Work. The Principal Engineer – Maintenance Optimisation is responsible for developing and optimising asset class plans and strategies covering inspection, operations, maintenance schedules, and renewal requirements, ensuring alignment with Sunwater’s Asset Management system. This is a key role in the Asset Management leadership team and is responsible for providing expert technical advice on strategy and direction.
As Principal Engineer – Maintenance Optimisation at Sunwater, you will:
- Develop tactical maintenance plans that align with the asset class plans including works instructions that are site specific based on usage, criticality and asset type.
- Create and digitise work instructions for maintenance activities, fully integrated with updated asset class plans.
- Apply reliability methodologies such as FMEA to enhance maintenance strategies, balancing preventative and proactive approaches and leveraging emerging technologies.
- Participate in and lead governance forums, including Asset Management Improvement Program working groups, to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, offering technical guidance and managing improvement related work allocations effectively.
We are seeking a talented individual with a minimum of 10+ years’ experience in Engineering position in an asset intensive organisation, hold a bachelor’s degree in either Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering plus registration as an RPEQ.
You will also bring:
- Ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, offering technical guidance and managing AMIP-related work allocations effectively.
- Create and digitise work instructions for maintenance activities, fully integrated with updated asset class plans.
- Excellent communication skills with a knack for writing and presenting quality reports and findings to senior leadership, including the Board and executive leadership team
This is permanent role offers an array of attractive benefits including a competitive base salary, 12.75% superannuation, access to banked time and TOIL, 17.5% leave loading and a genuine emphasis on work/life balance.
Water. Imagine a career where your work truly matters, where you are part of a team that values you and your contributions. At Sunwater, you will bring life’s most essential resource to over 5,000 agriculture, urban and industrial customers, helping to sustain communities and drive water for prosperity across regional Queensland. We share the values of these communities — starting with caring about our people. Engage in fascinating work that is constantly evolving, allowing you to grow and shape a successful career and develop unique skills and experience in an industry brimming with opportunity.
Life. At Sunwater, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to providing the support, resources and benefits that you need to thrive. That's why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best every day, including:
- My benefits: Access employee benefits and discounts hosted by Reward Gateway
- My wellbeing: Prioritise your wellbeing with our comprehensive health and wellness offerings and programs
- My time: Enjoy flexible working arrangements and the ability to purchase up to 4 additional weeks of leave, ensuring you can tailor your work to fit your lifestyle
- My growth: We prioritise your professional growth with career development programs, study assistance, support for professional memberships, and structured early career pathways to help you build a rewarding and successful career
Now is the perfect time to join Sunwater and take advantage of the boundless opportunities for your career today and in the future. We are a diverse team and proud of the unique journeys and stories each of us brings. As we continue to grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, please let us know so we can ensure you can fully participate in our recruitment experience, which includes reference verification, psychometric testing, background checks and a pre-employment medical evaluation to ensure the best fit for our team.
Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land and water we rely on. We respect and value their continued sacred connection to Country, including the diverse, rich traditions, languages and customs that are the longest living in the world. We acknowledge their resilience in the face of significant and ongoing historical, cultural, and political change within Australia. We recognise and value the importance of truth-telling today, and our role to listen and learn.
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