Maintenance Planner - Energy

SUEZ; Billingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ, a leading environmental services company in the United Kingdom, seeks a proactive Planning Engineer to own the execution of planned maintenance shutdowns across the site. You will coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Procurement and Contractors to deliver outages safely, on time and within budget.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will develop detailed shutdown plans, manage resources, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum ONC or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Experience planning and coordinating shutdowns/outages in heavy industrial environments.
• Experience using CMMS and MS Project.
• Experience managing contractors and procurement; health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed shutdown and maintenance plans using MS Project and CMMS.
• Manage shutdown delivery including scope, critical path, progress, planning meetings.
• Monitor outage performance and lead post-shutdown reviews for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate engineering, maintenance and contractor resources, producing work packs, permits, risk assessments and spares.

Skills

Engineering apprenticeship

Maintenance planning

CMMS

Microsoft Project

Contractor management

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

Education

ONC or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Project

Job description

What will I be doing?

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will take ownership of planning and coordinating all planned maintenance shutdown activities across the site. Your primary responsibility will be the successful delivery of the site's three annual planned outages. Working alongside Operations, Maintenance, Procurement and Contractors, you will ensure every outage is delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule and within budget. You'll also support routine maintenance planning between shutdowns, ensuring resources, materials and contractors are effectively coordinated.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and manage detailed shutdown and maintenance plans using Microsoft Project and CMMS, ensuring effective scheduling, resource allocation and maximum plant availability.
• Manage shutdown delivery by controlling scope, critical path activities, progress and leading the planning meetings.
• Monitor outage performance throughout execution, manage emerging work, update schedules and lead post-shutdown reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate engineering, maintenance and contractor resources throughout planning and execution, producing comprehensive work packs including job plans, permits, risk assessments, resource requirements and spares.

What are the requirements?

We're looking for an organised and proactive planner with a strong engineering background who enjoys bringing together people, resources and engineering expertise to deliver complex activities safely and efficiently.

You will have:

• A recognised engineering apprenticeship or relevant engineering qualification (minimum ONC or equivalent).
• Proven maintenance planning experience within Energy from Waste, power generation, process manufacturing, steam raising or other heavy industrial environments, including the planning and coordination of shutdowns, outages or turnaround activities.
• Experience using CMMS and project planning software such as Microsoft Project.
• Experience of contractor management, procurement and inventory control, together with experience working within a regulated industrial environment and a recognised health and safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple disciplines and manage competing priorities effectively.

Who we are

At SUEZ, your career is a journey full of possibilities. With diverse roles across multiple activities and locations, we empower you to shape your own path. Here, you’re encouraged to learn, grow, and take ownership of your development because when you thrive, we all succeed.
At SUEZ, respect is at the heart of everything we do for each other, for our customers, and for the communities we serve. We foster inclusive, caring environments where diversity, wellbeing, safety, and solidarity are more than values they’re everyday realities. These principles shape how we work together, every day. We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued and included. If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experience, perspective, and potential could be exactly what we’re looking for. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and growth including competitive pay, pension plans, health and wellbeing programs, learning opportunities, and career development. Everything you need to thrive, both professionally and personally. Join us in transforming today’s environmental challenges into tomorrow’s innovative water and waste solutions.
At SUEZ, your work truly matters driving action and shaping a more resilient, sustainable future.