Mechanical Maintenance Planner

Wood has a collaborative maintenance contract with Seqwater to deliver leading maintenance services in the water industry. These projects cover South East Queensland across multiple locations.

We are currently seeking a qualified Mechanical Maintenance Planner to join our team. The role is responsible for planning work, including scoping, estimating durations and costs; forward planning of spares or special tools; writing of detailed job plans; resource balancing and assigning; while ensuring that safety, productivity and reliability of our assets are maintained.

At this time, we will consider applications from Australian citizens or those with the required permit/VISA for this region, in place.

• Review of all works prior to making available for scheduling, as well as approval of work priority and latest completion dates,
• Develop work packs including scope of works, parts, materials, resources required (Internal and External), isolations and safety documentation/permits,
• Creation of shutdown work packages and identification of outage requirements,
• Responsible for the identification, and planning of dates for planned shutdowns and outages, including any permits and site access requirements (PASS), ensuring confirmation of dates for all resources, plant and equipment before making available for scheduling,
• Ordering of parts/materials/external resources and confirming availability before making work available for scheduling, while managing the estimation of duration and costs,
• Identification of routine works that require no/limited planning to reduce the planning work loads,
• Review of completed works for improvements and amendments to work packs and planning data,
• Creation and management of a 90 day forward lookahead for high risk works and works requiring plant shutdown/reduced capacity,
• Complete all administrative tasks association with the role of the position while complying with the behavioural expectations set out in the Seqwater Code of Conduct, policies and procedures.

Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of the scope, function and nature of the Mechanical assets used in water treatment and bulk water storage,
• Technical knowledge of industry best practice and asset requirements in the water industry,
• Extensive experience in the field of Mechanical Maintenance of Water Assets or similar industry,
• Demonstrate a willingness to discuss and implement improvements in procedures and systems,
• Experience in developing program reporting,
• Project cost estimating experience is desirable,
• A good understanding of cost benefit analysis with regards to capital expenditure projects,
• Proven ability to identify emergent risks and ensure timely and effective responses.

• Associate Diploma in Engineering, or an appropriate trade qualification in a mechanical discipline as relevant to the position,
• Current "C" class Queensland Drivers Licence,
• Self-motivation and ability to work autonomously when required, as well as display a willingness to participate positively and constructively in the enhancement of the team environment
• Demonstrate sound written, interpersonal and oral communication skills including the ability to consult with employees, contractors, customers and the public
• Ability to perform effectively in a changing environment and maintain an up-to-date skills and knowledge base
• Extensive experience in the use and fundamentals of CMMS systems commonly used within the Maintenance Planning field
• High level skills in the use of Microsoft Office suit of programs including Word and excel.
• Ability to interpret and analyse data to identify trends, outliers and generate reports for action both within the team and our external stakeholders

If you’re an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Planner, ready for your next role, then we are keen to hear from you today.