Marine Maintenance Systems Planner

Bring your maintenance planning and asset management expertise to one of New Zealand’s most unique marine environments. RealNZ is seeking a highly organised and technically capable Marine Maintenance Systems Planner to support the optimisation, planning, and long-term reliability of our marine fleet and maintenance systems.

As our Marine Maintenance Systems Planner, you’ll play a key role within the Asset Management team, developing and maintaining the planned maintenance frameworks, CMMS master data, and forward maintenance planning systems that support operational readiness across the RealNZ marine fleet.

Working closely with the Asset Manager – Marine, Marine Technical Advisor, Maintenance Leads, and operational teams, you’ll help improve maintenance visibility, preventative maintenance effectiveness, asset reliability, and long-term maintenance readiness.

This role is focused on proactive planning rather than day-to-day reactive coordination. You’ll develop preventative maintenance sequences, job plans, asset hierarchies, work packs, and maintenance frameworks within Maximo to ensure planned maintenance activities are accurate, compliant, and execution-ready.

You’ll also support minor renewal Capex planning, contribute to maintenance forecasting and continuous improvement initiatives, and help strengthen maintenance planning capability across the business.

What We’re Looking For:

• Relevant trade or tertiary qualification
• Experience with CMMS optimisation and maintenance planning systems (Maximo preferred)
• Experience creating and managing:
• • Asset hierarchies and system structures
  • PM records and job plans
  • Task libraries and failure codes
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance principles and maintenance workflows
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and data accuracy
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Financial awareness and understanding of maintenance planning principles
• Ability to work collaboratively while taking initiative and ownership

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• 5–10 years’ experience within the maritime or heavy asset industry
• Experience with maintenance planning best practice and CMMS optimisation
• Understanding of asset lifecycle planning and preventative maintenance strategies
• Project planning or maintenance systems experience
• Knowledge of reliability-centred maintenance practices

What You’ll Get:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Medical insurance
• The opportunity to contribute to the reliability and long-term sustainability of RealNZ marine assets
• A role with real impact across marine operations, asset management, and maintenance planning
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Free access to our products for you and your family, plus discounts across our wider group, including Cardrona x Treble Cone
• Bring a friend along to experience RealNZ adventures at fantastic discounts, including Milford & Doubtful Sound, Walter Peak, Te Anau Glowworm Caves, and Rakiura
• The chance to work with passionate people in some of Aotearoa’s most incredible environments

Who are we?

We are real people in real places delivering real experiences.

Enabled by tourism, our vision is to be a leading conservation business. We are committed to the future of sustainable tourism while honouring our past. Our guest centric attitude is fuelled by our promise to deliver Aotearoa’s most unforgettable experiences.

Here at RealNZ we encourage people to be themselves, respect the environments we operate in and respect each other. We are committed to empowering people, so they can have a voice, be heard and be present.

Our people and our experiences stretch across our most remote islands and fiords to our snow-capped maunga; we are a diverse group of people, and our passion to share incredible environments and experiences with guests drives us every day. Join us on our mission to conserve nature, share our history and culture and have fun every step of the way.

Please note that we will be interviewing candidates as they apply, and if the right person is found, we may close the role off to any further applications.

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