Maintenance Planning Specialist

**Marketing Statement**:
British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC) maintains and operates two of Metro Vancouver’s three SkyTrain lines. SkyTrain is the first and one of the longest, fully-automated, driverless, rapid transit systems in the world. It boasts an average on-time service performance rating of 95 per cent and moves on average 250,000 passengers per weekday.

Both the SkyTrain lines operate out of BCRTC's Operations and Maintenance Centre in Burnaby, where more than 900 dedicated staff work in the areas of administration, engineering, elevator and escalator maintenance, field operations, vehicle maintenance, and wayside (station and guideway) maintenance.

The Expo and Millennium SkyTrain Lines connect downtown Vancouver with the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Surrey. With future expansion of the both Expo and Millennium lines upcoming, and the start of an infrastructure renewal in full swing, now is an exciting time to be part of our team. Come and explore what makes us one of BC’s Top Employers

**Responsibilities**:
PRIMARY PURPOSE

Provides senior level maintenance planning expertise to develop long term and short term maintenance plans and ensure the maintenance activities are planned and implemented efficiently according to industrial regulations/standards and BRCTC maintenance strategies, policies, procedures. Partners with maintenance managers to ensure the highest standards of safety, efficiency, productivity, asset reliability and cost effectiveness.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Designs, develops and documents maintenance planning and scheduling policies, procedures and standards according to BCRTC maintenance strategy and asset management standards. Streamlines the maintenance planning process and ensures the maintenance policies and procedures are followed consistently across the maintenance departments through communication and guidance to the Maintenance Managers.

Leads the development and finalization of Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP) of assigned maintenance departments. Leads maintenance planning meetings and ensures the Annual Maintenance Plan gets appropriate approvals. Liaises with multiple stakeholders in Engineering, Maintenance, Capital Projects, Finance and Procurement through planning and execution. Ensures the Annual Maintenance Plan meets technical/regulatory/safety standards of the assets, improves asset reliability, coordinates with operations and capital work and is cost effective and achievable according the workforce and resource level.

Provides senior level of planning expertise and ensures the Annual Maintenance Plan is properly communicated to maintenance managers and maintenance schedulers. Develops Monthly Maintenance Plans according to AMP to make sure the work plans are developed into weekly and daily schedules. Monitors the implementation of monthly maintenance plans, and coordinates changes as required. Responsible for “Runtime Forecasting” process execution and outcomes in assigned area.

Develops performance metrics for assigned area and conducts performance/productivity analysis. Generates control charts, regular and ad hoc reports, and dashboards to assist the measurement of maintenance performance relating to the AMP. Analyzes maintenance performance versus goals and targets and recommends improvement plans from planning perspective. Identifies potential risks and opportunities according to the analysis, recommends action plans and alerts the Manager and Director on the critical issues.

Develops and maintains work packages for maintenance activities which includes safety and risk assessments, maintenance procedures, permitting submissions etc. Archives work packages for future reference in the Asset Management System. Responsible for dissemination of work packages to relevant stakeholders for review, endorsement and execution.

Works closely with Engineering to strategize on how changes can be rolled out effectively across Maintenance. Provides critical information to guide Maintenance and Engineering decision making when it comes to planning maintenance activities and determining the impact of changes. Advises of staffing capacity, permitting considerations, conflicting priorities within the AMP and inventory lead times etc that can influence decisions.

Works with the Asset Performance Team to determine asset health and risks based on asset down-time trends/failure analysis. Translates asset performance data into staffing estimates for failures and repairs in the AMP. Flags down-time/failure trends for future predictive and preventive activities in the AMP.

Develops and manages productive working relationship with multiple stakeholders to understand needs, keeping them informed and resolving issues. Provides senior technical support and planning advice to multiple work team.

**Qualifications**:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The requirements for this job are acquired through an Undergraduate Degree in Engin