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Downer


Job Location:

Cairns - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 19 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 17 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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The opportunity

Some roles manage people. Others keep critical infrastructure running.

Were looking for a Maintenance Supervisor to lead field operations across the Origin Public & Embedded Networks contract ensuring maintenance asset and service activities are delivered safely efficiently and to the highest standard.

Based in Cairns youll provide day-to-day leadership to operational crews support contractor performance and play a key role in achieving customer contractual and business outcomes. If youre a strong people leader who thrives in fast-paced operational environments this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

What youll do

  • Lead and support field crews delivering maintenance and network services
  • Coordinate day-to-day operational activities across the Origin contract
  • Ensure works are completed safely efficiently and in compliance with relevant standards
  • Drive contractor and crew performance to meet contractual requirements
  • Monitor operational performance quality and customer outcomes
  • Support incident response and resolution activities when required
  • Build strong relationships with customers stakeholders and delivery partners
  • Champion Downers Zero Harm culture and commitment to continuous improvement

What we offer

  • Permanent opportunity within a growth industry that is continuously expanding and evolving.
  • Cairns-based leadership role with a highly respected utilities business.
  • Suite of Downer benefits including health and wellness initiatives.
  • Join an organisation that truly values and practices flexible working options and has a demonstrated focus on diversity and inclusion.
  • Play a key role in delivering essential services that communities rely on every day.

What were looking for

  • Experience supervising field operations within utilities maintenance gas energy or infrastructure environments
  • Proven leadership experience managing operational crews and contractors
  • Strong understanding of safety compliance and service delivery requirements
  • Ability to balance customer expectations operational priorities and contractual outcomes
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • A proactive solutions-focused mindset with strong decision-making capability
  • Commitment to building high-performing teams and a positive safety culture

About the team

Downers Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design build operate and maintain todays critical assets and networks delivering complete services across the water electricity telecommunications industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts specialist engineering integrated OEM partners and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfying the project minimum requirements a pre-employment medical and evidence of your right to work in Australia.

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our peoples diverse experiences talents and cultures. As an inclusive employer we welcome applications from everyone.




Required Experience:

Manager


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