Maintenance Planner

About The Department

Step into a career that’s grounded in action and driven by purpose. At the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, our Environmental Services team is at the heart of sustainability and safety. Whether you’re operating advanced water treatment systems or managing solid waste and underground infrastructure, you’ll play a vital role in protecting public health and the environment.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves for a career that combines purpose, precision, and progress, we’d love to hear from you.

Under general supervision, the Maintenance Planner is responsible for detailed maintenance planning and for ensuring equipment capability and reliability to operations through the efficient application of the maintenance service program. The Planner considers cost estimating and control functions to maximize equipment availability and useful life while achieving budgeted targets in a safe, cost‑effective, and timely manner. Poor judgement or errors may negatively impact municipal operations, corporate image, and strategic direction.

• Maximize resource productivity by identifying required parts, materials, special tools, external services, rentals, and documentation.
• Prepare job plans with planned cost, including scheduling parts, materials, special tools, external services, and documentation.
• Prepare weekly work schedules, adjusting as required for unplanned occurrences, for the assigned maintenance area.
• Identify health and safety requirements as they pertain to the developed work plan.
• Develop and create maintenance schedules and maintenance manuals for equipment and assets.
• Provide reports, data, expert analysis, and advise on equipment and asset management performance.
• Participate in and perform failure analysis for unexpected equipment failures.
• Prepare job plans that include logical sequencing of associated tasks, taking into account multi‑trade alignment.
• Complete site assessments in the field to plan proposed work.
• Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders to provide clarity surrounding equipment/facility downtime.
• Maintain bills of materials for all equipment.
• Maintain and continuously improve job plans and task lists.
• Support the content, updating, and maintenance of the computerized maintenance management system.
• Ensure tasks are completed within applicable regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Identify upcoming work and provide input into budget preparation and projections as required.
• Order and track parts and materials.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Detailed and thorough knowledge of process equipment and control systems in an institutional or commercial setting.
• Solid understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling concepts.
• Knowledge of maintenance practices, performance measures, and scheduling tools and techniques.
• Demonstrated mechanical, electrical, or process/facility maintenance acumen.
• Motivated, self‑starter who can work well independently or within a team environment.
• Proven record of developing positive working relations across various business units and with external vendors and contractors.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel), computerized maintenance management systems (preferably SAP or similar), and materials management systems.
• Considerable knowledge of applicable organizational policies and procedures, and occupational health and safety regulations.
• Clear and efficient communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrable ability with general mathematics and numeracy.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to schedule work effectively to meet service demands.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy despite frequent interruptions or distractions.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Certified journeyperson in the trade of Electrical, Instrumentation, Refrigeration, or Air Conditioning Mechanic/Gasfitter, combined with a minimum of five (5) years of journeyperson experience and an additional two (2) years of related electrical/instrumentation maintenance planning experience.
• A maintenance planning certificate such as MMP…