About Our Client
Our client is a leading provider of essential water, wastewater, drainage, and bulk irrigation services across Western Australia, supporting over 2 million residents and businesses across a vast area of 2.6 million square kilometres. As a government-owned utility, they play a critical role in delivering sustainable and reliable water solutions to urban and regional communities.
About the role:
In this role, you will work closely with cross‑functional teams to help them embed Agile principles, improve delivery capability, and drive continuous improvement across all day‑to‑day activities. You will play a key part in shaping a culture of collaboration, transparency, and high performance.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Certified SAFe Agile Coach (e.g., SAFe Program Consultant / SPC).
- 5–7+ years’ experience in dedicated SAFe Agile coaching roles across enterprise environments.
- Proven experience successfully coaching multiple teams simultaneously in SAFe adoption.
Responsibilities:
- Coaching, mentoring, and supporting on‑site and remote teams in adopting and effectively implementing the SAFe Agile methodology.
- Facilitating the development of Agile mindsets and practices across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Leading Agile ceremonies such as PI Planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and workshops.
- Assessing current team maturity levels and creating tailored coaching plans to uplift capability.
- Guiding leadership and team members in applying Lean‑Agile principles to improve processes, delivery outcomes, and team performance.
- Helping remove impediments and fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
- Providing insights and recommendations to stakeholders to ensure alignment with SAFe frameworks and organisational goals.
The Successful Candidate:
- Deep understanding of SAFe principles, Lean‑Agile practices, and scaled delivery environments.
- Demonstrated capability in coaching Agile Release Trains (ARTs), Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership teams.
- Solid experience facilitating workshops, planning sessions, and Agile ceremonies across distributed teams.
What's on offer?
This contract is available for an initial 5-month term.
Located in Perth, WA
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Please note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role.
Call George Wright on 0480 011 549 or email georgew@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
