Planning Engineer – Maamba Energy Limited

About the Company

Maamba Energy Limited (MEL) is jointly owned by Nava Bharat Singapore Pte. Limited and ZCCM-IH plc. The company operates a large-scale coal mine and a 300 MW coal-fired power plant, contributing to Zambia's electricity generation capacity.

About the Role

Maamba Energy Limited is seeking a qualified Planning Engineer to join its Engineering Department in Maamba.

The Planning Engineer will coordinate integrated maintenance planning across Mechanical, Electrical, Automobile and Instrumentation assets. The role will focus on ensuring maintenance activities are properly planned and work-ready, supporting equipment reliability, maintaining accurate technical records and ensuring compliance with approved engineering and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly and annual maintenance schedules.

• Ensure labour, tools, spare parts, technical drawings, permits and isolations are available before maintenance work begins.

• Maintain accurate asset registers and equipment criticality rankings.

• Monitor maintenance backlogs and prioritise work orders according to operational requirements.

• Coordinate maintenance activities across different engineering disciplines.

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Develop, review and optimise preventive maintenance plans and checklists.

• Coordinate predictive maintenance activities, including oil analysis, vibration monitoring, thermography, thickness testing and equipment calibration.

• Monitor maintenance findings and support timely corrective action.

• Participate in root-cause failure analysis and reliability improvement initiatives.

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment availability and maintenance effectiveness.

Read: How to Write an ATS Friendly CV in 2026: Give Your Application a Better Chance of Getting Noticed

Shutdown & Resource Coordination

• Plan and coordinate shutdowns, equipment overhauls and major rebuilds.

• Coordinate maintenance requirements with Operations, Stores, Procurement, SHEQ, contractors and OEMs.

• Ensure required resources and materials are available for planned maintenance activities.

• Monitor the quality and progress of maintenance work.

• Follow up on corrective actions arising from inspections, maintenance activities and technical assessments.

Maintenance Systems & Reporting

• Maintain accurate SAP or CMMS work orders and asset histories.

• Ensure technical and maintenance records are complete and up to date.

• Track key maintenance performance indicators, including:

  • Equipment availability

  • Schedule compliance

  • Preventive and predictive maintenance compliance

  • Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

  • Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

  • Equipment downtime

  • Maintenance costs

• Prepare maintenance performance, compliance and management reports.

• Analyse maintenance data to support planning and reliability decisions.

Safety & Compliance

• Incorporate appropriate safety controls into maintenance plans and job procedures.

• Ensure maintenance activities comply with permit-to-work and isolation requirements.

• Support compliance with environmental and statutory requirements.

• Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment defects and non-conformances.

• Promote safe working practices throughout maintenance planning and execution.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Applicants should possess:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Reliability, Industrial Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

• Membership and registration with Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ).

• Registration with the Engineering Registration Board (ERB).

• Training in SAP, CMMS or maintenance planning will be an added advantage.

• A valid driver's licence is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Maintenance planning and scheduling.

• Preventive and predictive maintenance.

• Maintenance backlog and work-order management.

• SAP or CMMS systems.

• Shutdown and overhaul planning.

• Contractor and resource coordination.

• Maintenance performance analysis.

• Reliability improvement.

• Technical reporting and documentation.

• Understanding of safety, statutory compliance and risk controls.

Leadership & Behavioural Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Safety-conscious and accountable approach to work.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Strong organisational and planning skills.

• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and engineering disciplines.

• Good teamwork and communication skills.

• Ability to work under operational pressure.

• Disciplined and solutions-focused approach.

Work Environment

The position is based in Maamba, Sinazongwe District, Southern Province, within an industrial environment involving coal mining and power generation operations.

The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, operations, procurement, stores, SHEQ, contractors and equipment manufacturers to coordinate maintenance activities across a range of plant and equipment.

Applications should be addressed to:

The Human Resource & Administration Manager
Maamba Energy Limited
P.O. Box 99
Maamba, Zambia

Job Summary

Employer: Maamba Energy Limited
Position: Planning Engineer
Location: Maamba, Sinazongwe District, Southern Province
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full-Time
Vacancies: Not specified
Industry: Mining & Power Generation
Minimum Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Reliability, Industrial Engineering or related discipline
Professional Registration: EIZ membership and ERB registration
Experience: Not specified
Application Deadline: 2 October 2026