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About the Company 

At SA Water, our work sustains life. Every day, we deliver safe, reliable water and wastewater services to more than 1.8 million South Australians, supporting healthy communities across our state.

Behind this essential service are people who care. From engineering and science to construction, digital, operations and customer experience, every role plays a part. We bring our authentic selves to work, driven by purpose, supporting one another to deliver work that truly matters.

About the job  

The Assurance Specialist plays a key role in coordinating assurance activities, supporting the implementation of the 26/27 Internal Audit Plan, and building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and external assurance partners.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with a broad range of people, managing competing priorities, and contributing to continuous improvement outcomes that help strengthen organisational performance.

This max-term opportunity is available until 31 May 2027.

About the Person

You are a collaborative professional with exceptional attention to detail and a talent for building strong relationships. You enjoy working across diverse teams, coordinating activities, following processes and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

You are confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels, both within and outside the organisation, and can communicate clearly while maintaining a customer focused approach. You bring strong administrative and coordination skills and are comfortable managing documentation, contracts and procurement related activities.

Experience in assurance, governance, risk, compliance or a related corporate environment will be highly regarded, however we welcome applications from candidates with transferable skills and a demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and deliver outcomes.

About People and Safety

The People and Safety business group supports the capability, wellbeing, and safety of our workforce. The team brings together human resources, talent attraction, organisational development, safety and wellbeing, and corporate governance, risk and resilience to ensure our people can do their best work, safely and sustainably.

Working in People and Safety means shaping culture, attracting and developing talent, supporting leaders and teams, strengthening safe and inclusive workplaces, and enabling strong governance, risk management and organisational resilience across South Australia. Your work will help ensure we have the right people, skills, systems and environments to deliver essential water and wastewater services now and into the future with confidence, integrity and resilience.

In addition, your responsibilities will include: 

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day. 

You will: 

• Support the implementation and coordination of SA Water’s 26/27 Internal Audit Plan, ensuring activities are effectively scheduled and managed.
• Build strong relationships and coordinate with internal stakeholders, external audit providers and assurance partners to support audit and assurance activities.
• Provide administrative support for assurance activities, including internal audits, Auditor General reviews and related reporting requirements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and implementation of SA Water’s Assurance Framework, processes and systems.
• Support procurement and contract administration activities, including raising purchase orders, preparing RFQ’s and maintaining accurate records and documentation. 

Your success in this role will come from: 

• Proven communication and interpersonal skills to influence others and enable establishment and maintenance of positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Strategic and conceptual thinker, balanced reasoning with sound decision making skills.
• Ability to work in a complex political and legislative environment with minimal direction to achieve outcomes in a context of changing priorities and during times of workload pressure.
• Knowledge of and/or exposure to governance disciplines within large organisations, including experience working in public sector organisations or navigating government agency political and legislative environments. 

Further information can be found in the attached PD – Assurance Specialist.

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Despina Livadiotis from the Talent Acquisition team despina.livadiotis@sawater.com.au.

Applications close 11:55pm, 16 November 2026

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. 

Our Industry is like no other. Dive into the wonderful world of water and explore the boundless opportunities. Learn more about the water industry at careersinwater.com.au 

Please note: We request that recruitment agencies do not submit candidates for this position, as they will not be accepted.