Asset Management Coordinator

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Geelong; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Geelong is seeking an Asset Management Coordinator to support maintenance, operational and capital works within the ACDP high‑containment facility. You will provide expert asset management advice across lifecycle activities and work within the Maintenance Mechanical team.

The role requires strong technical judgement, project management ability and effective communication with engineering and operations stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in asset management or equivalent work experience.
• Experience governing compliance management for multiple high‑risk assets across a diverse property portfolio.
• Working knowledge of legislation, regulation, codes across states/territories related to plant and equipment.
• Extensive assets and compliance management experience in maintenance across multiple facilities.
• Experience working in a biocontainment environment.
• Computer literacy and experience with CMMS.
• Ability to create and manage technical documentation.
• Industry qualifications in asset and facilities management.

Responsibilities

• Provide asset management advice to support maintenance, operations and capital works.
• Coordinate asset lifecycle management and improvement initiatives.
• Manage projects and asset activities from planning through to completion.
• Support change management for critical facility infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to implement solutions for operational challenges.
• Contribute to safe, reliable operation of the ACDP facility and its high‑containment environments.
• Prepare technical documentation, reports and recommendations for decision‑making.
• Participate in an on‑call roster and respond to after‑hours issues when required.

Skills

Asset management

Compliance management

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Technical documentation

Biocontainment experience

Stakeholder communication

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in asset management or related discipline

Industry qualification in asset management fundamentals

Industry qualification in facilities management fundamentals

Tools

CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)

Job description

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Role highlights

• Support the safe operation of Australia's leading high-containment biosecurity facility
• Deliver asset management expertise across maintenance, capital works and change initiatives
• Help enable world-class science through critical infrastructure and asset stewardship

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

The opportunity

Join CSIRO's Business & Infrastructure Services (B&IS) team at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong. The ACDP is one of the world's most advanced high-containment research facilities, enabling scientists to safely undertake research on some of the most significant infectious agents globally.

As the Asset Management Coordinator, you will provide professional asset management advice and technical support across maintenance, operational, capital improvement and change management activities. Working within the Maintenance Mechanical team, you will collaborate with engineering and operational stakeholders to ensure the ongoing integrity, reliability and performance of critical facility assets and systems.

This is a highly collaborative role that requires strong technical judgement, project management capability and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Providing professional asset management advice to support maintenance, operational and capital works activities.
• Coordinating and supporting asset lifecycle management and improvement initiatives.
• Managing projects and asset-related activities from planning through to implementation and completion.
• Supporting change management processes associated with critical facility infrastructure.
• Working closely with engineering teams to identify and implement solutions to operational and maintenance challenges.
• Contributing to the safe and reliable operation of the ACDP facility and its high-containment environments.
• Preparing technical documentation, reports and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Participating in an on-call roster and responding to after-hours issues when required.

Location: Geelong, VIC

Tenure: Specified term of 12 months, Full-time

Reference: 104024

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in asset management or related discipline and/or equivalent relevant work experience in asset, facility and compliance management.
• Experience and ability in governing compliance management processes for multiple complex high-risk assets in a diverse property portfolio context across all States and Territories.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation, codes and recommendations across all States and Territories associated with plant and equipment.
• Extensive experience in assets and compliance management, in an asset maintenance context across multiple facilities.
• Experience working in a biocontainment environment.
• Industry qualification in asset management fundamentals.
• Industry qualification in facilities management fundamentals.
• Computer literate and conversant in the use of computerised maintenance management systems.
• Competence in the application of Risk Management techniques
• Experience in creation and management of technical documentation.

Support and workplace adjustments

We offer a range of reasonable supports and workplace adjustments. Please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description if we can help you to equitably participate in our recruitment process or the role itself.

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please reach out to the contact on page 1 of the position description, to let us know how we can support you.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens only. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the NV1 level and will also be required to meet the ACDP Microbiological Security and Security Clearance requirements (listed in the position description) and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

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