Fixed Term Contract (Up to 5 Years)
Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)
An exciting opportunity exists to join the City’s Executive leadership team in the critical role of Director Corporate Services.
About the City
The City of Rockingham is an award-winning local government located 40KM south of the Perth CBD and, with 37km of spectacular coastline, including sandy beaches, protected bays and is known as the place where the coast comes to life.
The City of Rockingham is one of the largest and fastest growing local governments in Western Australia and the growth is set to continue with AUKUS bringing huge investment into the City.
The City delivers high-quality services to its residents including meticulously maintained parks and gardens, state of the art sporting venues and a range of libraries and community centres. In addition, the City delivers major annual events including Celebrate Australia Day, Symphony on the Green, Performance in the Park, Castaways, Christmas Lights Launch and New Year’s Eve – all contributing to the City exceeding community expectations and achieving the City’s vision: “A quality lifestyle. A sustainable future.”
About the role
The City would be unable to deliver the amazing services to its residents and community without the Director Corporate Services, an integral member of the Executive Team who plays a pivotal role in supporting the City’s future growth through strong financial management and responsive customer centric services.
The role is responsible for the shaping and driving the strategic direction of Corporate Services, bringing together a range of functions to collectively achieve the City’s objectives as set out in the Strategic Community Plan 2023-2033 and overseeing the delivery of the City’s Corporate Business Plan.
The role provides high-level, strategic, credible and evidence-based advice to the Chief Executive Officer, Council and Executive on corporate services and the City’s overall strategic direction and financial stability and leads the delivery of corporate service functions and strategic projects to ensure operational excellence.
About you
You have high business acumen, demonstrated through your proven track record in leading multidisciplinary teams in complex and dynamic environments.
You will be a contemporary leader, who fosters and role models safe, inclusive and respectful behaviour and promotes governance, integrity, compliance and continuous improvement.
Critical to the role will be your ability to build and maintain productive relationships with City staff, Council and community stakeholders.
What we offer
The City will offer a competitive remuneration package commencing from circa $290,000 per annum to our ideal candidate, commensurate with the skills and experience brought to the role.
In addition, we also offer:
- Up to 5% additional superannuation (subject to co-contribution)
- A variety of health and wellbeing programs including a physical health reimbursement subsidy, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
- Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per annum
- A culture of learning with training/development opportunities including paid study leave and study fees
- Salary packaging
An information package, including the position description, is available on our website. Please contact Helen Redmond, Manager Human Resource Development via email helen.redmond@rockingham.wa.gov.au for more information relating to the role.
How to apply
In your cover letter you will need to address the essential criteria as specified in the ‘Requirements of the Job’ section of the Position Description.
Applications will be accepted until 4pm on Sunday 26 April 2026.
Supporting diversity and inclusion
The City is an equal opportunity employer and proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Recruiter from by the Australian Disability Network.
This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.
The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.
