We're fuelling the future, today. We keep the assets running to keep the country running.

Your new company

This operating company holds a portfolio of gas production assets supporting the critical supply on the East Coast market.

We are resourcing turnaround/shutdown professionals to execute this critical asset integrity, inspection and maintenance work in the upcoming shutdown. The Shutdown Lead will own planning, work-pack development and collaborate with the wider engineering, operations and maintenance leadership to manage the defined scope of outage deliverables.

Your new role

- Review historical outage plans and lessons learned with overruns, to inform the baseline integrated critical path and milestones.
- Lead the development of execution methodology, risk mitigation strategies and contractor performance milestones;
- Work with site maintenance planners to optimise work packs and work orders, then, in execution, maintain schedules for the designated programme of works covering mechanical, electrical and instrumentation;
- Interface with specialist contractors to ensure deliverables are executed to agreed scope and QA/ITP requirements;
- Use data to identify and report on risks to schedule slippage and anomalies in contractor reports on progress;




- Prepare status update reports on stage-gate deliverables for review and sign-off by the Plant Manager and Steer-Co.

What you'll need to succeed

- Demonstrated major shutdown/turnaround experience in major hazard facilities is required;
- Experience with SAP/ Maximo CMMS will be prioritised;
- A combination of main contractor/delivery and client-side governance experience is desirable;
- Candidates with mechanical and electrical maintenance planning experience will be considered, assuming hands-on shutdown experience in similar environments.

What you'll get in return

- Flexibility for hybrid work with periodic site visits in the early planning phase leading to the planned outage;
- Work with experienced operations and engineering management teams from the energy sector;
- Prospect for longer-term assignments or staff transition.

What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to upload an up-to-date copy of your CV.

You can enquire via email to [email protected], or call us now on +61 3 8602 9809

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Desired Skills and Experience Shutdown planning / turnaround planning. Major hazard facilities. Estimating. Work packs. Work orders. Subcontractor management.

📌 Shutdown Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 Hays
📍 Melbourne