maintenance planner

Personnel Area: Public Transport Services

Branch: Engineering and Asset Management

Salary Range: Band 5 ($98,778-$111,969)

Work type: One permanent full-time day shift position based at Sherwood, and one temporary full-time night shift position (up to 12 months, extensions thereafter, but not guaranteed) based at Willawong

Our Business

Public Transport Services is a group that brings together Commercial and Contract Services, Engineering and Asset Management, Strategy and Network Services and Transport Operations.

Our Branch

Engineering and Asset Management Branch is responsible for:​​​

• Provides first line bus maintenance at depot garage
• Provides second line maintenance at the Toowong Bus Workshops
• Establishes and regularly reviews fleet maintenance policies and standards
• Management of bus maintenance processes to ensure compliance with policies and standards
• Procurement of bus fleet and associated products and services
• Asset management and maintenance, of electrical charging infrastructure
• Investigation and review of incidents involving the bus fleet and/or other TfB infrastructure
• Management of non-bus facilities and assets
• Management and coordination of major projects
• Coordination of divisional information technology requirements.

The Role

We're looking for 2 motivated and detail-oriented professionals to join our team as a Maintenance Planner.

In this role, you'll play a key part in maintaining the reliability and performance of Brisbane's public transport network by conducting operational maintenance planning through Council's Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP) system.

You'll manage the end-to-end planning and scheduling of project, technical, scheduled, and reactive maintenance work, ensuring activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and within set timeframes.

This is an opportunity to combine your technical and analytical skills with your ability to collaborate across teams to deliver quality outcomes for the community.

As part of Public Transport Services, you'll liaise with Garage Managers, delivery coordinators, maintenance staff, and external providers to ensure the seamless delivery of maintenance programs. You'll prepare reports, monitor KPIs, and support the development of continuous improvement initiatives using SAP and other Council systems.

If you're passionate about operational planning, enjoy problem-solving, and are committed to workplace safety and service excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• ability to contribute to team direction, give and receive feedback, and achieve agreed performance standards to foster a culture of performance excellence.
• demonstrated or the ability to attain technical expertise in maintenance planning and scheduling, coordinating skilled resources, materials, and external services to meet performance targets.
• well-developed organisational skills, with proven ability to plan, schedule, and manage competing priorities, coordinate multidiscipline work teams, and monitor and report on progress.
• strong interpersonal skills to develop collaborative relationships with managers, peers, customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• working knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures, and a sound understanding of Equal Employment Opportunity practices.
• well-developed written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to use Maintenance Planning and Scheduling methodologies, corporate systems, and PC-based software including Excel, Word, and particularly SAP and mobile solutions.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary.

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How to apply: Click on the 'I'm interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

For more information: Please call Gema Santos on

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council's Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with 'Gold Employer' status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.