Superintendent Planning (Mt Holland)

The Opportunity 

At Covalent Lithium, we’re enabling the global transition to cleaner energy - powered by responsibly sourced critical minerals

Join our Maintenance team at Mt Holland as Superintendent Planning. You will lead maintenance planning, scheduling, shutdown planning and maintenance master data across Fixed Plant and Infrastructure and Services. Working closely with Maintenance, Operations, Reliability, Supply, Commercial and contractors, you will help turn priorities into safe, well-scoped and execution-ready work that supports reliability and operational performance. 

This is a permanent opportunity, on a 4:3, 4:3, 8:6 roster, ex FIFO from Perth to our Mt Holland mine site

What you'll do 

• Lead the planning, scheduling, shutdown planning and planning administration teams, setting clear priorities, standards and accountabilities. 
• Oversee short, medium and long-term maintenance plans, ensuring work packages are properly scoped, resourced and ready for safe execution. 
• Own and improve maintenance work management processes, using performance measures such as backlog health, schedule compliance and planning accuracy to drive better outcomes. 
• Govern SAP S/4HANA maintenance master data and provide oversight of shutdown scope, resource loading, materials readiness, schedule quality and post-shutdown reviews. 
• Partner across site functions and manage planning and shutdown budgets, contractors and consultants against agreed safety, cost, schedule, quality and statutory requirements. 

About you 

• A visible, accountable leader who builds capable teams and sets clear standards. 
• A collaborative operator who can align competing priorities across maintenance, operations and support functions. 
• A continuous improvement mindset with sound judgement, resilience and a strong focus on safe, reliable execution. 

What you'll bring 

• A relevant trade or engineering qualification, or an equivalent combination of technical training, skills and substantial maintenance planning experience. 
• Demonstrated maintenance planning and scheduling experience in mining, minerals processing or another asset-intensive industry, including leadership of a planning team. 
• Experience developing weekly, medium-term and shutdown schedules, including backlog, work readiness, budgets, contractors and resource constraints. 
• Strong work management and preventive/reliability-centred maintenance knowledge, with advanced CMMS experience, preferably SAP S/4HANA. 
• Knowledge of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022, including successful appointment as a Statutory Supervisor (S26), plus a valid Australian C class driver licence and Australian work entitlement. 
• A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the role, candidate experience, skills and qualifications will be offered. 

Employee Benefits 

We support, empower and reward our people with a range of benefits: 

• Competitive remuneration, and annual incentives for eligible employees 
• Access to discounts, recognition and rewards 
• Access to flexible work arrangements 
• Dedicated wellbeing program support and discounted health insurance 
• Equal access to paid parental leave, financial support, return to work and parenting room Salary sacrifice options for superannuation and novated leasing 

About us 

At Covalent Lithium, we’re enabling the global transition to cleaner energy - powered by responsibly sourced critical minerals. Our integrated mining and refining operation in Western Australia will produce 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide annually, supporting electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and strengthening Australia’s critical minerals supply chain. 

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics. 

Covalent Lithium is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on our employees. We recognise skills, expertise, commitment and living our values of Purpose, Care, Accountability and Collaboration. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best people in the industry. 

Ready to make your maintenance planning expertise count? Apply to help strengthen safe, reliable and execution-ready maintenance at Mt Holland.