Maintenance Planner

We are seeking a Maintenance Planner to join our Operations & Maintenance team in Brisbane. Reporting to the Asset Management Lead this role supports the development, coordination and continuous improvement of maintenance plans and schedules across Vena Energy Australia’s portfolio of solar and battery energy storage assets.

The Maintenance Planner acts as the link between asset strategy and operational execution, ensuring maintenance plans are developed using asset performance data, lifecycle requirements, technical inputs, operational constraints, readiness considerations, and outage windows. Working under the direction of the Asset Management Lead, the role contributes to proactive and effective maintenance planning by applying established frameworks, analysing available information, and coordinating inputs from relevant stakeholders. The position ensures maintenance planning is aligned with lifecycle strategies, asset performance objectives, and the long-term optimisation of asset value.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintenance Planning Strategy & Governance

• Support the maintenance planning framework and apply established standards in alignment with lifecycle strategies defined.
• Ensure maintenance strategies align with asset lifecycle plans, performance targets, risk priorities and criticality assessments.
• Apply established preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance approaches.
• Use and maintain approved planning standards, templates and governance processes, escalating improvement opportunities as appropriate.

Lifecycle Alignment & Delivery

• Translate lifecycle strategies and SAMP outputs into detailed maintenance plans and schedules 

• Support lifecycle modelling by providing maintenance cost, frequency, and execution insights 

• Ensure maintenance plans reflect lifecycle interventions, degradation strategies, and asset health priorities 

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and coordinate annual, quarterly and rolling maintenance plans across Vena Energy Australia’s solar and battery energy storage assets.
• Translate maintenance strategies into practical work plans, schedules and maintenance programs.
• Prioritise maintenance activities based on risk, performance, efficiency, cost and operational requirements.
• Ensure maintenance plans are practical, executable and aligned with site access, resourcing and outage windows.

Integration with Projects & Construction and Operations

• Work closely with Projects & Construction and Operations teams to ensure maintenance plans are informed by commissioning, handover and operational readiness inputs.
• Incorporate defect lists, warranty items, site constraints, access limitations and outage planning windows into maintenance plans.
• Validate execution feasibility with Operations teams and site-based stakeholders.
• Ensure maintenance plans are grounded in real operational conditions and minimise planning conflicts.

Performance & Maintenance Optimisation

• Analyse maintenance and asset performance data to identify trends, inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Support maintenance optimisation initiatives through task frequency optimisation, scope refinement and resource planning.

MMS & Work Management Governance

• Maintain MMS information and support work management governance activities, including asset registers and work orders 
• Ensure asset data, maintenance hierarchies, work orders and backlog information are accurate and visible.
• Work with Operations teams and contractors to ensure completed work is accurately captured.
• Embed feedback from maintenance execution into future planning cycles.

Outage Planning Support

• Support the development of outage plans in collaboration with Operations and relevant site teams.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities within planned outage windows.
• Ensure maintenance activities are optimised for efficient outage execution.
• Support maximum completion of planned works during outage periods.

Stakeholder & Contractor Interface

• Interface with O&M contractors, OEMs and site teams to support clear maintenance planning and execution.
• Ensure maintenance scope, timing, requirements and expectations are clearly defined.
• Support contractor performance through clear planning, coordination and communication.
• Reduce ambiguity in maintenance scope and execution requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of maintenance planning processes and systems 
• Identify opportunities to improve planning quality, efficiency and consistency.
• Support opportunities for automation, data-driven planning and digital maintenance tools.
• Contribute to the continuous uplift of maintenance planning capability across the portfolio.

Prerequisites:

• Trade, engineering or technical qualification.
• 3 - 5 years’ relevant experience in maintenance planning, scheduling or operations within power generation, renewable energy or a similar asset-intensive industry 

• Experience working with site-based operations teams 
• Strong maintenance planning and scheduling capability.
• Understanding of asset maintenance strategies, including preventive, condition-based and predictive maintenance.
• Ability to interpret asset performance data and translate insights into practical maintenance plans.
• Strong planning, organisational and coordination skills.
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving ability.
• Ability to translate established strategies and priorities into practical maintenance plans 

Why Join Vena Energy?

We offer a competitive salary plus a strong range of employee benefits, including:

• Wellbeing & Family Support – Six days of Flexi Family Leave to support caregiving responsibilities and important life events, such as marriage and birthdays, plus one day of Female Wellness Leave per month for female employees.
• Paid Parental Leave – 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Professional Development – Access to online learning resources, training opportunities and career development pathways.
• Inclusive Workplace Culture – A collaborative environment where diverse perspectives are valued and supported, with opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues across Australia and the wider Vena Group.
• Recognition & Engagement – Vena Stars rewards program, regular social events and team activities.
• Group Insurance – Comprehensive insurance coverage for you and your family.
• Paid Volunteer Leave – Two days per year to give back to your community.

Are you ready to engineer a greener future?