AddressOur state-wide coverage means you can make the right career choice across WA.
We can offer you the right career right around WA.
Water is essential for our future. In each and every Water Corporation role, you’ll have the chance to develop a career, and help the community. With a diverse mix of roles, locations and opportunities across Western Australia, we seek people who want to make a change for the better.
- Develop your skills in the water industry
- Enjoy more time for the important things in life
- $111,286.00 + Super and ability to earn overtime and standby allowances
Running out of opportunities to realise your full potential?
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. The variety of work will keep you busy and engaged.
You’ll be installing, testing and performing routine and unscheduled maintenance on a variety of water and wastewater treatment plants throughout the region.
We are seeking an individual who takes ownership of their work area and is able to work effectively independently but also contributes to a positive team environment and safety culture.
Real benefits that matter:
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. Recognizing the significance of spending quality time with family, friends, and personal pursuits, we emphasize flexibility as a means to unlock our employees’ full potential. As part of our commitment, we offer a range of valuable benefits such as:
· Working your full-time hours over 9 days and enjoy an RDO every fortnight!
· Being a company that advocates for mental health and wellbeing with two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good, no questions asked, we understand the importance of switching off and recharging every now and then.
· Annual leave loading of 17.5%.
· Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks.
· Enjoy a paid day off on Christmas Eve without impacting your leave balance! Having this day off enables people to fully embrace the magic and meaning of the holiday season.
· In addition to the base requirement, Water Corporation will make an additional 2% super contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2% of your salary to super.
· Salary packaging - including novated leases
· On top of all this, you’ll go home each night knowing your work is positively impacting your friends, neighbours and the state – and that's a wonderful feeling!
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What you’ll be doing:
You’ll be responsible for the provision of electrical and instrumentation services including scheduled and unscheduled (breakdown) maintenance and installation, testing, fault finding, repair and enhance reliability of electrical and instrumentation assets within the Water and Wastewater industry. On occasions you will provide breakdown and after-hours support services.
Main Duties will involve:
· Advanced Fault finding on PLC Instrumentation and SCADA equipment
· Performing scheduled and unscheduled (breakdown) maintenance in water/wastewater systems and installs electrical and instrumentation components
· Performing complex isolation and shutdowns procedures
· Complex problem solving of water systems, water, wastewater and chemical dosing systems
· Planning work and solving water industry problems
· Planning and preparing for maintenance projects on isolated asset
Key skills and experience:
We are seeking an Electrical Dual Trade qualified candidate, ideally possessing trade experience in water supply and wastewater services with the ability to repair and overhaul equipment, such as pumps, gearboxes and valves.
You will be involved in the occasional regional travel will be required within the Perth North Region.Your dedication to Occupational Health and Safety including hazard identification and well developed communication skills are essential for this position along with the following:
· Electrical Trade and Instrumentation qualification
· Experience in service and maintaining water treatment equipment will be highly regarded
· Relevant High Risk Licenses
· W.A ‘C ‘Class Drivers Licence
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: 31st MayWe reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date
Please note:
As part of the recruitment process, you may 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.
Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at or 9420 2000.
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