Water Corporation
Senior Operations Assistant
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Work & live in beautiful Broome while you support the successful delivery of essential services to remote Aboriginal communities
Benefits
- Airconditioning subsidy
- 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)
- Travel allowance
- Plus more
Fixed term opportunity with salary of $93,249 plus 12% Super and North West allowances
Thrive with a strong sense of purpose as you shape WA’s water future.
Our diverse workplace offers endless opportunities to thrive and grow. It takes a lot of people to keep water running, maintain essential wastewater and drainage services and find innovative solutions to future-proof our state.
With us, you’ll have the variety and opportunity to shape your career path across WA. The depth and breadth of our work means you can experience multiple roles and careers.
This position is advertised under Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our customers and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply.
About The Role
Based in Broome, this is a fixed term opportunity for an experienced and motivated Senior Operations Assistant. You will work closely with our Aboriginal Communities Water Services (ACWS) Operations Manager to review and support daily activities undertaken by the Regional Service Providers – RSP’s, as well as providing administration support services including procurement and invoice management.
You’ll work closely with our operations team to manage the day-to-day activities through ESAMS to ensure our three Regional Service Providers can deliver essential services to our regional communities in a safe and timely manner.
Your excellent administration skills will also see you working with your team as the subject matter expert to provide support with our IT systems.
Broome
This role is based in the iconic coastal town of Broome, offering modern amenities alongside a relaxed, tropical lifestyle with the benefit of varied and engaging work. Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, you’ll enjoy easy access to the world-renowned Cable Beach, rich pearling heritage and the gateway to the spectacular Kimberley region. With its vibrant multicultural community, unforgettable sunsets and unique experiences like the Staircase to the Moon, Broome provides a laid-back and enriching lifestyle every day.
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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 (pro-rata If Under 12 Months)
- Additional annual leave for travel days to support time off for travel (total hours/days depended on eligible town)
- Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
- Two well-being days each year to recharge, relax and enjoy life (separate to standard paid sick/personal leave)
- 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% when you use your annual leave
- Air conditioning subsidy
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What You Can Expect With This Role
- Help key stakeholders and customers with operational enquiries to ensure the delivery of services
- Support Operations Manager with meetings, work orders, procurement, and invoicing
- Support operations staff with administration and Water Corporation processes
- Coordinate procurement, logistics and stores operations
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Your Skills And Experience
- Considerable experience in providing business and customer service support
- Considerable experience in a broad range of administration functions
- Advanced computing skills and the use of programs such as Microsoft and SAP
- Sound knowledge of asset operation and customer services in utility environment
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.
As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which commonly includes - but is 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
Applications close Wednesday 26th August 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, 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
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