Utilities Maintenance Lead: Reliability & Planning

V934 Veolia Energy Services Ireland Limited.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full VHI cover

Pension

Education assistance

Job summary

Veolia Ireland is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator in Blanchardstown to lead planning, scheduling and coordination of all utilities maintenance activities. You will ensure safety, compliance and efficiency while managing budgets, vendor relationships and the Utilities Helpdesk.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will drive reliability initiatives, RCA investigations and continuous improvement across the maintenance function, balancing day and shift work to meet contractual obligations.

Qualifications

• Third-level qualification in Engineering, Maintenance Management, Reliability Engineering, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, scheduling, and coordination of all preventive, predictive, corrective, and statutory maintenance activities.
• Manage daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules through the site CMMS.
• Coordinate equipment shutdowns, isolations, permits, system handovers, and maintenance windows to minimize operational disruption.
• Ensure all maintenance activities align with site maintenance strategies and client requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date vendor maintenance schedules and ensure service delivery against agreed plans.
• Coordinate resources, labour availability, equipment access, and maintenance priorities.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Utilities Helpdesk.
• Review, prioritize, and allocate maintenance requests in accordance with business and operational priorities.
• Lead the daily Utilities Planning Meeting, ensuring clear communication of work activities, outages, risks, and operational impacts.
• Coordinate contractor access and permit requirements.
• Track and ensure timely closure of maintenance requests and vendor reports.
• Develop and maintain preventive and corrective maintenance routines.
• Coordinate workload allocation for both day and shift-based technicians.
• Monitor asset performance, reliability trends, equipment history, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and reliability issues.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations on major failures and recurring maintenance concerns.
• Develop and implement corrective action plans that improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Drive reliability-centred maintenance practices throughout the utilities function.
• Promote predictive and condition-based maintenance methodologies where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to reduce reactive maintenance and improve work planning effectiveness.
• Standardize maintenance processes, procedures, and job plans.
• Promote Lean Maintenance, TPM, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Develop and maintain KPI reporting systems.
• Monitor and report on: PM Compliance Work Order Backlog Equipment Availability MTBF MTTR Downtime Analysis Reliability Trends Vendor Performance
• Act as the primary liaison between site stakeholders, service providers, maintenance contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Manage contractor performance against site and contractual requirements.
• Ensure service providers meet planned maintenance schedules and statutory obligations.
• Coordinate vendor attendance, site access, permits, and work execution activities.
• Review contractor reports and ensure corrective actions are appropriately tracked and closed.
• Support contract negotiations, supplier evaluations, and service reviews.
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout all maintenance activities.
• Review and approve RAMS, COHE, Permit-to-Work documentation, Red Tag and Isolation Procedures.
• Maintain an accurate CMMS system and related documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Scheduling

Contractor management

Budget control

Education

Third-level qualification in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

CMMS

Maintenance planning tools

Job description

Veolia Ireland is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator in Blanchardstown to lead planning, scheduling and coordination of all utilities maintenance activities. You will ensure safety, compliance and efficiency while managing budgets, vendor relationships and the Utilities Helpdesk.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will drive reliability initiatives, RCA investigations and continuous improvement across the maintenance function, balancing day and shift work to meet contractual obligations.