Asset Strategy Engineer

Bayside Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bayside Group is seeking an Asset Strategy Engineer to join our Australian team, supporting asset strategy, risk management and governance across a major infrastructure portfolio. The role focuses on maintaining AMP and engineering strategies, ensuring risk-informed investment decisions.

Working with internal and external stakeholders, you will contribute to lifecycle modelling, condition monitoring programs and cost-benefit analysis, driving innovation and project scopes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and related experience.
• Experience in asset management, strategy, risk or infrastructure compliance.
• Knowledge of ISO 55000 asset management principles.
• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI and TechnologyOne (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update Asset Management Plans (AMPs).
• Support development of Engineering Strategies.
• Manage asset and operational risk registers.
• Apply risk-based decision-making to asset planning and capital investment.
• Provide governance and assurance support.
• Coordinate across internal stakeholders and consultants.

Skills

Asset management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

TechnologyOne

Job description

About the Company:

Our client is an established Australian company with a long history of successfully supporting the growth and development of local industry. Operating from their modern office in Melbourne, they manage and maintain a range of transport and civil infrastructure including rail, signaling & CSR, roads, drainage, and some commercial/industrial buildings.

They have an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Engineer with demonstrated asset management and risk management experience to join their small team as an Asset Strategy Engineer, supporting the creation and maintenance of asset risk, governance, assurance and engineering strategies across a major infrastructure portfolio.

About the Role:

This role ensures Asset Management Plans, Engineering Strategies and Risk Registers remain current, aligned, and integrated to support risk-informed investment and long-term asset planning.

Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, this position will assist with strategic lifecycle modelling, forward look condition assessment & monitoring programs, and support the development of innovation initiatives, concept justification, cost-benefit analysis, and project scopes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update Asset Management Plans (AMPs)
• Support development of Engineering Strategies
• Manage asset and operational risk registers
• Apply risk-based decision-making to asset planning and capital investment
• Provide governance and assurance support
• Provide specialist support for Electrical and Rail compliance monitoring and high-level technical expertise across major and growth projects.
• Coordinate across internal stakeholders and consultants

About You:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in asset management, strategy, risk or infrastructure compliance
• Knowledge of ISO 55000 principles and asset management frameworks
• Strong analytical, stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Exposure to electrical, rail or infrastructure compliance (desirable)
• Experience with tools such as Excel, Power BI, TechnologyOne (desirable)

A diverse workplace where everyone feels welcome and supported is essential to our client's success. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, especially women, who are underrepresented in this sector. Teams with different perspectives make better decisions and get better results for the project and the community. If you don't meet every requirement but think you'd be right for the role, we'd still love to hear from you.