Operational Performance Superintendent

Stanwell; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay + 12.75% super + annual

Full income protection

Relocation packages available

On-site canteen services

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Learning & development access

Buses provided from Gracemere and Rock

Salary packaging options

Bright Spark rewards platform

Job summary

Stanwell Power Station, located in Central Queensland near Rockhampton, seeks an Operational Performance Superintendent to lead a multidisciplinary team and drive long-term asset performance. You will oversee asset and maintenance management, operational performance, and risk, with responsibility for cost control and strategic planning.

You will provide leadership, direction and performance insights to optimise maintenance efforts and plant outcomes, while coordinating with engineering and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, maintenance management or business.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, resources and priorities.
• Strong asset, maintenance, cost and commercial management knowledge.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing operational and project priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary operational performance team.
• Optimise maintenance practices, systems, assurance and reporting.
• Provide performance insights to plant engineering and strategy teams.
• Develop functional plans, priorities, budgets and workforce requirements.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to deliver station outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing

Education

Engineering degree

Maintenance management degree

Business degree

Job description

• Lead experienced SMEs across maintenance, reliability and performance.


• Influence site-wide decisions that improve safety, cost and outcomes.


• Drive asset management, governance and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Recognised as an Endorsed Employer for all Women by WORK180


• Weekly pay + 12.75% super + annual incentive


• Full income protection cover


• Salary packaging options


• Buses provided from Gracemere and Rockhampton


• On-site canteen services


• Relocation packages available for certain roles


• Access to learning and development (including LinkedIn learning)


• Purchased and volunteer leave options


• Health and wellbeing initiatives (e.g. EAP, Fitness Passport, skin checks, flu vaccines)


• Access to Bright Spark – our rewards, recognition and discounts platform


• Exceptional safety culture


• Plus, a whole lot more!

About the role

Some opportunities don't come around very often. After more than 30 years with Stanwell Power Station including six in this particular role, having seen the site evolve from construction through to full operations, our longstanding incumbent is retiring. We're now looking for the next leader to build on that legacy and help drive the future performance of the station.

This is a full-time role located at Stanwell Power Station. As Operational Performance Superintendent, you will lead a multidisciplinary function spanning asset and maintenance management, operational performance, fuel and Coal Combustion Product management, process chemistry, condition monitoring and reliability.

You will provide the leadership, systems and performance insights needed to optimise maintenance effort, plant performance, risk, cost and long-term asset outcomes. You will also oversee the site’s First Response Team function and participate in Manager on Call responsibilities.

Rather than being the subject matter expert in every discipline, you will provide leadership, direction and support to experienced professionals, enabling them to deliver practical improvements across Stanwell Power Station. You will work closely with operational and maintenance leaders to influence decisions, challenge thinking and drive improved business outcomes.

Key activities include:

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary operational performance team.


• Optimise maintenance practices, systems, assurance and reporting.


• Provide performance insights to plant engineering and strategy teams.


• Develop functional plans, priorities, budgets and workforce requirements.


• Build strong cross-functional relationships to deliver station outcomes.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, maintenance management or business.


• Proven leadership within power station operations (desirable) or heavy-industry experience.


• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, resources and priorities.


• Strong asset, maintenance, cost and commercial management knowledge.


• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.


• Ability to manage competing operational and project priorities.

About Stanwell

As a Queensland Government owned corporation, Stanwell plays a vital role in powering homes, businesses and communities across the state. For more than 40 years, we've delivered reliable energy while investing in the renewable energy, storage and firming solutions that will help shape Queensland's energy future. Join a purpose-driven organisation where your work contributes to energising Queensland's prosperity.

About the location

Stanwell Power Station is located just outside Rockhampton in Central Queensland, offering the opportunity to build a rewarding career while enjoying the benefits of a relaxed regional lifestyle.

The area offers:

• Affordable housing, quality schools and a relaxed pace of life


• A strong sense of community and a growing food and arts scene


• Easy access to the Capricorn Coast, including Yeppoon and Great Keppel Island


• Plenty of outdoor recreation, from fishing in the Fitzroy River to hiking Mt Archer

If you are looking for meaningful work, a welcoming community and more space to enjoy life outside work, Rockhampton offers the chance to build your career without giving up the lifestyle that matters to you. Considering relocation? Find out more about the lifestyle here.

Applications close: 11:55pm, 16 November 2026

Further information on Stanwell can be found online at www.stanwell.com

As part of the recruitment process, you may be required to undertake pre-employment checks (may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing).

Inclusion and diversity is an important part of shaping Stanwell’s culture and how our workplace operates. We recognise and value that it’s essential to creating a safe, inclusive, and productive workplace.

We are proactive about giving our people opportunities to excel and truly be themselves. We enable this through diversity, fairness, and flexible work practices.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.