Maintenance Planner - Renewable Energy Industry

RPO Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 391,000 - 614,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary negotiable

Job summary

RPO Recruitment’s client, an established engineering firm, seeks a Maintenance Planner to support its O&M team for solar PV installations and BESS projects. The role focuses on coordinating and scheduling maintenance activities, ensuring resources are available and work is efficiently planned.

The position may be based at Cape Town or Centurion offices, with travel to client sites and regular communication with site teams. A relevant technical qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Technical or engineering qualification.
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling or coordination within engineering, electrical, industrial or renewable energy environments.
• Exposure to solar PV systems and/or BESS is advantageous.
• Understanding of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Experience coordinating technical teams, contractors, materials and maintenance schedules.
• Good administrative skills with the ability to maintain work orders, asset records and maintenance documentation.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities with the capacity to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel to client sites when required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule maintenance activities.
• Ensure work is properly planned and resources are available.
• Maintain accurate work orders, asset records and maintenance documentation.
• Communicate with site teams and travel to client sites as needed.

Skills

Communication

Organisation & time management

Administrative skills

MS Office

CMMS experience

Coordination

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

RPO Recruitment’s client, an established engineering firm is looking to appoint a Maintenance Planner to support its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team, responsible for commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

The successful candidate will play an important role in coordinating and scheduling maintenance activities, ensuring that work is properly planned, resources are available and maintenance requirements are attended to efficiently. The role will contribute to improved plant reliability, operational performance and service delivery across the company's maintained asset portfolio.

The position may be based at either the company's Cape Town or Centurion office. Regular communication with site teams and occasional travel to client sites will be required.

Requirements:

• Relevant technical or engineering qualification.
• Previous experience in maintenance planning, scheduling or coordination within an engineering, electrical, industrial or renewable energy environment.
• Exposure to solar PV systems and/or battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be advantageous.
• Understanding of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Experience coordinating technical teams, contractors, materials and maintenance schedules.
• Good administrative skills, with the ability to maintain accurate work orders, asset records and maintenance documentation.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities, with the capacity to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with maintenance management systems (CMMS) will be advantageous.
• Willingness to travel to client sites when required.

Benefits:

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience and qualifications

• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.