Senior Maintenance Planner

Walker Lovell; Muscat; On-site; OMR 24,992 - 32,682; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong base package reflecting seniority

Regional leadership exposure

Career development opportunities

Long-term project pipeline

Job summary

Walker Lovell is seeking a Senior Maintenance Planner in Oman. This role involves leading maintenance planning, driving reliability performance, and managing asset management strategies across various operations.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in maintenance planning within industrial environments, particularly mining or heavy industrial sectors. You will enjoy shaping maintenance strategies and working in a dynamic environment with extensive regional exposure.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance planning within mining or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Advanced expertise in CMMS platforms like SAP, Maximo, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning and shutdown scheduling across multiple sites.
• Drive reliability-centred maintenance initiatives and root cause analysis.
• Optimise spare parts strategies and support operational continuity.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Predictive maintenance

RCM

FMEA

RCA

SAP

Maximo

Oracle

Pronto

Job description

Job Title: Senior Maintenance Planner

Location: Oman

Travel: Regular travel across regional sites

Compensation: Strong base package reflecting seniority, scope and regional responsibility

What's in it for the candidate?

Join a business operating some of the region's most critical mining, quarrying and crushing assets, where you'll have the autonomy to shape maintenance strategy, drive reliability performance and influence operational outcomes across multiple sites.

Package / Benefits

• Strong base package reflecting seniority and impact
• Regional leadership exposure and strategic visibility
• Opportunity to shape maintenance excellence across multiple operations
• Long-term project pipeline and operational stability
• Exposure to mining, quarrying, tunnelling and heavy industrial assets
• Career development within a growing regional operation

Why this business

A well-established industrial operator with a significant presence across the Middle East, delivering complex mining, quarrying and heavy equipment operations. The business continues to invest in asset reliability, operational performance and maintenance best practice, creating an opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional to drive measurable improvements across a diverse fleet and plant portfolio.

What you'll be doing

• Lead maintenance planning, shutdown scheduling and asset management strategies across mobile and fixed plant operations.
• Drive reliability-centred maintenance initiatives, root cause analysis and predictive maintenance programmes to improve availability and reduce downtime.
• Optimise spare parts strategies, inventory performance and critical asset planning to support operational continuity.
• Provide leadership to planning and administration teams while delivering KPI-driven performance improvements across multiple sites.

What you'll bring

• Proven experience in maintenance planning, reliability engineering and asset management within mining, quarrying, crushing, tunnelling or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of RCM, FMEA, RCA, predictive maintenance techniques and shutdown planning.
• Advanced CMMS expertise, with experience using platforms such as SAP, Maximo, Oracle, Pronto or similar systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, analyse performance data and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

Who this suits

You're a commercially minded maintenance professional who enjoys combining strategic planning with operational execution. You thrive in complex industrial environments, are comfortable influencing cross-functional teams and want the opportunity to shape reliability performance across a broad asset portfolio. You're motivated by ownership, continuous improvement and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.