Senior Maintenance Services Manager – Water Assets

Coliban Water; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 156,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly accrued day off

Time off over Christmas

Flexible work options

Parental leave

Job summary

Coliban Water in Victoria, Australia, is seeking a Manager Maintenance Services to lead the Maintenance Services team and drive safe, reliable, preventative and reactive maintenance of assets. The role covers mechanical maintenance, planning and scheduling, shutdowns, inventory, fleet, and contractor management.

The successful candidate will oversee asset-intensive operations across water and wastewater facilities, with emphasis on lifecycle management, risk, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in maintenance services within asset-intensive industries.
• Expertise in asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering, shutdown management, fleet and plant operations.
• Experience contributing to capital planning, renewals, and long-term maintenance strategies.
• Strong commercial, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement skills.
• Qualifications in Engineering, Asset Management, or a related discipline

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance team and manage performance.
• Oversee maintenance of water and wastewater assets such as pumps, treatment plant equipment, generators, and mechanical systems.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, shutdowns, and outages.
• Oversee stores, inventory, procurement, fleet, and plant equipment.
• Manage operational land, easements, vegetation, and site maintenance.
• Ensure safety, compliance, risk management, and environmental obligations are met.
• Manage budgets, contractor performance, and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Leadership experience

Asset lifecycle management

Reliability engineering

Shutdown management

Fleet & plant operations

Capital planning

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree

Asset Management qualification

Job description

Coliban Water in Victoria, Australia, is seeking a Manager Maintenance Services to lead the Maintenance Services team and drive safe, reliable, preventative and reactive maintenance of assets. The role covers mechanical maintenance, planning and scheduling, shutdowns, inventory, fleet, and contractor management.

The successful candidate will oversee asset-intensive operations across water and wastewater facilities, with emphasis on lifecycle management, risk, and continuous improvement.