Regional Projects - Project Leader

Water Corporation; Bunbury; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Work from home options

Long service leave pro rata

Job summary

Water Corporation in Western Australia is seeking a Project Leader to drive delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure across the South West Region. You will manage stakeholders, consultants, contractors and internal teams while delivering a portfolio of minor capital and maintenance projects.

You will lead end-to-end project delivery through all lifecycle stages—from initiation to commissioning—and develop robust plans, schedules and tender documents to meet scope, timelines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Tertiary level qualification in engineering, project management or relevant discipline (or substantial experience).
• Experience with managing multiple projects across electrical, civil, and mechanical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of up to 15 projects across water, wastewater, and drainage assets.
• Lead end-to-end project delivery from initiation to commissioning and closeout.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, business cases and tender docs.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders to align with timelines and objectives.
• Conduct site inspections to support scoping, monitor progress and ensure HSE/quality compliance.
• Manage procurement, tendering, vendor engagement and performance monitoring.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Tendering

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Project management qualification

Job description

About The Role

An exciting opportunity is available for a Project Leader to support the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the South West Region. Reporting to the Project Delivery Team Leader, you will manage relationships with stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and internal teams while delivering a portfolio of minor capital and operational maintenance projects.

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 You Can Expect With This Role

• Manage a portfolio of up to 15 projects across electrical, civil, and mechanical disciplines covering water, wastewater and drainage assets
• Lead end-to end project delivery across the full project lifecycle—from initiation to commissioning and closeout
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, business cases, and tender documentation
• Coordinate and manage contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with project cope, timelines and objectives
• Conduct site inspections to support project scoping, monitoring construction progress, and ensure compliance with HSE and quality standards
• Manage contract administration and procurement activities, including tendering, vendor engagement and performance monitoring

Your Skills And Experience

For this role, we are looking for great talent with:

• Tertiary level qualification in engineering, project management or relevant discipline or substantial experience in and sound knowledge of providing engineering project management services, demonstrated as experience in and knowledge of:
• Managing asset creation projects,
• Tendering and contract award processes,
• Contract administration,
• Supervising an engineering planning / design / investigation / construction team.
• Relevant experience with water industry engineering infrastructure and assets.
• C’ Class Driver’s License

Applications close Wednesday, 28th October 2026

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which commonly include - but not limited to - a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check. If you would like the full list of pre-employment screening checks prior to applying, please contact [e-mail]

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 [e-mail] or 08 9420 2000.

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website