Asset Manager - Marine

RobLawMax Recruitment; Te Anau; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RealNZ seeks an experienced marine professional to lead strategic management and long-term planning of its marine assets. You will develop asset strategies considering lifecycle, reliability, compliance and renewal needs, reporting to the GM Asset - Tourism.

You will lead a small marine asset team, developing the ten-year management plan and aligning with Maritime Operations and Asset Management. Te Anau or Invercargill is possible.

Qualifications

• Strong marine engineering background with asset management focus.
• Experience managing marine assets or vessel engineering and maintenance.
• Understanding lifecycle management and maintenance planning.
• Knowledge of Maritime New Zealand regulations and vessel certification requirements.
• Experience with budgets, CAPEX and renewal planning.
• Risk management and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work across technical, operational and commercial teams.
• Forward-looking approach to asset management.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term asset and lifecycle strategies across the marine fleet.
• Plan fleet and vessel maintenance programs and renewal CAPEX.
• Develop and maintain a ten-year asset management plan for marine assets.
• Lead and develop the marine asset team and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Ensure assets meet regulatory requirements and manage asset information.
• Investigate significant asset issues and support issue resolution.

Skills

Marine engineering

Asset management

Budgeting & CAPEX

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

IAM

IPWEA

CAMA

Job description

RealNZ is looking for an experienced marine professional to lead the strategic management and long-term planning of its marine assets.

This is a role focused on looking beyond today's maintenance requirements. You'll take a longer-term view of the fleet, developing asset strategies and plans that consider lifecycle, reliability, compliance, renewal requirements and future investment.

Reporting to the GM Asset - Tourism, you'll lead a small marine asset team and work closely with the wider Maritime Operations and Asset Management functions. The role has three direct reports: Marine Superintendent -Technical, Marine Superintendent - TSS Earnslaw and Marine Systems Planner.

The opportunity

You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining a ten-year asset management plan across RealNZ's marine assets, ensuring lifecycle and renewal requirements are understood and translated into practical plans.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing long-term asset and lifecycle strategies across the marine fleet
• Developing fleet and vessel maintenance plans
• Planning annual renewal CAPEX and repair and maintenance budgets
• Identifying opportunities to improve asset performance and resilience
• Developing business cases for significant capital investment
• Ensuring marine assets meet legislative and regulatory requirements
• Maintaining effective asset information and configuration management
• Investigating significant asset failures and supporting the resolution of technical issues
• Managing asset risk and contingency planning
• Working closely with Maritime Operations, internal stakeholders, contractors and suppliers
• Leading and developing the marine asset team.

These responsibilities closely reflect the formal position description.

About you

First and foremost, you'll bring a strong Marine Engineering background and an understanding of the challenges involved in managing marine assets.

You may already be an experienced marine asset manager, or you could be a capable marine engineer ready to broaden your career into strategic asset management.

We're interested in people with:

• Strong marine engineering knowledge and experience
• Experience managing marine assets or vessel engineering and maintenance
• An understanding of lifecycle management and maintenance planning
• Knowledge of Maritime New Zealand regulations and vessel certification requirements
• Experience with budgets, CAPEX and renewal planning
• Strong risk management and problem-solving capability
• The ability to work effectively across technical, operational and commercial teams
• Strong stakeholder, contractor and supplier management skills
• A practical, forward-looking approach to asset management.

Asset management qualifications such as IAM, IPWEA or CAMA would be advantageous, as would project management qualifications or experience.

Just as importantly, you'll be someone who can look beyond the immediate maintenance programme and think about what the fleet will need in the years ahead.

Why RealNZ?

This is an opportunity to take real ownership of the long-term direction of an interesting and varied marine asset portfolio, helping ensure RealNZ's fleet is managed responsibly for the unique environments in which it operates.

There is scope to bring greater structure to long-term asset planning and have a genuine influence on future maintenance, renewal and investment decisions.

The role can potentially be based in Te Anau or Invercargill, with flexibility to be discussed with the successful candidate.