Asset Engineer

servicestream; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Discounts on services

Paid leave

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Service Stream seeks an Asset Engineer to join our Victoria ITS maintenance programs, managing assets across the VIMC and related networks. The role focuses on reliability, lifecycle planning and data-driven improvements within a large, multi-stakeholder environment.

The ideal candidate has engineering expertise in asset management or reliability engineering, with a background in ITS, electrical or road assets.

Qualifications

• Experience in asset management, reliability engineering, maintenance engineering or infrastructure engineering

Responsibilities

• Analyse asset condition, fault, inspection and maintenance data to identify deterioration, reliability risks and improvement priorities.
• Develop recommendations balancing safety, service performance and lifecycle cost and contract obligations.
• Develop and maintain asset management plans, maintenance strategies, lifecycle models and forward works for assets in the VIMC contract asset schedule.
• Support asset baseline validation, critical/high-risk site reviews and changes to asset information.
• Provide engineering input to defect classification, repair methods, maintenance frequencies, technical procedures and work scopes.
• Review technical outputs to ensure alignment with standards, specifications and governance.
• Maintain integrity of engineering and asset records and support reporting, assurance and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with DTP, TOC, delivery, systems specialists, contractors and suppliers to resolve asset performance issues.

Skills

Asset management

Reliability engineering

Maintenance engineering

ITS assets

Technical writing

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

GIS

Works management

Analytics

Microsoft 365

Job description

Primary Location

VIC - Williamstown

Job Description Summary

Join Service Stream in our newest acquisition for the Victoria West ITS Maintenance Contract (VIMC) as our Asset Engineer!

About the Role

We are excited to launch new roles in our Transport division to support our two new long-term Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) maintenance contracts awarded by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. The Victoria West ITS Maintenance Contract (VIMC) will see our teams maintain more than 4,500 ITS assets across 27 Local Government Areas, covering around a third of metropolitan Melbourne and extending west to the South Australian border. We also have the Motorway Communications Network Contract, which connects more than 2,000 roadside devices including lane use management signs, variable speed limit signs, freeway ramp signals, CCTV and sensor technologies, while also connecting private road operators with Victoria's transport control system.

Key responsibilities include

• Asset Performance Analyse asset condition, fault, inspection and maintenance data to identify deterioration, reliability risks, recurring failures and improvement priorities.
• Develop recommendations that balance safety, service performance, lifecycle cost and contract obligations
• Asset Strategies and Plans Develop and maintain asset management plans, maintenance strategies, lifecycle models and forward works recommendations for assets listed in the VIMC contract asset schedule.
• Support asset baseline validation, critical and high-risk site reviews and changes to asset information.
• Engineering Assurance Provide engineering input to defect classification, repair methods, maintenance frequencies, technical procedures and work scopes.
• Review technical outputs and ensure recommendations align with approved standards, specifications and engineering governance.
• Data and Stakeholders Maintain the integrity of engineering and asset records and support DTP reporting, assurance and audit requirements.
• Work with DTP, TOC, delivery, systems specialists, contractors and suppliers to resolve asset performance issues.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have experience in asset management, reliability engineering, maintenance engineering or infrastructure engineering, preferably involving ITS, electrical, communications or road assets.

You may also have:

• Experience analysing defects, condition information and maintenance performance.
• Degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Eligibility for relevant professional registration is desirable.
• Experience in people management is desirable.
• Current Victorian driver licence.
• Asset lifecycle, reliability, defect and risk analysis.
• Clear technical writing and ability to turn complex information into practical recommendations.
• Competence with asset management, GIS, works management, analytics and Microsoft 365 tools.

About Us

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries - we keep communities connected.

Your next role comes with

• Flexible working - all flexibility requests are genuinely considered and this role offers hybrid working.
• Career development - we offer growth opportunities and support internal mobility. You will also have access to skill enhancement through our online learning system.
• Access - discounts for hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing and a share matching program.
• Paid leave - parental, cultural, community service, defence, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
• Culture - we are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values safety, diversity and inclusion, and meaningful recognition.

We celebrate diversity at Service Stream and welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

Department

Assets & Facilities