Operating Model Design & Delivery Principal

Wereentering an exciting new chapter at Water Corporation as we continue to develop and grow our Strategy and Transformation Group. Itrepresentsa step forward in how we plan and deliver services strengthening our ability to align todays decisions with the needs of our future business tobenefitour customers and communities and help Western Australia thrive.

As part of this expansionwereincreasing 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.

Wereseeking talented people to support this strategic shift by bringing long-term direction enterprise planning operating model design organisational changemanagementand portfolio management into one connected enterprise-wide system focused on delivering our Corporate Plan priorities. Ifyouremotivated by purposeful work transformation and making a genuine impact across the statetheresnever been a better time to join us.

About the role:

Wereseeking an experiencedPrincipal Operating Model Design & Deliveryto lead the design anddeliveryof enterprise operating model components across major transformation initiatives shaping how the organisation works to deliver itsstrategy.

This role translates strategic intent and business architecture into practical organisational designensuring structures roles decisionrightsand capabilities enable effective delivery of services and long-term across senior stakeholdersprogramsand HR/people teams to ensure operating model changes are well designed clearly understood and successfully embedded.

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

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

What the role will involve:

• Lead operating model design streams across enterprise transformation programs
• Develop organisational design solutions including structures roles decisionrightsand governance
• Translate business architecture blueprints into practical implementation-ready designs
• Design transition roadmaps and implementation work packages to support delivery and adoption
• Use workforce and organisational data to inform evidence-based design decisions
• Applyandcontinuouslyimproveenterprise operating model design frameworkstoolsandstandards Assessand articulate workforce impacts capability shifts and transition requirementsFacilitate co-design workshops with senior leaders and subject matter experts
• Provideexpert advice on organisational design spans/layers and capability impacts
• Ensure alignment between operating model design change management and implementation activities
• Ensure operating model outputs align to enterprise standardsmaintainingconsistency and transparency across initiatives
• Maintain alignment and traceability across strategydesignand delivery activities
• Produce clear decision papers optionsanalysisand visual design outputs for executive decision-making
• Support handover to People and Safety Group for implementation and consultation activities

Key skills and experience:

• Degree qualification inBusinessora relateddiscipline
• Substantialexperience leading the design and delivery of operating models across complexorganisations
• Substantialexperience in operating model design acrossPeople Process Information and Technology (PPIT)
• Considerableexperience providing strategic HR partnership coaching and advice at a senior level in large/complex multi-disciplined commercialorganisation(s) to build capability and enablebehaviouraland culture change
• Experience leading design workshops andfacilitatingexecutive-level decisions
• Strong analytical thinking and evidence-based decision-making capability
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across senior levels

Apply:If you are interested in the above opportunity pleasesubmita covering letter and resume that bestdemonstratesyour ability to meet the requirements of the role.

As part of the recruitment process you maybe requiredto complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical qualification check police clearance and Australian working rights check.

Applications close Monday 22^nd 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.

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