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Maintenance Planning Officer

Location negotiable across NSW (pending campus availability)

Temporary Full-time until June 2026

$145,605 - $160,719 salary package - includes base salary ($128,284 - $141,600), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.   

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35 working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

This role is responsible for leading a proactive, prioritised, and coordinated approach to facilities maintenance across the state. With a strong focus on preventative and condition-based maintenance, the position aims to optimise asset performance and minimise total lifecycle costs.

Working closely with the Facilities Operations Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and implementing the Strategic Facilities Maintenance and Asset Replacement Plan. The role also involves contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across facilities maintenance strategies, systems, and services, ensuring they remain responsive, efficient, and aligned with organisational goals.

About You 

As the Maintenance Planning Officer, you bring solid experience in developing and implementing facilities maintenance plans within large and complex organisations. You are confident working across a diverse portfolio of assets, infrastructure, and site locations, ensuring maintenance activities are well-planned, prioritised, and aligned with organisational needs.

You have a strong track record of implementing systems and processes that improve maintenance outcomes. This includes enhancing responsiveness, refining risk prioritisation, and achieving cost efficiencies. Your ability to think critically and apply practical solutions makes you a key contributor to continuous improvement across facilities maintenance operations.

A trade background or relevant experience would be beneficial, although not essential. Occasional travel may be required as part of the role.

To find out more about the role, click to view the  Role Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT 20 November 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications, where applicable, (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Describe a time you developed and implemented a Preventative Maintenance Plan for a complex organisation with varied facilities and assets. What approach did you take and what were the outcomes?

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Shay El-ardenli, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email shayma.elardenli@tafensw.edu.au, and 02 7921 0896. 

Role-specific enquiries: contact Mike Grehan, Facilities Operation Manager, via mike.grehan1@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7921 6525.

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer. 

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