O&M Engineer – Hydropower Reliability & Risk

Voith Hydro; Lobs Hole; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Voith Hydro is seeking a Preservation Manager for the Snowy 2.0 project in Australia. The role focuses on developing and implementing operation, maintenance, asset preservation, and risk strategies to ensure long-term plant performance.

You will collaborate with teams in Australia and Germany, support commissioning, training, and risk management initiatives. The role requires deep experience in operation and maintenance, preferably in hydropower, with a strong emphasis on maintenance planning,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in operation and maintenance.
• At least 3 years' experience in a hydropower or power generation plant.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning, reliability, and asset lifecycle management.
• Exposure to operational risk management and ISO 31000 principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create Maintenance Management Plan for whole power plant.
• Coordinate within Engineering Team in Germany and Cooma.
• Lead Maintenance during Construction where necessary.
• Train for predictive maintenance, maintenance of components (class room & practical).
• Organize and prepare Customer training in collaboration with training manager and ensure quality of training manuals.
• Participate in Risk Management and support ISO 31000 risk management processes.
• Identify, assess, and monitor operation and maintenance-related risks.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Asset lifecycle management

Operational risk management

Reliability engineering

Job description

Voith Hydro is seeking a Preservation Manager for the Snowy 2.0 project in Australia. The role focuses on developing and implementing operation, maintenance, asset preservation, and risk strategies to ensure long-term plant performance.

You will collaborate with teams in Australia and Germany, support commissioning, training, and risk management initiatives. The role requires deep experience in operation and maintenance, preferably in hydropower, with a strong emphasis on maintenance planning,