Manager People Advisory

Make a positive difference and thrive in a career that shapes WA’s water future

Are you ready to step into a role with an enthusiastic and dedicated team ready to address operational people issues across a large, multi-faceted workplace!

Look no further. As our Manager–People Advisory, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping a high performing, inclusive culture. The work you do, will be making a difference to thousands of people across our great State.

Where and how you can work

Working in the heart of Perth’s best cosmopolitan hub, our Leederville office is only a skip, hop and a jump from the Leederville train station.

In this role, you can make time for what is important with our great flexible work arrangements. Enjoy working from home or flexible start and finish times.

What you can expect

With plenty of insights, knowledge, and data to draw upon, you can use your analytical skills to identify strategic opportunities, challenges and risks. Reporting to the Head of People Services, the Manager – People Advisory forms part of our People Services leadership team.

Best of all, you’ll step into a highly capable team of energetic professionals. The team successfully provides coaching, advice and support to employees and leaders on a range of people management, human resources and employee relations matters.

This role is the primary escalation point for your team members who manage operational employee relations; enterprise agreement/policy advice and case management (misconduct, performance management, grievances and fitness for work). Working closely with the Employee Relations Manager

(responsible for strategic employee relations) and collaborating widely across Water Corporation, you will leverage industry best practice to develop clear solutions whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

About you

Highly influential and results driven, you will be degree qualified in a Human Resource Management or related discipline and/ or have considerable experience across all aspects of HR and ER, including partnering and coaching leaders and managing union relationships. You will be adept at advising on enterprise agreements and employment legislation and managing workplace investigations and complex case management issues.

Most importantly, you are an engaging, collaborative leader, who role models the organisational values and behaviours that contribute to a high performing, inclusive culture in a large, complex organisation. This role suits someone who enjoys navigating and supporting the team to resolve a range of diverse and complex cases in a demanding environment.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Generous superannuation co-contribution scheme up to 13%

Does this role sound like a match?

Ready to apply now? Submit a brief covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Applications close 7th September 2025.

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.

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.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 9420 2000.

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