Maintenance Lead - Facilities

Water Corporation; Cooma; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Relocation support

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking a Maintenance Lead - Facilities in Cooma to drive maintenance maturity and deliver safe, reliable service across housing and office facilities. You will lead planning, scheduling and coordination, work with trades, and oversee contractors to ensure value and compliance.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement, with a hybrid work arrangement (3 days in-office) and relocation support available.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead maintenance planning and scheduling in large portfolios.
• Experience using CMMS platforms to forecast expenditure and optimise plans.
• Strong safety compliance mindset with proactive risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise maintenance planning, scheduling and delivery across housing and facilities portfolios.
• Triage work requests to meet business requirements and safety standards.
• Administer CMMS to track work and forecast expenditure; analyse data for cost savings.
• Develop clear work scopes with trades for parts and services; ensure smooth operation of critical infrastructure.
• Oversee contractor delivery from tender through handover, ensuring value for money and compliance.

Skills

Data-driven

Maintenance planning

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

Education

Facilities or Asset Management background

Tools

Ellipse CMMS

Upkeep CMMS

Job description

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to about 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Are you a data-orientated maintenance professional? We are looking for full-time a Maintenance Lead - Facilities to join our Operations Services team in Cooma to drive the next level of maturity in how we maintain our facilities.

About the position:

In this role you will be responsible for leading and optimising the planning, scheduling, and safe delivery of maintenance coordination activities across a complex portfolio, including the Cabramurra Township, broader accommodation and housing facilities, and the Cooma Office Facilities. This role is designed to ensure uninterrupted service delivery of reactive and planned maintenance through seamless management, risk assessment, contractor oversight, and an uncompromising commitment to workplace safety.

We are looking for someone who doesn’t just maintain the status quo but asks 'Why?' and 'How can we do this better?'. You will be empowered to drive the maturity of our maintenance processes, leveraging data to inform strategy and delivering operational improvements that ensure our housing, accommodation, and facilities are maintained efficiently to meet business needs.

This role is based in Cooma, working a standard Monday to Friday roster with hybrid working arrangements that include a minimum of 3 days in an office or on-site, and up to 2 days working from home. We are pleased to offer relocation support to those looking to make the move to Cooma.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the delivery of both planned and reactive maintenance across our diverse accommodation and facilities portfolio, including the Cabramurra Township, Khancoban workers accommodation, Cooma head-office and broader housing assets.
• Apply a critical eye to triage work requests to ensure they meet business requirements and safety standards.
• Administer the Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) (ellipse, upkeep) to track work and forecast expenditure; analysing data to optimise maintenance plans and cost savings for the business.
• Work closely with specialist trades to develop clear work scopes and bed down specifications for purchasing parts and acquiring services ensuring critical infrastructure operates smoothly.
• Oversee the contractor delivery of works from tender review to handover and takeover inspections, ensuring value for money and validating work is delivered to specification.
• Ensuring all works comply with regulatory requirements and standards (fire, electrical, plumbing etc) and maintaining an unwavering commitment to workplace safety through rigorous risk assessment and the implementation of interim controls when necessary.

About you:

You’re a natural problem-solver who isn't afraid to ask 'why' and look for better ways to work. You are tech-savvy, data-driven, and passionate about improving maintenance processes. You bring:

• Experience: Background in Facilities or Asset Management (or a relevant trade), ideally within heavy industry or large-scale infrastructure.
• Systems Skills: Proven ability using CMMS platforms (like Ellipse) for scheduling, planning, and forecasting.
• Operational Expertise: Knowledge of regulatory maintenance requirements and standards (fire, electrical, plumbing etc.) and safety compliance.
• People Skills: A track record of managing contractors and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: A proactive mindset focused on using data to drive efficiency.

About our workforce:

Diversity and inclusion is important to us. Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

A few of the benefits we provide:

• An annual performance based bonus.
• A range of parental leave options, including 30 weeks paid leave for primary carers and 10 weeks for non-primary.
• We provide additional leave over and above the minimum National Employment Standards.
• Family discounts on fitness, gyms, pools and leisure centres (location dependant).
• A Service Award Program - employees reaching continuous employment anniversaries receive additional benefits.
• An employee referral plan - good employees attract similar colleagues