W3 Associates

W3 Associates is a specialist water industry recruitment agency based in Sydney. It partners with companies across Australia and offers specialist recruitment on a contingent and retained basis, contracting for short-term, fixed-term or project-based roles, and executive search for C-suite and executive-level hires. It also runs a job board where water industry candidates can apply for vacancies or upload a resume.

Its clients are engineering consultants, civil contractors, operations and maintenance providers, equipment and technology manufacturers, and water utilities and government bodies. They include companies involved in the Sydney Water Partnering for Success program and the Sydney Desalination upgrade. Some civil contractors it works with also deliver water and wastewater projects for industrial sectors such as mining, food and beverage, and manufacturing.

The roles it recruits for span engineering design (process, mechanical, electrical, civil and structural engineers), project delivery, operations and maintenance, business development, and senior executive positions such as chief executive officer and managing director.