Senior Operations Planner

• Permanent Full Time, 38hr week
• $66.95 per hour + super (up to 14%) + leave loading
• Location: Fortitude Valley with flexible and hybrid working opportunities

There’s No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow

There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. It's why our people are so passionate about what they do and how they do it. And it's why we need people like YOU. Come shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.

Your opportunity:

Our Operations and Maintenance Planning Group, have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Operations Planner to join our newly formed Integrated Operations Planning team!

The Operations and Maintenance Planning Group is accountable for the performance and optimisation of Urban Utilities’ water and wastewater networks to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction is delivered to over 600,000 properties and 1.5 million customers within Urban Utilities’ service area. This includes planning the maintenance for Urban Utilities entire asset base.  The Group recognises the complexity of the accountability and has adopted a functional matrix structure to deliver performance outcomes.

The   Integrated   Operations   Planning (IOP) process   prevents   work   conflicts, readiness gaps   and unnecessary customer impacts; therefore, preventing service excursions.  For effective 9500km water network and 9700km wastewater network. The planner and process reduce safety & service risk by:

• Creating plan visibility
• Addressing work conflicts & readiness gaps
• Optimising schedule e.g. sheltering

The Senior Operational Planner, within the IOP team, specific responsibilities include;

• Develop options to sequence major works enabling work to occur at the lowest service risk.
• Problem-solving and manage change to complex job sequences and approaches as work is delivered and stages change.
• Advise on how to avoid conflicts with other activities and objectives.
• Clarify other functions objectives during major works (eg preventions, ops hub, IOP, communications)
• Define technical competency & capacity needs for execution resources for major works
• Stakeholder management in planning and change for the major works, both internally and externally

You’ll find more details in the position description here  SD - Senior Operations Planner - 2942.1- 20231220 (2).pdf

About you:

• Experience or qualifications at a degree level in engineering or business management are preferred or alternatively extensive operational experience
• A minimum of 5 years, 10yrs if no degree qualifications, Operational & maintenance planning experience and development of maintenance schedules for all equipment and plant types.
• Knowledge and experience in using Asset Management tools and frameworks such as ISO55000, GIS, Maximo, SAP and/or Ellipse.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the technical dimensions of maintaining a water utility and the associated regulatory obligations.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management with strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of basic financial concepts, such as estimating and budgeting
• Demonstrated ability to manage and shift priorities as required in support of changing business needs

At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We’d still encourage you to apply as we we’re looking for the right human being for this role - it’s about so much more than ticking all the boxes!

Why Urban Utilities?

 At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you.  Speaking of which, here’s just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family 
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au

How to apply

Click on the ‘Apply” link below to complete your application.

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a National Police History Check as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at *******@urbanutilities.com.au