our Leederville office, this role will be reporting to Team Leader – Civil Quality Assurance.

What the role will involve

• Monitor the construction of infrastructure assets and ensure work conforms to contract specifications, corporate technical and quality standards and is suitable for acceptance by the Corporation
• Prepare detailed reports to record site activities, to ensure Contractors HSEQ of works and identify deficiencies
• Measure contractor performance, report deviations from specifications and construction program to the Superintendent’s Rep/Project Manager and initiate appropriate actions
• If required, provide input into contract claims and contract disputes through resolution processes
• Ensure compliance on site with all relevant Water Corporation HSEQ standards and specifications

Key skills and experience

You will have a trade certificate or post secondary qualification in project management or relevant discipline, along with relevant experience and skills in contract supervision and quality assurance. In addition, considerable experience and knowledge in a broad range of related engineering infrastructure and civil construction techniques. Your excellent stakeholder management skills, along with the ability to work as part of a team, and independently will ensure success in this role.

Apply

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 Sunday 11th September 2022

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

Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy. 

We acknowledge the different skills, experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace, will only strengthen our workforce.

We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive, where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.

We encourage applications from our key priority communities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth 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 wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

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