Environment (GAP) Specialist

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Water Corporation is seeking an experienced environmental professional to strengthen assurance capability and uplift environmental performance across the organisation. In the Specialist Environment role you will lead risk-based environmental assurance and audit programs, advise operational and project teams, embed controls, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on beyond compliance. This full-time onsite position in Leederville reports to the Environmental unit and offers flexible work options, wellbeing days, long service leave, a strong superannuation package, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ceremonial leave. The ideal candidate holds a degree in Environmental Science or Engineering, understands WA and Federal legislation, has utilities or infrastructure experience, and can influence across teams with clear practical advice. To apply, submit a tailored cover letter and resume that shows how you meet the requirements, including concrete examples of risk-based improvements and stakeholder engagement, and be prepared for pre-employment screening; applications close Sunday 12th July 2026. Water Corporation values diversity and invites adjustments to support accessibility.

At Water Corporation, we’re driving environmental sustainability across everything we do. We’re seeking an experienced environmental professional to strengthen our assurance capability and help uplift environmental performance across the organisation.

About the role

As a Specialist – Environment, you will lead and deliver risk-based environmental assurance and audit programs, ensuring our processes, projects and assets meet regulatory requirements and internal standards. You will provide trusted advice to operational and project teams, helping embed environmental controls and drive continuous improvement. This is a key permanent role within the Environmental business unit, influencing how we manage environmental risk, demonstrate compliance, and deliver on our sustainability commitments.

Who are we?

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
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• 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.

What you can expect with this role

In this role, you’ll act as trusted advisor, providing balanced, practical, and commercially aware guidance to:

• Deliver a contemporary environmental assurance program that moves beyond compliance to providing confidence in how environmental risk is managed
• Lead assurance activities to verify that controls are effective at site, project and system level
• Challenge and support capital project teams to ensure environmental commitments are fully understood, resourced and delivered
• Contribute to the simplification and standardisation of processes so they are fit-for-purpose, auditable and consistently applied
• Drive improvements to how environmental requirements are embedded, tracked and verified within business systems
• Coach and influence leaders and teams to improve their understanding of environmental requirements and build organisational capability in assurance, compliance and control effectiveness

Your skills and experience

• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong working knowledge of WA and Federal environmental legislation, with the ability to interpret regulatory obligations and communicate controls in the delivery of projects
• Experience in environmental assurance or compliance roles within utilities, mining, infrastructure or similar industries
• Demonstrated ability to assess control effectiveness, identify gaps and support risk-based improvements
• Experience supporting the development and rollout of systems, processes and tools to drive consistent and effective environmental practices across a complex organisation
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and influence outcomes across teams
• Well-developed communication skills, including the ability to present clear, concise and fit-for-purpose advice and reporting

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 may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.   

Applications close Sunday 12th July 2026

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check police clearance and Australian working rights check.  

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 [email protected] or 08 9420 2000.

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