Maintenance Manager

Origin Energy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 weeks paid parental leave

Flexible return options

Additional four weeks annual leave

Origin Foundation community support

Employee EV car subscriptions

Job summary

Origin Energy is seeking a Maintenance Manager at Eraring Power Station to lead internal teams and contractor workstreams, shaping asset and maintenance strategies and delivering safe, reliable operations at the right cost.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage budgets, and build strong partnerships across the business, regulators, and community stakeholders, contributing to Australia’s energy transition.

Qualifications

• Senior maintenance leadership experience in large industrial facilities or power generation.
• Strong safety leadership and frontline engagement.
• Ability to develop and deliver long-term asset and maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities across the site with internal teams and contractors.
• Develop asset and maintenance strategies aligned with late-life operations.
• Manage budgets, cost controls and industrial relations matters.
• Foster strong partnerships across the business to deliver safe, reliable operations at the right cost.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Engineering background

People leadership

Safety leadership

Management of Work

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• Lead maintenance teams and contractors to achieve site performance targets
• Drive continuous improvement across maintenance and plant operations
• Based at Eraring Power Station

• Lead maintenance teams and contractors to achieve site performance targets
• Drive continuous improvement across maintenance and plant operations
• Based at Eraring Power Station

Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful

At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.

About the role:

As Maintenance Manager, you’ll provide strategic, operational and cultural leadership across the site’s maintenance portfolio. You’ll lead internal teams and contractors, develop asset and maintenance strategies, and build strong partnerships across the business to deliver safe, reliable operations at the right cost.

Why this role matters?

• Lead all maintenance activities across Eraring Power Station, including internal teams and contractors.
• Develop and execute maintenance, asset and workforce strategies aligned with late-life operations and end-of-station planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen plant reliability, safety and people performance.
• Manage departmental budgets, cost controls, contractor performance and industrial relations matters.
• Build collaborative relationships with operational teams, contractors, regulators, local councils and community stakeholders.

What will you bring?

• Extensive maintenance leadership experience at a senior level within a thermal power station, large industrial facility, asset maintenance or operational environment.
• A relevant engineering, trade qualification or extensive maintenance leadership capability.
• Strong focus on people leadership, development and succession planning
• Proven safety leadership capability, developing safety culture and engaging with teams at the frontline
• Detailed understanding of Management of Work & proven disciplined execution across multidisciplined large scale workforce.
• Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to develop and deliver long-term maintenance and asset strategies.
• Proven financial capability, including experience developing and managing large business plans and budgets.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, industrial relations and conflict-resolution skills.

So, why join us?

• 21 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers with flexible return options.
• Thrive in a culture of personal and professional growth.
• Purchase up to four additional weeks of leave annually.
• Engage in opportunities through the Origin Foundation to support your community.
• Powering your career with unbeatable perks - Get discounted electricity, gas, and internet as an Origin employee.
• Explore unique and cost-effective employee EV Car subscriptions.

For more information, please contact Kelly Hansen - , quote Requisition ID 90261

Origin - Where good change happens

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.

Here’s a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/

Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.

Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.

Function: Maintenance