SA Water provide reliable and trusted water services to over 1.8 million South Australians every day. Our mission is to ensure that South Australia remains a sustainable and healthy place to live and work. With a rich history spanning more than 165 years, we are dedicated to fostering innovation and sustainability to serve today's community and future generations.
SA Water’s work significantly impacts the state's prosperity, and we are committed to climate-readiness. Guided by our sustainability goals, they deliver continuous and effective services. They encourage their people to share innovative solutions and fresh ideas, contributing to the positive impact they make on the lives of South Australians and the communities they live in.
The Maintenance Planner will develop, schedule and coordinate work packages for maintenance activities, driving improved asset reliability, availability and efficiency. This role ensures resources are optimised for safe, cost effective work execution, contributing to long term network performance.
Randstad is partnering exclusively with SA Water to recruit this second skilled Senior Maintenance Planner. This senior role offers a hands on opportunity to lead by example, ensuring critical infrastructure is maintained to the highest standards while enhancing operational excellence across the network.
Your new role will involve:
... - Maximise efficiency by assessing resource availability for upcoming schedules and collaborating with planner, supervisors, coordinators, contractors and external stakeholders.
- Develop proactive, detailed plans to ensure safe, high-quality and cost effective work execution.
- Oversee procurement and availability of services and materials, ensuring seamless alignment with scheduled maintenance.
- Strategically build and forecast preventative maintenance schedules to enhance operational reliability.
- Provide essential technical documents, including drawings and manuals to support contractors in executing maintenance and repairs.
- Activate and refine maintenance plans to improve resource allocation and overall efficiency.
- Ensure comprehensive documentation by coordinating cost data, reports and maintenance history within work orders.
To be successful you will need:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a maintenance planner.
- A qualification in engineering/trade or equivalent experience.
- Sound knowledge of work strategy, planning, scheduling and execution of maintenance and capital delivery works.
- Superior communication, presentation and writing skills with demonstrated experience.
- Demonstrated high level of proficiency in scheduling software and tools.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of works management systems, planning and scheduling processes and work prioritisation.
Benefits you will get in return:
- Flexibility to work from home.
- Work with cutting edge technology on a variety of assets and diverse projects.
- Mentorship and opportunities to build up the technical knowledge in engineering to shape the future of the organisation.
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Wellbeing days, Cultural Leave, Volunteering Day
- Super SA benefits
- Option to extend your holidays by Purchasing Leave
You will be an integral part of the organisation and community, working within the team to achieve company strategies. There is opportunity to grow and work within the organisation, SA Water offers flexibility within the position whereby you can work in a hybrid position, work from home and the office.
Randstad is exclusively managing candidate applications for this position, for more information or to obtain a copy of the position description please enquire to Jane Barns at jane.barns@randstad.com.au.
Please submit a copy of your CV and cover letter via “apply now.”
Discover the Water Industry
Our industry is like no other. Dive into the wonderful world of water and explore the boundless opportunities. Learn more about the water industry at careersinwater.com.au.This is an exciting opportunity for a second talented Maintenance Planner has become available to join this progressive team based in Adelaide.
