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General Manager - Strategy & Transformation

Perth, Western Australia Permanent View Job Description
Page Executive are partnering with Water Corporation to appoint a General Manager, Strategy & Transformation, a key member of the executive leadership team with enterprise wide accountability.
  • Direct engagement with the CEO, Board and Executive Leadership Team
  • A platform to shape performance and broader community outcomes

About Our Client

This role sits at the centre of one of Western Australia's most critical organisations, responsible for shaping corporate strategy and delivering a significant portfolio of transformation initiatives across a $50bn+ asset base supporting essential services to the State.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the General Manager will lead the development and execution of Water Corporation's enterprise strategy and transformation agenda.

Operating as a strategic advisor to the CEO and Board, this role carries responsibility for:

  • Setting long-term strategic direction and aligning the organisation against clear enterprise priorities
  • Leading a complex portfolio of programs and major projects, ensuring disciplined execution and benefits realisation
  • Driving operating model evolution to position the organisation for future performance
  • Embedding robust governance, prioritisation, and performance frameworks across the business
  • Influencing decision-making at the highest levels, both internally and across government and key stakeholders.
  • Building and leading a high performing, engaged leadership team aligned to enterprise priorities
  • Championing a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the organisation
  • Providing visible and authentic leadership to embed organisational values and drive sustainable change

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will be an established executive with experience operating in large, complex and asset-intensive environments.

You will bring:

  • A proven track record leading enterprise strategy and large-scale transformation
  • Experience delivering major programs and projects from design through to benefits realisation
  • Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to operate across ambiguity and complexity
  • Demonstrated capability influencing at CEO, Board and government stakeholder level
  • A leadership style that fosters trust, alignment, and high performance across diverse and complex teams
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through change, build organisational capability, and inspire a shared sense of purpose
  • A commitment to safety, inclusion, and values led leadership

What's on Offer

This is a role defined by scale, complexity, and visibility.

Water Corporation operates across 2.6 million square kilometres, delivering essential infrastructure and services to communities, industry and the State's economy. Within this context, the General Manager will lead a whole-of-enterprise transformation agenda, spanning strategy, operations, technology, and culture.

The portfolio includes initiatives critical to:

  • Long-term infrastructure planning and investment
  • Climate resilience and water security
  • Operational efficiency and performance uplift
  • Customer and community outcomes
  • Digital and organisational transformation



This position offers a rare opportunity to operate at true executive level:

  • Direct engagement with the CEO, Board and Executive Leadership Team
  • Accountability for enterprise-wide strategic outcomes, not functional delivery
  • Leadership of large-scale, interdependent programs with state-wide impact
  • The ability to influence how a critical public asset responds to climate, population and economic pressures
  • A platform to shape both organisational performance and broader community outcomes



If you are a proven executive leader with experience delivering large-scale transformation, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to guide a complex organisation through a sustained period of change and growth, we invite you to apply and play a defining role in shaping the future of a critical Western Australian asset.

Contact
Kristen Lightbody
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7015922

Job summary

Function
Operational & General Management
Subsector
Operational & General Management Subsector
Industry
Public Sector & Not-For-Profit
Location
Perth
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Kristen Lightbody
Job reference
JN-052026-7015922

About Page Executive

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