SM Asset Strategy (Corridor & Civil)

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Senior Manager Asset Strategy to lead the discipline-specific asset strategy function for the Coordinator General Division. The role focuses on corridor, civil and maritime asset strategies across bus, ferry, light rail and coastal infrastructure.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts and leaders to uplift asset management maturity and align with government objectives, delivering value through lifecycle planning and enterprise-wide governance.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping asset strategies across multiple disciplines (engineering, commercial, operations, maintenance).
• Deep understanding of asset management standards and their application in operations.
• Ability to influence decision-making in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of asset strategies for Corridor and Civil portfolio.
• Provide expert technical guidance on asset management, governance and planning.
• Align asset investments with lifecycle cost, risk, and performance targets.

Skills

Asset management

ISO 55000

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Asset Management Certification

Job description

Transport for NSW – Sydney International Airport NSW

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.

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