Technical Team Lead - Mechanical

Synergy; City Of Wanneroo; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Generous paid parental leave

Other leave options including reporodt

Volunteer leave

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Synergy invites applications for a Mechanical Technical Team Lead role based at the Pinjar Power Station in WA. You will lead a team of Mechanical Technicians, coordinate maintenance across Pinjar and regional assets, and ensure safe, efficient delivery of maintenance programs and outages.

You will partner with Operations, Asset Engineering and Planning to maximise asset availability and reliability while meeting safety, environmental and regulatory requirements, driving continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Trade qualification, Engineering Diploma, or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience leading maintenance activities within power generation, utilities or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling and work management processes.
• Strong understanding of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of asset management principles, reliability improvement and defect elimination methodologies; strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Safety, Leadership & Team Management, promoting a strong safety culture and compliance with site procedures.
• Manage team performance, capability development and succession planning.
• Maintenance Planning & Work Management, lead planning and scheduling across Pinjar and Regional sites.
• Review and validate maintenance work scopes, plans and resources; collaborate with Planning, Operations and Engineering to optimise execution.
• Outage Coordination & Delivery, lead planning and execution of minor maintenance outages.
• Mechanical Maintenance Delivery, coordinate preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Maintenance planning

Outage coordination

Asset management

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Education

Trade qualification

Engineering Diploma

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

We're leading Western Australians to their intelligent energy future.

And we want you to be part of it.

You might know us as Western Australia's largest electricity generator and energy retailer, supporting 1.2 million customers across the state.

But what you might not know, is that we’re investing in renewable energy projects, including wind farms and big batteries, to help build a more sustainable and reliable future.

Our Big Battery is now live in Kwinana, we’re expanding the Warradarge Wind Farm, the WA EV Network has launched, and we have many other projects in the works.

We're a purpose-driven organisation, owned by the people of WA. Our commitment is to ensure all Western Australians have access to secure, reliable, and sustainable energy.

We believe that the benefits of renewable energy aren’t just for some, they're for everyone.

This is where you come in.

Role Description:

The Mechanical Technical Team Lead is a newly created opportunity based at our Pinjar Power Station site.

In this role you will provide frontline technical leadership and coordination of mechanical maintenance activities across Pinjar and Regional Generation assets. The role is accountable for the safe, efficient and cost-effective execution of mechanical maintenance programs, minor outages, planned maintenance outages and reliability improvement initiatives.

Working closely with Operations, Asset Engineering, Planning and Contract Partners, the Mechanical Technical Lead ensures maintenance activities maximise asset availability, reliability and performance while maintaining compliance with safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.

The role leads a team of Mechanical Technicians and provides technical expertise to support asset lifecycle management, outage delivery, defect elimination and continuous improvement across the generation fleet.

Job responsibilities:

• Safety, Leadership & Team Management, by promoting a strong safety culture and compliance with site procedures.
• Manage team performance, capability development and succession planning.
• Maintenance Planning & Work Management, key leader in maintenance planning and scheduling activities across Pinjar and Regional sites.
• Review and validate maintenance work scopes, job plans and resource requirements and collaborate with Planning, Operations and Engineering teams to optimise work execution
• Outage Coordination & Delivery, by leading the planning and execution of minor maintenance outages
• Mechanical Maintenance Delivery, coordinate preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance activities.

What you will bring:

• Trade qualification, Engineering Diploma, or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading and executing maintenance activities within a power generation, utilities, or heavy industrial environment.
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling and work management processes
• Strong understanding of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Working knowledge of asset management principles, reliability improvement and defect elimination methodologies and strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.

So, what's it like working for Synergy?

As one of Australia's most trusted utility brands, we value our customers, the community we operate in, and our people. When you work with us, you'll be joining an inclusive and proactive organisation, one that enables innovative thinking, accountable leadership, and collaboration. It's how we're creating an exceptional workplace, and we want you to be part of it.

At Synergy we have a wide range of benefits designed to help you balance your work and home life, support your health and wellbeing along with having access to professional development opportunities.

Here's a just a few of the benefits you'll have access to as a Synergy employee:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous paid parental leave
• Other leave options including reproductive and purchased annual leave
• Volunteer leave so you can give back to your community
• Learning and development opportunities

More details can be found here

At Synergy we believe in creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive and feel a true sense of belonging. We're proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer by the Diversity Council of Australia. We celebrate our diversity and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups.

Applications close 14th September 2026, however Synergy reserves the right to close applications when a suitable pool of candidates is identified.

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