Planning & Scheduling Lead

QLD - Fortitude ValleyAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planning & Scheduling Lead to join Service Stream undertaking the UU MECS contract.

About the project

Service Stream is proudly delivering the Urban Utilities Mechanical, Electrical and Control Systems (UU MECS) contract across South East Queensland.

This long-term partnership sees Service Stream responsible for maintaining critical water and wastewater infrastructure that supports more than 1.6 million customers across the region. The contract includes maintenance services across a broad network of assets, including reservoirs, water booster stations, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities.

Service Stream’s Utilities division is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Lead Maintenance Works Coordinator.

When you join the UU MECS team, you'll be joining a growing workforce responsible for maintaining some of South East Queensland's most critical water and wastewater infrastructure.

About the opportunity

We are looking for a Planning & Scheduling Lead (Lead Maintenance Works Coordinator). Reporting to the Asset & Optimisation Manager, you will be responsible for both team leadership and operational performance.

You will lead a team of Works Coordinators responsible for planning, prioritising and coordinating maintenance activities across a diverse portfolio of critical water and wastewater assets.You will ensure role ensures works are executed safely, efficiently, and in line with contractual and KPI requirements. The role holdsYou will hold direct accountability for achieving schedule compliance, on-time delivery, and planning efficiency outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage Works Coordinators to deliver against schedule, delivery, and efficiency KPIs. Establish performance expectations, monitor team outputs, and act as escalation point for delivery risks.
• Govern planning and scheduling activities ensuring high schedule compliance, forward planning, and optimisation through bundling and sequencing.
• Monitor performance against on-time completion, SLA compliance, and backlog targets. Resolve constraints impacting delivery.
• Drive improvements in planning efficiency, productivity, and standardisation using performance data.

About you

You will bring strong planning and coordination experience together with a proactive leadership style and a passion for operational excellence.

You'll be successful in this role if you have:

• Proven experience in planning, scheduling, or coordination roles (2+ years) or 5+ years in related maintenance/operations roles
• Strong planning skills with a passion for keeping work organised, on track, and running efficiently
• Experience in a people management position
• Strong experience with job scheduling systems (e.g. Click or similar)
• Familiarity with asset management systems (e.g. Ellipse or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast paced environments, managing competing priorities and optimising schedules under pressure
• A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, efficiency, and collaboration
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across teams and stakeholders

About Us

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base.

Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQI individuals, and other diverse groups. As a signatory to the Veterans Employment Commitment, we also value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and their partners, strongly considering veterans who meet the key criteria for our employment opportunities.

Service Stream does not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from external Recruitment or Labour Hire Companies. 

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