Senior Manager Asset Strategy - Corridor & Civil

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW in Sydney seeks a Senior Manager Asset Strategy - Corridor & Civil to lead asset strategies across bus, ferry, light rail and maritime assets. Based in the CBD with hybrid work, you will shape lifecycle strategies and provide technical expertise to ensure governance, planning and assurance align with strategic objectives.

You will uplift asset management maturity, drive change through people and systems, and influence leaders across the organisation and partners to deliver

Qualifications

• Senior asset management practitioner with leadership experience.
• Experience implementing lifecycle strategies across multiple disciplines.
• Knowledge of ISO 55000 standards and their application.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of asset strategies for the Corridor and Civil discipline.
• Provide outcome-based technical expertise on asset management and governance.
• Ensure decision-making aligns with asset strategies and lifecycle cost optimisation.
• Uplift asset management maturity by driving change through people, processes and systems.
• Influence leaders and stakeholders to realise outcomes through the asset lifecycle.

Skills

Asset management leadership

Lifecycle strategy development

ISO 55000 knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Education

Asset Management certification

Job description

Senior Manager Asset Strategy - Corridor & Civil

Transport for NSW – Sydney International Airport NSW

Senior Manager Asset Strategy - Corridor & Civil

Organisation/Entity:Transport For NSW

Job category:Projects

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number:112038

Employment type:Permanent Full-Time

Salary range:An attractive remuneration package

You're passionate about a career delivering solutions that impact millions.

Your skills will be instrumental in designing and delivering cutting‑edge solutions that enhance mobility, sustainability, and safety for millions of people.

In this role, you'll:

Play a pivotal role in shaping how our bus, ferry, light rail, and maritime assets are managed and assured. This role is for the Corridor and Civil discipline which includes assets such as:

• bus stops, interchanges and depots
• light rail stops, depots, track, slopes, bridges etc.
• ferry shipyard.
• maritime and coastal infrastructure including wharves, aids-to-navigation, lighthouses, revetments.

You Will:

• Lead the development and implementation of asset strategies for the Corridor and Civil discipline of the portfolio.
• Provide outcome‑based technical expertise, solutions and decision‑making on asset management, engineering, governance, planning, and assurance‑related matters.
• Ensure asset management practices, decision‑making and investments align with asset strategies and optimise the balance of lifecycle cost, risk and performance.
• Ensure vertical alignment between Government and organisational objectives with day to day activities, and horizontal alignment between internal/external roles.
• Uplift asset management maturity by driving change through people, processes and systems in support of the discipline.
• Influence leaders and decision‑makers— this is a leadership role ideal for someone who drives change and realises outcomes through strategic engagement and partnering with experts through the asset lifecycle.

This role reports to the Director Operational Asset Strategy in the newly created Operational Asset Assurance Branch of Coordinator General. The Senior Manager Asset Strategy will lead the discipline specific asset strategy function for Coordinator General Division, including staff, partners and service providers involved in all asset lifecycle stages for bus, ferry, light rail and maritime services.

The role works in partnership with subject matter experts within the branch, division and broader Transport portfolio as well as industry and the supply chain. Other Senior Manager roles in the team include Power & Energy, Systems, and Fleet & Depot.

This is a permanent role, centrally based in the CBD with hybrid work arrangements.

About you

You are an experienced asset management practitioner at senior level who has successfully developed and implemented asset strategies. You have demonstrated experience or certifications in Asset Management.

You bring:

• Expertise in developing and implementing lifecycle strategies that integrate multiple disciplines (e.g. engineering, commercial, operations, maintenance etc) into a coherent whole
• Deep understanding of asset management and ISO 55000 series standards and their application in an operational and customer focussed environment
• Aptitude for navigating competing interests and influencing decision‑making in a complex and constrained environment

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work optionsmay be available.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.