Title:  Maintenance Planner

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. 

We've always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the project

John Holland is proud to be a key delivery partner on the Cross Yarra Partnership (CYP), responsible for the Operations & Maintenance of the transformative Metro Tunnel Project.

As part of this iconic infrastructure initiative, we’re seeking passionate professionals to help operate and maintain five world-class underground stations and associated tunnel systems. 

This is your opportunity to work on cutting-edge transport infrastructure, ensuring safety, reliability, and performance for generations to come. Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of Melbourne’s rail network—above and below ground.

About the role

Working for John Holland as part of the Cross Yarra Partnership Maintenance team, the Maintenance Planner will manage the planning of the technical maintenance services for the Melbourne Metro Tunnels and Stations.

The role will ensure that the maintenance is planned and coordinated in compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, contractual obligations, business procedures and relevant requirements in relation to rail accreditation.

Key accountabilities

• Together with the Maintenance Delivery Manager and the Discipline Manager, develop the overall maintenance strategy for all Maintained assets during operations
• Support the successful acceptance of O&M Manuals, technical maintenance plans and schedules from the Design and & Construct (D&C) team and utilise these documents in the implementation of the maintenance strategy.
• Delivery of periodic maintenance plans for both hard and soft services. Including liaising with the Franchisee and other stakeholders during the planning process
• Input and ongoing management of the periodic maintenance plans in the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Ensure that maintenance is planned to minimise disruptions to the franchisee and train operations in accordance with the project requirements and services specification.
• Liaising with contractors and all their personnel to ensure they are aware of the maintenance schedules and their obligations for compliance and attendance, including managing the permit issuing and approval process.
• Collaborate with the Discipline Managers and the Maintenance Delivery Manager, in analysing asset performance, to optimise the scheduling and delivery of planned activities and to minimise asset whole of life costs.
• Accountable for ensuring all maintenance activities are undertaken safely with a focus on Zero Harm
• Minimise abatement risks by performance monitoring and reporting in line with Services Specification and contract KPIs
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the client representative, contractual key stakeholders, and end users
• Ensure legislative obligations are met, including compliance with the relevant Building Codes and regulatory statutes.

To be successful in this role you must have

Essential

• Trade or Engineering or Planning Qualification
• Hands on site experience with the ability to understand equipment and systems to facilitate problem solving in a complex operating environment
• Ability to work within a diverse team in a complex operational environment
• Demonstrative experience in site works planning and coordination

Desirable

• Exposure to contractual, commercial, and legislative compliance requirements
• Demonstrative experience in safety, environment, and risk management including permit issuing and recipient processes
• Client relationship and stakeholder management

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work.

From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

What we offer

• Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
• Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
• Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
• Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
• Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
• Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.