Shutdown Planner

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Location
Brisbane, Queensland
Category
Mining Resources & Energy
Salary
$95 - $105 Hourly
Posted
20-Aug-2026
Work type
Contract
Contact
Tanya Llado
Reference
190131
This is an opportunity to work with Rio Tinto as a Shutdown Planner to support the development of a long-term shutdown strategy for Jabiru NT.
  • FIFO from Brisbane
  • 14/7 Roster 
  • Day Shift | 10 hours
You will play a key role in building a sustainable shutdown strategy that aligns statutory and maintenance requirements
  • Review existing shutdown planning methodologies, schedules, maintenance data, and work management processes.
  • Create structured annual shutdown plans that can be consistently executed by both internal maintenance teams and external contractors.
  • Integrate statutory inspections, compliance requirements, and secondary maintenance activities into a sustainable annual shutdown cycle.
  • Develop detailed shutdown schedules, resource forecasts, and execution readiness plans.
  • Identify planning risks, constraints, critical path activities, and resource requirements.

To be successful in this role, you will have:
  • Extensive experience in shutdown and maintenance planning within mining, processing, chemical, resources, or heavy industrial environments.
  • Demonstrated experience developing long-term maintenance and shutdown schedules.
  • Strong understanding of statutory maintenance requirements and asset management principles.
  • Proven ability to develop integrated shutdown plans from concept through to execution readiness.
  • Experience identifying resource requirements, constraints, and schedule risks.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • High-level planning and scheduling software capability (Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP PM, or similar).
  • A proactive and continuous improvement mindset.

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At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
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