Reliability Engineer

Veolia | Australia & New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Competitive remuneration

Professional growth opportunities

Stable employment

Job summary

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is seeking a Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability, availability and lifecycle performance of wastewater treatment assets across the Wellington Region. You will work with operations, maintenance and project teams to identify failure modes, optimise maintenance strategies and support safe, compliant operations.

The role requires practical engineering expertise, field readiness and collaboration across mechanical, electrical and control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Reliability Engineering or related field and 3+ years in reliability/maintenance/asset management.
• Experience with RCM, FMEA, RCA, and lifecycle asset management.
• Ability to read P&IDs and understand process flows and failure pathways.
• Strong problem-solving, reporting and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliability improvement plans for critical assets.
• Identify reliability risks and opportunities to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Develop asset criticality assessments and review maintenance programmes.
• Lead or support RCM, FMEA, maintenance strategy and optimisation reviews.
• Investigate significant equipment failures using RCA and related methods.
• Analyse data from CMMS, SCADA and condition monitoring systems and produce reliability reports.

Skills

RCM

FMEA

RCA

Asset criticality

Condition monitoring

Preventive maintenance

Lifecycle asset management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Reliability Engineering

Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics or Asset Management

Tools

CMMS

SCADA

Historians/condition data

Job description

About Veolia

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water, waste management and energy solutions. With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 170 years, Veolia operates in more than 57 countries around the world, with well over a hundred sites and approximately 6500 employees in Australia & New Zealand.

The Opportunity

Veolia is seeking a motivated Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability, availability, maintainability and whole-of-life performance of wastewater treatment assets across the Wellington Region.

This is an opportunity to make a practical contribution to essential infrastructure while working alongside operations, maintenance, asset management and project teams. You will provide engineering and reliability expertise across wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, a thermal dryer facility, sludge minimisation facility and associated infrastructure.

The role will focus on identifying and eliminating the causes of equipment failure, optimising maintenance strategies, improving asset performance and supporting safe, compliant and cost-effective operations.

What's on offer

• You will work with highly motivated professionals in a supportive and collaborative environment
• You have the opportunity to work across a complex, multi-faceted contract environment
• The experience you bring will make a huge impact on communities
• Employee assistance programs (EAP) through assure which covers mental health, nutrition, financial, legal, coaching and career transition support
• Competitive remuneration
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Stable employment with a reputable organisation

What you'll be responsible for

• Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM)
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Asset criticality and risk assessment
• Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
• Preventive maintenance optimisation
• Lifecycle asset management

You will work across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control systems, civil and process assets, using data and engineering judgement to support informed asset management decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability improvement plans for critical assets.
• Identify reliability risks, recurring failures and opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
• Develop and maintain asset criticality assessments.
• Review and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Facilitate RCM, FMEA, maintenance strategy and maintenance optimisation reviews.
• Lead or support investigations into significant, recurring or high-consequence equipment failures.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis using appropriate methods, including 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, fault tree analysis and causal factor analysis.
• Develop, monitor and close out corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyse data from CMMS, SCADA, historians, condition monitoring systems and other sources.
• Develop reliability reports, dashboards and practical recommendations.
• Monitor asset availability, reliability, maintainability, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance compliance, backlog and unplanned downtime.
• Support asset replacement, renewal, upgrade, capital works, commissioning and handover activities.
• Assist with critical spares strategies and shutdown or outage planning.
• Provide technical support during equipment failures, abnormal operating conditions and plant performance issues.
• Support the continual improvement of the Asset Management System in alignment with ISO 55001 principles.
• Promote a proactive maintenance and continuous improvement culture across the Wellington Region.

What you'll need to be successful

You will be a practical and analytical engineering professional who enjoys working closely with operational and maintenance teams. You will be comfortable working in the field, investigating complex equipment issues and translating technical information into clear, achievable actions.

You Will Ideally Have

• A bachelor’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Asset Management or a related discipline.
• At least three years’ experience in reliability, maintenance, asset management or engineering.
• Experience in water, wastewater, utilities, manufacturing, process industries or other critical infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering and maintenance management principles.
• Experience with RCM, FMEA, RCA, criticality analysis and lifecycle asset management.
• The ability to read and interpret P&IDs and understand process flows, equipment interactions and failure pathways.
• Experience analysing maintenance records, failure data, condition monitoring results and asset performance trends.
• Strong problem-solving, reporting and stakeholder communication skills.
• A sound understanding of risk assessment and criticality analysis.
• A strong commitment to safety, environmental protection and regulatory compliance.

Experience with wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations or similar process environments would be advantageous.

The Following Qualifications Or Certifications Are Desirable

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent.
• Training or certification in RCA, RCM, FMEA or condition monitoring.
• Qualifications in vibration analysis, thermography, motor current analysis, non-destructive testing or other condition monitoring disciplines.

Why Veolia?

At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, you’ll join a team of over 6500 passionate innovators... and good humans. Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet.

Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build your career, and resource the world.

Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion

At Veolia we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We welcome applications from Maori and Pasifika, Veterans, people with disability, mature age and early careers, members of the LGBTI+ community and people from all cultural backgrounds.

To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.