Facilities Operations Superintendent - FIFO

Experience | Passion | Purpose

Facilities Operations Superintendent - FIFO​ | Alice Springs, NT

Amentum is a leader in global engineering, project management and solutions integration, trusted to modernize the most critical missions anywhere in the world. Driven to create a safer, smarter, cleaner world, we innovate as a team of inventive doers passionate about making a difference. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity. Amentum is fiercely committed to operational excellence and successful execution.

Are you seeking a career that offers a healthy work-life balance, a friendly company culture, and engagement with a supportive community?

Amentum has an exciting opportunity for a FIFO - Facilities Operations Superintendent to join their team in Alice Springs, NT - Australia.

It is a condition upon your application that candidates are Australian or US citizens to obtain and retain the appropriate level of security clearance and medical clearance applicable to each role.

The Role

The Facilities Operations Superintendent - FIFO leads a multi-skilled team in the safe and effective operation and maintenance of facility infrastructure and systems. The Facilities Operations Superintendent provides a professional service in leading and coordinating technical control, operation, maintenance and configuration of all assigned facility infrastructure systems and equipment, through the leadership and supervision of an allocated crew of technical tradespeople. This includes responsibility for planning, organization, coordination, scheduling, training, mentoring, as well as the resource and performance management relevant to their team’s day-to-day operation of the facility.

The Facilities Operations Superintendent is accountable for the efficient functioning of his or her team, including the timely identification and completion of operational and maintenance work tasks and ensuring high levels of service are maintained. This role also ensures that the facility operational configuration is controlled in a manner that maximizes productivity and equipment reliability.

The Facilities Operations Superintendent is responsible for a small team of experienced tradespeople. Within this team the Facilities Operations Superintendent must foster a culture of continuous improvement, supporting the implementation of improvement initiatives and technical advances.

This position works closely with other Facilities O&M Superintendents to foster, promote and maintain best-practice standardization across the multiple shift crews to enable reliable, consistent and effective delivery of 24/7/365 facility operational support. This role is key to the success of the broader O&M team and thus also works closely with the Facilities Operations Manager and O&M Manager in the delivery of high-quality facility O&M services to enable the mission.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Lead the operational control of facility infrastructure, systems and equipment.
• Lead the effective and efficient operation of the Facility Control Centre (FCC), to include tracking and management of real-time site-wide impairment status, resource location and permitting.
• Lead, plan, organize, resource, supervise and coordinate the day-to-day operation of allocated facility infrastructure, equipment and systems.
• Lead, plan, organize, resource, supervise and coordinate configuration changes on assigned facility systems and associated equipment, in line with scheduled and reactive requirements.
• Coordinate, supervise and lead rapid and reliable response to abnormal facility operational situations and emergencies.
• Supervise and lead assigned team to achieve allocated elements of the Program Statement of Work (SOW) requirements.
• Ensure assigned team maintains a complete and current working understanding of all relevant operational facilities infrastructure, equipment and systems.
• Supervise and coordinate the delivery of training necessary to maintain the competence of all assigned team members.
• Facilitate and contribute to the ongoing standardization and update of established and new training packages relevant to facility operations.
• Effectively liaise and communicate with peers (other Facilities Operations Superintendents) to ensure best-practice standardization, coverage and continuous improvement across all shift crews.
• Evaluate and document the functionality and reliability of assigned systems and associated equipment, to include the compilation and maintenance of concise and accurate logs.
• Identify, propose and contribute to the development of process improvements relevant to assigned system and equipment responsibilities.
• Initiate review and analysis of trend data; identifying, recommending, and implementing any necessary modifications, expansions and/or additions to relevant standard operating procedures, emergency response plans or maintenance task lists.
• Develop and implement systems that contribute to quality improvements in the execution of the team’s allocated tasks.
• Facilitate the development of primary utility transfer and switching procedures.
• Implement and manage processes to ensure consistent review and update of technical drawings, panel schedules and equipment operating procedures.
• Ensure team compliance with relevant regulations, policies and procedures.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing site environmental health and safety (EHS) policies and procedures; complying with all applicable Work Health Safety (WHS) Act standards
• Manage personnel issues and leave requests; ensure the maintenance of appropriate coverage necessary to meet site requirements and ensure compliance with OASIS processes and procedures
• Any other reasonable duties as required by the direct line manager or delegate.

QUALIFICATIONS, TICKETS and LICENSES

Minimum Essential

• (AUS) Certificate III in a relevant Trade (electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, mechanical) or equivalent experience and skills (US) related facilities certifications

Desirable

• HV switching certification and experience
• Certificate IV in relevant field

Minimum Essential

• Drivers Licence

Desirable

• HV Operator
• LV Rescue
• White Card
• Confined Space
• Working at Heights
• Forklift Licence
• Elevated Work Platform
• CPR
• First Aid

EXPERIENCE and COMPETENCIES – Minimum Essential

• Demonstrated experience in a Facilities Operations or maintenance environment
• Demonstrated experience in power Generation or Power Networks 
• Demonstrated leadership and supervision qualities
• Strong understanding of technical plans and drawings
• Well developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in operational configuration planning and execution in a team environment
• Proficient with Microsoft office software

EXPERIENCE and COMPETENCIES – Desirable

• 5 years’ experience as Facilities/Infrastructure Operator
• Experience working with HMI based control systems/ SCADA or BMS systems 
• Strong understanding of general equipment maintenance requirements (preventive, predictive, and corrective)

WORK ENVIRONMENT, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, AND MENTAL DEMANDS

• The position is desk based and sedentary in nature, the ability to lift items up to 5kgs may be required occasionally.
• Attention to detail and high concentration levels are required along with the ability to multi task and perform thorough decision making processes 

STATEMENT OF WORK REQUIREMENTS

• At least 18 years of age.
• Able to fluently read, write and speak English
• Australian or US citizen

EHS REQUIREMENT

All Amentum personnel are responsible for understanding and complying with all site environmental, health and safety requirements. While Amentum is responsible for providing a safe workplace and is responsible for ensuring compliance with requirements of the Handbook, each person is responsible for:

• Completing work tasks in a safe manner
• Reporting any unsafe acts or conditions to their supervisor and/or PMO/EHS Manager
• Continuous adherence to the environmental, health and safety procedures outlined in the Handbook during the performance of their work
• Red-Carding a Job - Employee right and responsibility to “STOP WORK” if a job is unsafe or possess a danger to the environment

For further information contact ***************@amentum.com

Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which include referee checks, criminal History checks, a pre-employment medical assessment and drug test.

It is a condition of employment that employees are Australian citizens or USA citizens to obtain and retain the appropriate level of security clearance, applicable to each role as the employee will be required to obtain a security clearance.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

Labor Law Posters

EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans