Join our Rail & Transit Systems team as Supervisor – Services and Asset Management, supporting the infrastructure, facilities, plant and specialist equipment that keep Auburn Maintenance Centre operating.
As the Facility Maintenance Manager’s second-in-command, you will lead a small technical team and coordinate an extensive specialist contractor network. Your work will influence asset reliability, operational continuity and the centre’s ability to support trains moving through maintenance and back into service.
This is a predominantly office-based leadership role with a strong presence across the facility. You will use asset information to identify recurring issues, investigate root causes and translate findings into practical improvement projects. These may include equipment upgrades, control-system improvements or asset renewals delivered within a structured governance environment.
You will work with operational leaders, technical specialists, safety and commercial teams, customers, contractors, suppliers and original equipment manufacturers. It is a valuable opportunity to broaden your career beyond frontline maintenance into asset optimisation, people leadership, contractor governance and end-to-end project delivery.
This role provides an opportunity to deepen your capability across ISO 55001 standard;the international standard that defines the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving an asset management system.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the facilities maintenance team and specialist contractors, creating clear priorities and maintaining a strong focus on safe, high-quality delivery.
- Use asset and maintenance data to identify recurring failures, establish root causes and deliver improvements that strengthen reliability and operational performance.
- Plan maintenance and project activities around the demands of a live operational facility, minimising disruption while ensuring work is properly governed and closed out.
- Build productive relationships with operational leaders, customers, suppliers, original equipment manufacturers and internal support teams to secure alignment and deliver sustainable outcomes.
- Scope, justify and deliver asset improvement projects, coordinating approvals, budgets, technical input, contractors and stakeholder communications from concept through to completion.
What You Bring
- An electrical qualification or engineering related degree, supported by relevant facilities, industrial maintenance or asset management experience. Rail, heavy industrial, manufacturing, utilities, defence or aviation experience will be well regarded.
- Demonstrated capability leading technical teams and contractors in a safety-critical, regulated or complex industrial environment.
- A strong asset management mindset, including an understanding of how accurate work orders, asset hierarchies and maintenance records support better operational decisions.
- Experience investigating equipment failures and turning technical findings into structured maintenance improvements or small projects.
- Confident stakeholder, planning and communication skills, with experience using Maximo, SAP or a comparable maintenance management system.
About Downer
Your role at Downer can make the difference that matters by delivering integrated rail & transit systems that connect people, power freight and strengthen Australia's rail capability.
With more than 150 years' rail experience providing end-to-end, innovative transport solutions, we are a leading provider of rollingstock asset management services.
We are experts in delivering whole-of-life asset management support to our customers and our capability allows us to offer turnkey solutions for complex projects, across every project phase.
You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.
Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply. Potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
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