Maintenance Planner

Current Opportunity 

We’re looking for an experienced Maintenance Planner to join our team at our Surat Basin based field. Working on a 15/13 roster, you’ll play a critical role in supporting safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our power generation and gas processing assets by driving disciplined planning, scheduling, and work management practices. 

This role is central to optimising maintenance execution, improving asset reliability, and strengthening work quality across the field. You’ll work closely with Operations and Engineering, providing hands‑on support to frontline teams, enhancing planning accuracy, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. Local residents are encouraged to apply, and flexible FIFO or DIDO arrangements are available. 

Key accountabilities will include: 

• Developing, sequencing, and maintaining preventative and corrective maintenance schedules across the 90‑day planning horizon to support safe and efficient execution 

• Engaging early with site supervisors to confirm work readiness, resource allocation, operational requirements, isolations, and equipment access 

• Ensuring upcoming work is fully scoped, documented, and communicated, enabling timely preparation of labour, permits, isolations, materials, and tooling 

• Monitoring labour demand and resource availability to optimise utilisation of regional field crews and maintain schedule adherence 

• Identifying and addressing resource or scheduling constraints early to minimise downtime and support operational priorities 

• Providing coaching to technicians and supervisors on work management processes, SAP usage, job scoping, digital planning tools, and work order close‑out quality 

• Collaborating with Engineering, Production, and Master Data teams to maintain accurate equipment master data, BOMs, and maintenance strategies 

• Monitoring and reporting on planning performance, including schedule compliance, backlog health, and work quality 

• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives, including adoption of new tools, technology, and digital systems that enhance planning accuracy and maintenance performance 

• Identifying opportunities to improve asset reliability, strengthen work quality, and enhance maintenance efficiency through better planning, tools, and processes 

• Ensuring critical spare parts and inventory requirements are identified early and managed to support maintenance execution 

• Supporting uplift of work management capability across the field through coaching, mentoring, and consistent application of maintenance standards 

About You:

• Trade qualification, technical diploma, or degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering (or related discipline) 

• Minimum of five years’ experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, and CMMS/maintenance system implementation 

• At least ten years’ experience in a heavy industry operational environment 

• Experience working with gas production or processing facilities, including compression equipment, dehydration systems, pressure vessels, pipelines, storage tanks, safety valves, electrical systems, or gas‑fired power generation 

• Demonstrated experience establishing and improving maintenance planning systems, scheduling tools, and maintenance processes 

• Valid driver licence and willingness to travel to remote operational sites as required 

• Gas Test Atmospheres Certificate desirable