"Maintenance Programme Supervisor"

Job Description:

Te Ratonga Pūkaha | Facilities Management

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Permanent position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Join UC's Facilities Management team and help keep our $1.4 billion asset portfolio running safely, smoothly, and sustainably.

As our Maintenance Programme Supervisor, you'll be implementing and administering our planned maintenance programme within our Integrated Work Management System (Planon). You'll work with our subject matter experts to create structured maintenance plans to minimise faults, reduce downtime, and ensure compliance with legal, health and safety, and operational standards. This is a pivotal role in maintaining business-ready facilities for staff, students, and visitors.

You will be responsible for:

• Implementing and administering planned maintenance tasks and reporting on costs, schedules, and performance in our Integrated Work Management System (Planon)
• Coordinating with multiple trades to deliver timely, compliant and high-quality work
• Work closely with the FM Helpdesk team, and provide backup when required, ensuring timely responses to mechanical, electrical, building, and cleaning service requests
• Supporting project administration, asset operations reporting, and data cleansing and coordinating asset data
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives for maintenance delivery and processes.

Mōu | Who You Are

You will have at least 10+ years' experience managing or administering a comprehensive planned maintenance system or equivalent, as well be able to demonstrate:

• A high-level numeracy and computer literacy (Excel, Project, Word)
• Proven ability to analyse financial and project information, including experience creating invoices, purchase orders and accurately reconcile data
• A proactive, detail-focused, and highly organised approach
• Hands on experience managing relationships with multiple trades
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

UC is made up of approximately 150 buildings across 87 hectares, covering a gross floor area of 223,000m2. The University of Canterbury (UC) is situated on a beautiful campus located in Ilam, Christchurch. Through the delivery of the UC Campus Master Plan, we are committed to achieving and maintaining a community that encompasses sustainability, inclusivity, innovation, and collaboration resulting in a safe, secure and inspirational environment.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc. For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 5th October 2025 (midnight, NZ time). Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.