Critical Infrastructure Outage Planning Specialist
- Lead end-to-end planning and coordination of shutdowns, outages, and high-risk works
- Manage Change Requests, approval workflows, and associated documentation
- Ensure all works meet stringent safety, permit, and compliance requirements
Hybrid | National Portfolio | Mission‑Critical Environment
”Connecting People and Places to Make the World Work Better”.
We are seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced technical professionals for an upcoming opportunity within a major national critical‑infrastructure facilities portfolio. This role is central to ensuring safe, coordinated, and zero‑impact delivery of all planned shutdowns, outages, and high‑risk maintenance activities across geographically dispersed sites.
As the Critical Infrastructure Outage Planning Specialist, you will take full ownership of outage planning from initial scope through to execution and close‑out, acting as the single point of coordination between internal teams, specialist contractors, and network operations stakeholders.
The Position:
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Lead end‑to‑end planning and coordination of shutdowns, outages, and high‑risk works
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Manage Change Requests, approval workflows, and associated documentation
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Develop, review, and maintain Method of Procedure (MOP) documents and back‑out plans
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Coordinate with internal teams, subcontractors, and network operations centres
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Maintain real‑time situational awareness during live outage execution
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Ensure all works meet stringent safety, permit, and compliance requirements
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Uphold Zero Harm principles across all work packages
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Our Benefits:
- Competitive salary packaging
- Flexible work arrangements
- Access to staff discounts with wide range of companies
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Internal opportunities within our global organisation
- Positive company culture
Minimum Criteria:
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Experience in outage/shutdown planning within critical infrastructure or telecommunications
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Strong understanding of change management processes
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High‑risk work coordination experience (SWMS, PTW, confined space, energised work)
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Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
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Ability to manage multiple concurrent work packages under pressure
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What We’re Looking For
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Strong commitment to safety and Zero Harm principles
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Ability to work collaboratively across diverse technical and operational teams
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High attention to detail and strong documentation capability
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Confidence managing competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
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Willingness to travel interstate as required
ISS is passionate about creating a culture that values inclusion and diversity, where all our people are treated fairly and respectfully. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Veterans, people with disability, people from different cultural backgrounds and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) people.
We are an ethical employer, recognised by the industry for paying fairly and ensuring a safe working environment for all our staff. Read more about ISS in Australia and New Zealand on our website. *******************
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