Project and Planning Officer - Sauer Compressors

Your New Opportunity: An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Project and Planning Officer

• Sauer Compressors to join our Defence Programmes Group (DPG), supporting operations at Kings Park and HMAS Kuttabul (Garden Island East) . Reporting to the Platform Operations Manager
• Sauer Compressors, you'll coordinate maintenance planning and scheduling for Royal Australian Navy maritime platforms, helping ensure maintenance activities align with Defence schedules and operational requirements. You'll work closely with Defence personnel, ship managers, maintenance planners and Penske branches to coordinate resources, manage scheduling conflicts and support the effective delivery of maintenance services. You'll also play an important role in maintaining project documentation, coordinating quality evidence submissions and supporting maintenance planning, reporting and forecasting. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong project coordination skills and an understanding of maritime, mechanical or Defence environments who enjoys building relationships and keeping complex activities on track. In this role you will: Coordinate maintenance activities for Royal Australian Navy platforms, aligning work with agreed maintenance schedules and platform availability periods. Provide project planning and scheduling support to operational teams, working with Defence personnel, ship managers, principal contractors and maintenance planners. Act as an on-site point of contact for maintenance planning, resolving scheduling conflicts and coordinating activities through the Integrated Maintenance Schedule (IMS). Coordinate Penske branch resources, Defence assets and support services to meet maintenance requirements and delivery milestones. Plan and coordinate urgent remedial maintenance activities, including work at remote or overseas locations where required. Monitor maintenance activities, identify risks and operational issues, and recommend solutions to minimise disruptions to scheduled services. Maintain workflow forecasts, planning reports and reporting schedules to support effective project delivery and resource planning. Coordinate and maintain technical documentation, including work instructions, inspection and test plans, job safety analysis procedures and modification documentation. Support the preparation, lodgement and control of Other Quality Evidence (OQE) and work package documentation for the Commonwealth and principal contractors. Maintain and update AMT to support forward forecasting, budgeting and maintenance planning integration. Build strong working relationships with customers, Defence personnel, Penske branches and internal stakeholders to support effective service delivery. Contribute to sustainment planning, business development opportunities and the identification of future maintenance work packages.