Regional Asset Planner

Our team of over 7,500 and our customers are central to everything we do, we have a proud history as a safe and reliable railway operator, with a commitment to ensuring that our operating systems reflect the highest standards. Queensland Rail inspires innovative thought, passionate motivation, teamwork, and forward thinking, where our people can achieve their own career aspirations.
Why Queensland Rail?
We will provide you with an exciting and diverse career opportunity to join a company that continues to strive in the delivery of a modern and world-class railway provider, you will be able to lead and apply your innovative thoughts to enhance our rail network. For this role we also offer:

• Work/life balance including Hybrid work from home arrangements
• Highly competitive salary
• Permanent position with Queensland Rail (multiple 2 year fixed term positions also available)
• Exciting period of growth and transformation for our business
• Employee Assistance Program covering career, conflict management, nutrition, and family support and assistance
• Professional development encouragement and support
• Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport + more great benefits.

About this role:
Multiple opportunities exist for experienced Planners to join Queensland Rails Strategy and Planning team. Reporting into the Asset Planning Manager and ideally based in either Toowoomba or Townsville (other locations considered), this role will see you join a recently expanded team of Regional Asset Planners in the delivery and implementation of maintenance works within regional areas.
About you:

• Are you someone who has excellent organisational skills? You will be multitasking across various priorities at any given time, so this skill is a must.
• Are you comfortable working with all levels of stakeholders, including negotiating deliverables and outcomes? The successful candidate will require strong and effective communication skills.
• Do you have experience delivering effective integrated operational and tactical asset management work plans?
• Do you thrive on the development of multidiscipline planning? Signalling, electrical & civil?

You can anticipate some of your responsibilities, amongst others to include:

• Deliver effective integrated operational and tactical asset management work plans
• Develop scopes of works management, considering asset criticality and condition through the priority and severity of work requests
• Prepare, monitor and continually improve maintenance plans
• Apply high quality data standards in collaboration to ensure accurate planning and data analysis
• Successfully participate within a team of regional planners striving to achieve planning excellence

To be considered for this role you must have:

• Extensive knowledge of successful asset maintenance methodologies within multi-disciplinary, geographically disperse and Asset Intensive organisations.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)
• High level of knowledge in works management principles
• Strong experience within a multidiscipline environment
• High level of conceptual and analytical problem solving skills

This opportunity enables individuals to join a newly created Planning team and identify scope for business improvement. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in a similar role, ideally within a large organisation. Interpersonally, you will have a natural relationship-building ability, and strong communication skills to ensure the ongoing success and continual improvement within the Planning team.
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If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, apply now!
Please apply to Regional Asset Planner (6273) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) on Tuesday 30th of January 2024.
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External applicants applying for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing. The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, pre-employment health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Queensland Rail is committed to a diverse workforce that is reflective of the customers and communities we serve.
We are inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and value our differences. We are 1TEAM, where everyone belongs.
If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Nancy Sanday via the phone number or email below.
To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Nancy Sanday with your specific enquiry on nancy.sanday@qr.com.au. Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.