Senior Asset Engineer (Built Environment)

Airservices Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Airservices Australia in Melbourne seeks a Senior Asset Engineer (Built Environment) to translate asset planning into investment-ready infrastructure projects across the national portfolio, covering facilities, buildings and critical aviation infrastructure.

You will lead options analysis, develop business cases, scopes and investment proposals while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support strategic decision-making and safer aviation operations.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and eligibility for Professional Engineer registration.
• Experience in infrastructure asset management, asset planning, engineering or project development environments.
• Experience developing business cases, options analysis, project scopes and investment proposals.
• Strong capability in lifecycle cost analysis, Total Cost of Ownership modelling and value-based decision making.
• Experience contributing to Asset Class Management Plans, infrastructure investment strategies or capital planning.
• Strong financial and commercial skills relating to infrastructure and asset investment decisions.
• Experience managing multiple projects and coordinating diverse stakeholders.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in technically complex and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and progress asset planning initiatives into investment-ready projects across Airservices' national portfolio.
• Coordinate options analysis, technical investigations and project scopes; prepare business cases.
• Support infrastructure investment decisions and the delivery of long-term asset strategies.
• Collaborate with Asset Planners, Engineering, Facilities Management, Property and Project Delivery teams and external consultants.
• Influence investment proposals and risk constraints to enable timely decision-making.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial analysis

Lifecycle cost analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Job no: 502989
Work type: Full Time Permanent
Location: VIC
Categories: Engineering, Project Management

Summary

As a Senior Asset Engineer (Built Environment), based in Melbourne, you'll play a key role in translating strategic asset planning initiatives into defined, costed and investment-ready infrastructure projects across Airservices' national portfolio. Working across buildings, facilities and critical aviation infrastructure assets, you'll help shape investment decisions that support the safe and efficient operation of Australia's aviation network.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia (Airservices) is a government-owned organisation providing safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to the aviation industry.

Each year we manage over four million aircraft movements carrying more than 156 million passengers and provide air navigation services across 11 per cent of the world’s airspace.

Airservices has two major operating centres in Melbourne and Brisbane and a corporate office in Canberra. We operate 31 air traffic towers at international and regional airports, and provide aviation rescue firefighting services at 28 Australian airports.

We are committed to continuing to improve our business by providing our customers with services they value and embedding new ways of working and technology investments to further innovate and optimise.

The Role & The Team

Reporting to the Built Environment Asset Planning Team Leader, you will be responsible for developing and progressing asset planning initiatives into well-defined, investment-ready projects.

Working within the Built Environment, Facilities & Fleet team, you'll undertake options analysis, coordinate technical investigations, develop project scopes, prepare business cases and support infrastructure investment decisions across Airservices' national portfolio. Assets include facilities, buildings and critical operational infrastructure that support Airservices' aviation operations across Australia.

You will collaborate closely with Asset Planners, Engineering teams, Facilities Management, Property specialists, Project Delivery teams and external consultants to develop robust investment proposals, identify risks and constraints, and support the delivery of long-term asset strategies.

This role offers the opportunity to influence nationally significant infrastructure investments while applying advanced engineering, asset management and commercial decision-making expertise within a highly regulated and safety-critical environment.

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If you're looking for a role where you can combine engineering expertise, commercial acumen and strategic thinking to deliver infrastructure projects that support critical national aviation infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you..

The successful applicant will have:

• A relevant Engineering degree and eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in a relevant discipline or the ability to obtain registration in accordance with relevant legislation (such as RPEQ/RPEV).
• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure asset management, asset planning, engineering or project development environments.
• Experience developing business cases, options analysis, project scopes and investment proposals.
• Strong capability in lifecycle cost analysis, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling and value-based decision making.
• Experience preparing or contributing to Asset Class Management Plans, infrastructure investment strategies or capital planning initiatives.
• Strong financial and commercial skills relating to infrastructure and asset investment decisions.
• Experience managing multiple projects or initiatives and coordinating diverse stakeholder groups.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in technically complex and regulated environments.

The following experience would be highly regarded:

• Airports, aviation or critical infrastructure environments.
• Facilities, buildings, property or infrastructure asset management.
• Capital planning, project development or investment governance processes.
• Business case development and investment approval frameworks.
• Infrastructure engineering, facilities engineering or building services disciplines.
• Asset lifecycle management within complex operational environments.
• ISO 55000 asset management principles and practices.
• Cyber security and technology risk management environments.

Security Clearance

To be eligible, you must be an Australian citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Defence Baseline Security Clearance and Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC). Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Purpose – Help shape and sustain the facilities and infrastructure that support Australia's aviation network.

Strategic Impact – Influence major infrastructure investment and asset planning decisions across nationally significant operational assets.

Variety – Work across buildings, facilities, engineering, asset planning and infrastructure investment projects.

Career Development - Expand your experience across asset management, capital planning, business case development and project initiation activities.

Stability - Join an organisation responsible for essential national infrastructure, offering long-term career opportunities and meaningful work.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community we serve.

We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.