Integrated Planning Principal
Leederville - Australia
Job Summary
Were entering an exciting new chapter at Water Corporation as we continue to grow our Strategy and Transformation Group. It represents a step forward in how we plan and deliver services strengthening our ability to align todays decisions with the needs of our future business to benefit our customers and communities and help Western Australia thrive.
As part of this expansion were increasing our capability and recruiting for multiple new positions. This is a rare opportunity to join us at a pivotal moment and help turn strategy into action - setting clear priorities coordinated action and driving real change across the business.
Were seeking talented people to support this strategic shift by bringing long-term direction enterprise planning operating model design organisational change management and portfolio management into one connected enterprise-wide system focused on delivering our Corporate Plan priorities. If youre motivated by purposeful work transformation and making a genuine impact across the state theres never been a better time to join us.
About the role:
We areseekingahighly experiencedintegrated planning professional with strong strategic capability to join theCorporate Strategy and Integrated Planning team asPrincipal Integrated Planning.
This role is a pivotal enterprise role responsible fordeliveringandorchestrating integrated planning across WaterCorporationbringing together strategyriskinvestment asset and schemeperformanceoptimisingdeliveryandplanning layers into asingle coherent system connecting customer operations and delivery. You will operate independently across the enterprise-bringing together complexinputsassessingfeasibility and sequencing andproviding decision-ready insightsand informed input across planning domainsto Executives and senior leaders. This is a unique opportunity to influence how theorganisation plans prioritises and delivers long-term value.
Real benefits that matter
- Real flexibility with options to work from home or negotiate flexible work hours
- An additional 2 well-being days each year
- Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
- Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme which offers up to 16%. This includes an 12% standard employer contribution plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution
- 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
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What the role will involve:
In this role you will:
Lead enterprise integrated planning
- Drive the enterprise-wide integrated planning process bringing together requirements and priorities from asset management operations and maintenance information technologyfinanceand corporate services across shortmediumand long-term planning horizons to create a single view of the Corporationsfutureplans
- Maintainenterprise-wide planning principlesstandardsand artefacts
- Steward the Integrated Planning Framework including governancemethodologiesand planning architecture
- Lead significant upliftin planning maturitypracticesand tools acrossthe organisation
- Ensure enterprise planningmeetsregulatory obligations and external commitments where relevant
Integrate andassessenterprise plans
- Assessenterpriseplans for feasibility sequencing dependencies and constraints
- Apply enterprise business blueprints to assess alignment with the future-state operating model
- Identifytrade-offs optimisation opportunitiesrisksand service impacts across the asset lifecycle
- Surface and work through enterprise-level tensions gaps and risks across planning domains to inform decision making
- Support and orchestrate rolling planning cycles across senior leadership teams engaging directly with specialist planners tounderstand and manageassumptions dependencies and trade-offs across plans
Enable executive decision-making
- Translate complex planning outputs into clear decision-ready insights
- Provide independent evidence-based input to ensure plans are aligned and consistent across assumptionssequencingand resourcing
- Enable confident prioritised decisions grounded infeasibleenterprise-wide plans
Key skills and experience:
You are an enterprise-level thinker with deep experience in integrated planning and the confidence to influence at senior levels.
Youllbring:
- Degree qualification in business scienceengineeringor a related disciplineor extensive comparable professional experience
- Substantial experience in enterprise or integrated planning environments including the design stewardship or operation of integrated planning frameworks and planning cycles
- Substantial experience integrating plans across strategy investment assetsoperationsand enabling functions in complex enterprise environments
- Experience working across multiple planning domains (e.g. asset operational investment or strategic planning) inregulated or asset intensivecomplex environments
- Proven ability to assess feasibility and navigate constraints across complex enterprise systems
- Considerable experience supporting Executive and senior leader planning and integration decisions throughstructured analysisinsightand informed input
Youllalsodemonstrate:
- Deep understanding of integrated planning as an enterprise discipline and system
- Strong analytical capability and ability to synthesise complex information into clear insights
- High commercial acumen and ability to balance strategyconstraintsand delivery capacity
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders in complex environments
- Independence soundjudgementand confidenceoperatingin complex environments
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills particularly in high-stakes discussions
- Willingness to challenge the status quo with a continuous improvement mindset
Exposure to enterprise architecture business blueprints or policy environments will be highly regarded.
Apply: If you are interested in the above opportunity please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates 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 Friday 26th June 2026
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 or.
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About Company
Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater & drainage services to over 2 million people throughout Perth & WA. Learn more.