Civil Technical Advisor

Water Corporation; City Of Canning; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Flexible hours

Well-being days

Long service leave

Job summary

Water Corporation in Western Australia is seeking a Civil Engineering professional to provide essential technical support to the operations team. You will contribute to wastewater, drainage and asset management, while enjoying flexible hybrid arrangements and a safe, supportive work environment.

You will report to the Senior Engineer - Civil and collaborate with multiple teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for WA’s water services, including sustainable asset care and customer-focused

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and collaboration across multiple teams.
• Strong technical knowledge with a problem-solving mindset.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance for reactive repair work (sinkholes, bursts, blockages).
• Prepare technical investigations and reports.
• Plan and review proactive asset maintenance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Strong technical knowledge

Civil engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP/Maximo

Job description

About the role:

This is a fantastic opportunity to work client-side with a skilled, multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced, exciting and diverse workplace.

In the Civil Engineering Operations Support Team, you will provide essential technical support to the operational contingent of WA's principal supplier of water, wastewater & drainage services.

At Water Corporation, the safety and wellbeing of our employees comes first. In the workplace, this means excellent work life balance and the opportunity to implement hybrid working arrangements including 9 day fortnights, flexible working hours and working from home.

This Role will report to the Senior Engineer - Civil and will be responsible for undertaking engineering support to assist in the provision and management of the state's wastewater asset base.

About you:

Are you an excellent communicator with a passion for working in great teams?

Do you have strong technical knowledge and a problem solving mindset?

Do you thrive in a busy workplace with exciting and varied work?

If you answered yes to the above questions, we would love to meet you! We are seeking someone who has a desire to further develop their career with Water Corporation.

Ideally, you are an enthusiastic, eager-to-learn, technically proficient engineer who has well-developed communication skills. We'd love for you to join us in ensuring our sewer network remains safe!

Who we are

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

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, flexible work hours


• Two well-being days each year to recharge, relax and enjoy life (separate to standard paid sick/personal leave)


• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service


• 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


• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.


• Annual leave loading - an extra 17.5% pay when you use your annual leave

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

What the role will involve:

• Providing technical guidance in essential reactive repair work (sinkholes, bursts, blockages etc.)


• Undertaking Investigations and preparing of technical reports


• Planning and reviewing proactive asset maintenance


• Delivering minor projects to address deficiencies in our ageing assets


• Investigating customer queries and working with Local Government representatives to achieve the best common outcome


• Reviewing proposed projects to ensure that they are safely and efficiently operable and maintainable throughout the life of the asset


• Communicate the needs and preferences of our operational team to the technical and leadership stakeholders within Water Corporation

Key skills and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent with significant civil water industry experience.


• Comprehensive technical knowledge of the design, operation and maintenance of water, wastewater and drainage assets.


• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn and work across multiple teams to achieve the required outcome.


• Considerable maintenance and asset health experience providing civil engineering and/or technical support in a utility business, engineering consultancy or a heavy engineering and construction environment.


• Relevant professional engineering experience in supporting teams in evaluating and resolving construction/constructability and technical issues.


• A working knowledge of computerised maintenance management systems such as SAP/Maximo is desirable.


• Australian "C" Class drivers' licence

Applications close 4th of October 2026

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.