Maintenance Planner

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Fort McMurray to optimize maintenance scheduling and reliability for water treatment, waste, and related facilities.

You will prepare detailed job plans, coordinate with multiple trades, manage parts and materials, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while enhancing asset performance.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of process equipment and control systems.
• Solid understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling concepts.
• Experience with CMMS software such as SAP or similar.

Responsibilities

• Maximize resource productivity by identifying parts, materials, tools, services, rentals, and documentation.
• Prepare job plans with planned costs, scheduling parts and materials.
• Prepare weekly work schedules and adjust for unplanned events.
• Identify health and safety requirements for work plans.
• Develop maintenance schedules and manuals for equipment and assets.
• Provide reports and analysis on equipment and asset management performance.
• Participate in failure analysis for unexpected equipment failures.
• Create job plans with logical sequencing of tasks including multi-trade coordination.
• Perform site assessments to plan proposed work.
• Communicate with stakeholders about downtime and impact.
• Maintain bills of materials for equipment.
• Update and improve job plans and task lists.
• Support CMMS data content and maintenance.
• Ensure tasks comply with regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Contribute to budget input and forecast future work.
• Order and track parts and materials.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

SAP/CMMS

MS Office

Equipment maintenance

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Journeyperson certification (Millwright/Plumber/Gasfitter/Carpenter/Pipefitter)

Maintenance planning certificate (asset/management)

Tools

SAP/CMMS

MS Excel

Materials management systems

Job description

Requisition ID: 4258

Affiliation: CUPE Municipal

Position Type: Permanent Full Time

Number of Openings: 1

Bi-weekly Working Hours: 80 hours bi-weekly

Shift/Work Schedule: M-F

Department/ Branch: Environmental Services, Maintenance

Job Location: Fort McMurray

Pay Level: PL14

Market Rate*: $ 66.09

COLA: Bi-Weekly - $480

Re-posted (dd/mm/yyyy): 24/09/2026

Closing Date (dd/mm/yyyy): Open until filled. (Original CUPE closing date: May 10, 2026)

Posting Type: Internal and External

• This position’s pay rate has been adjusted to reflect current market conditions. The non-market/evaluated permanent rate of pay for this position is $64.77.

We strive to make our hiring process accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodation for the interview or any other part of the application process, please let us know.

About The Department

Step into a career that’s grounded in action and driven by purpose. At the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, our Environmental Services team is at the heart of sustainability and safety. Whether you're operating advanced water treatment systems or managing solid waste and underground infrastructure, you’ll play a vital role in protecting public health and the environment.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves for a career that combines purpose, precision, and progress, we’d love to hear from you.

General Description

Under general supervision, the Maintenance Planner is responsible for detailed maintenance planning as well as to ensure equipment capability and reliability to operations through the efficient application of the maintenance service program. The Maintenance Planner must take into consideration cost estimating and control functions in general as they seek to maximize the availability and useful life of operation equipment while achieving budgeted targets in a safe, cost effective, and timely manner. Poor judgement or errors may result in a negative impact on municipal operations, corporate image, and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Maximize resource productivity by identifying required parts, materials, special tools, external services, rentals, and documentation.
• Prepare job plans with planned cost, including scheduling parts, materials, special tools, external services, and documentation.
• Prepare weekly work schedules, adjusting as required for any unplanned occurrences, for assigned maintenance area.
• Identify health and safety requirements as it pertains to work plan developed.
• Develop and create maintenance schedules and maintenance manuals for equipment and assets.
• Provide reports, data, expert analysis and advise on equipment and asset management performance.
• Participate in and perform failure analysis for unexpected equipment failures.
• Preparation of job plans to include the logical sequencing of associated tasks, taking into account multi-trade alignment.
• Complete site assessments in the field to plan proposed work.
• Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders to provide clarity surrounding equipment/facility downtime.
• Maintain bills of materials for all equipment.
• Maintain and continuously improve job plans and task lists.
• Support the content, updating, and maintenance of the computerized maintenance management system.
• Ensure that tasks are completed within any applicable regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Identify upcoming work and provide input into budget preparation and projections as required.
• Order and track parts and materials.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Detailed and thorough knowledge of process equipment and control systems in an institutional or commercial setting.
• Solid understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling concepts.
• Knowledge of maintenance practices, performance measures, and scheduling tools and techniques.
• Ability to demonstrate mechanical/electrical, or process/facility maintenance acumen.
• Motivated, self-starter who can work well independently or within a team environment.
• Proven record of developing positive working relations across various business units and with external vendors and contractors.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel), computerized maintenance management systems (preferably SAP or similar), and materials management systems.
• Considerable knowledge of any applicable organizational policies and procedures, and the occupational health and safety regulations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently, responding to enquiries in writing and verbally.
• Demonstrable ability with general mathematics and numeracy.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to effectively schedule work in order to meet service demands.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy despite frequent interruptions or distractions.

Education And Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Certified journeyperson in the trade of Millwright, Plumber/Gasfitter B, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic/Gasfitter A, Carpenter, or Pipefitter, combined with a minimum of five (5) years journeyperson experience and an additional two (2) years of related mechanical maintenance planning experience.
• Maintenance planning certificate such as (MMP) Maintenance Management Professional, (AMP) Asset Management Professional, (APM) Asset Planning and Management and (MPS) Maintenance Planning Specialist is an asset.

Other Requirements

• Ability to provide a Criminal Record Check for review and acceptance for employees working with the Water Treatment Facilities
• The ability to acquire and maintain an RCMP enhanced reliability security clearance is required for employees working within the RCMP facilities.
• A valid Class five (5) Operator’s License is required as incumbent will be required to operate a personal or municipal vehicle for business use on a regular basis.
• Must be willing to work outside in all conditions.
• Immunizations are strongly recommended for work in unsanitary conditions.

Safety

As an employee of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the incumbent is responsible for understanding and actively participating in the RMWB’s health and safety management system, and complying with all policies, practices, and procedures. All employees must take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves and others, as well as immediately report any concerns, near misses, incidents, and hazardous conditions to their supervisor.