Maintenance Planning Engineer

Do you want a change in lifestyle?

If so, here's your opportunity!

About our District - Our mission is to make our communities better and this role will play a key part in achieving this. We are located in a tranquil area of New Zealand offering some of the best access to the great outdoors. We also boast attractive housing prices for your town, village or rural lifestyle and we are within commuting distance to larger centres.

About our Organisation - We're a forward-thinking, values-driven organisation that's passionate about delivering top-notch services to our community. At STDC, we don't just talk about culture, we live it. Our people are known for their "Can Do" attitude, strong teamwork, and genuine pride in making a difference.

We've built a reputation as one of the best places to work, offering unique benefits like access to a sick leave bank and a retention incentive after four years. You'll be part of a team that thrives on innovation, supports your growth, and works together to achieve great things.

About the role - The Maintenance Planning Engineer will develop and optimise maintenance strategies, plans and asset care standards for Water Services (drinking water, wastewater and stormwater) converting asset performance insights into executable preventive and corrective maintenance programmes and internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Additional duties include developing preventive and predictive maintenance schedules to maximise uptime and extend asset life, assisting with the implementation and improvement of asset management and planning processes, actively managing any maintenance backlog and work is prioritised by risk, criticality and consequence of failure. This position plays a vital role in coordinating with operations to bundle work, plan shutdowns and minimise service disruption.

Do you have what it takes? - This is a busy role and there is plenty of variety. You will also ensure maintenance plans are risk based, targeting failure modes that drive service disruption, compliance risk or high lifecycle cost and much more.

About You - You're a proactive team player with a degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, process or similar), or equivalent experience. You bring a "can-do" attitude and expertise in maintenance planning systems and developing works programmes. You understand GIS and asset data structures and have advanced excel skills to maintain accurate data recording.

The salary range for this position is from $89,370 to $99,300pa, with the starting salary to be determined based on the successful candidate's skills and experience. This will be discussed with shortlisted applicants during the interview process.

How to apply

If this role appeals to you, head over to our website: https://southtaranaki.recruitmenthub.co.nz/Vacancies & enter ref code: 6892607 where you can access the background information and job description for the role.

If submitting an application, please ensure you provide a covering letter outlining your skills and experience for the role along with your most current CV.

Applications will close on Wednesday 3 June 2026 or when a suitable candidate has been appointed to the role.