Hydropower Maintenance Engineer — Lead Reliability (14/7 FIFO)

Kaizen Global Technologies; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen Global Technologies is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a background in Hydropower or Power Generation to lead maintenance planning, predictive maintenance, and asset lifecycle management for a large-scale power generation facility near Canberra.

The role also supports Operational Risk Management, ensuring maintenance activities align with ISO 31000 principles, and involves training, documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5+ years in maintenance and operations.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance is essential.
• Experience with asset lifecycle management and O&M documentation is required.
• Exposure to ISO 31000 risk management principles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Maintenance Management Plan including preventive and predictive strategies.
• Review and improve O&M manuals and asset preservation strategies.
• Lead maintenance activities across construction, commissioning, and operations with cross-functional teams.
• Deliver technical training on predictive and equipment maintenance and prepare customer materials.
• Support risk management through workshops, risk registers, and ISO 31000 compliance.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Preventive & predictive maintenance

Reliability-centered maintenance

Asset lifecycle management

O&M documentation

Risk management (ISO 31000)

Stakeholder management

Training & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering

Job description

Kaizen Global Technologies is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a background in Hydropower or Power Generation to lead maintenance planning, predictive maintenance, and asset lifecycle management for a large-scale power generation facility near Canberra.

The role also supports Operational Risk Management, ensuring maintenance activities align with ISO 31000 principles, and involves training, documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.