About the role
Help Shape the Future of One of WA’s Most Significant Water Resource Recovery Facilities.
The Woodman Point Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) is the largest Resource Recovery treatment facility in Western Australia, servicing industrial, commercial and residential customers across Perth’s southern metropolitan region.
As part of a major sludge treatment upgrade, the facility is entering a new era of operations with the introduction of advanced technologies, including a Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP) and an enhanced Energy Recovery Facility.
These enhancements significantly increase the complexity and criticality of the site, introducing large-scale steam boiler operations and other advanced treatment and processing systems to the site.
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Tradesperson based at our Woodman Point Treatment Plant and working across our various assets.
The successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of mechanical services including scheduled and unscheduled installation, servicing, & overhaul maintenance, fault finding, repair, testing and commissioning of all Water Corporation’s assets across our sites.
We are seeking an individual who take ownership of their work area, work to a high-quality standard and can work effectively and independently but also contributes to a positive team environment and safety culture.
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
- Performing scheduled (planned) and unscheduled (breakdown) maintenance in water, wastewater treatment and resource recovery systems and processes including gas, boiler, and steam systems.
- Performing complex isolation and shutdowns procedures.
- Conducting maintenance tasks and problem solving which requires application of knowledge of complex process, treatment and chemical dosing systems.
- Complex problem solving of advanced treatment, process and transfer systems, water, wastewater, and chemical dosing systems.
- Planning work and solving water industry problems.
- Planning, preparing and delivering maintenance projects, and shutdowns works, including arranging associated contractors.
- Responsible for the provision of mechanical services including scheduled and unscheduled (breakdown) maintenance and installation, testing, fault finding, repair and enhance reliability of Mechanical Assets across our Water and Water Resource Recovery areas and sites.
- You will also be part of an after-hours response roster undertaking faults diagnosis and incident response after hours in addition to planned or unplanned overtime as required.
Your skills and experience
For this role, we are looking for great talent with:
- Mechanical Trade Certificate (Fitter/Machinist/Turner)
- Extensive experience in service and maintaining wastewater treatment process and related equipment or relevant related process industry experience.
- Experience with gas and chemical pipework, pumps and flange management
- Strong experience and ability to repair and overhaul mechanical equipment, such as pumps, centrifuges, fans, engines, boilers, gas systems, gearboxes, and valves
- Relevant High-Risk Licenses
- W.A ‘C ‘Class Drivers Licence
- Highly regarded - Experience with high temperature steam and boiler systems
- Highly regarded – Experience maintaining Type B gas appliances and associated gas systems and equipment and or WA Gas Fitting Permit.
- Dedication to Occupational Health and Safety including hazard identification and well-developed communication skills are essential for this position
Sound like a match? Apply today
If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
Applications close 28 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 recruitment@watercorporation.com.au
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 recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.
To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website