Asset Strategy Lead - Sport, Recreation & Community Facilities

Hamilton City Council; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 76,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional development

Two wellbeing days

Health insurance

Annual health checks

Annual leave purchase option

Eye care support

Local discounts

Job summary

Hamilton City Council invites a strategic asset planning professional to lead long‑term investment planning across sport, recreation and community facilities. You will shape strategies, plans and investment advice to ensure infrastructure remains fit for purpose and sustainable for future generations.

You will collaborate with Parks, Planning, Growth, Finance, Asset Management and Capital Delivery to drive renewal programmes, growth planning and capital delivery, ensuring evidence‑based

Qualifications

• Strategic asset management experience.
• Experience in infrastructure planning or capital investment planning.
• Experience developing Asset Management Plans, lifecycle strategies, renewal programmes and investment recommendations.
• Experience preparing business cases, feasibility assessments and strategic investment proposals.
• Strong analytical skills using asset condition, demand, utilisation, risk and performance data.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset management, lifecycle planning and investment prioritisation across sport, recreation and community facilities.
• Develop long‑term asset strategies, renewal programmes and investment plans.
• Analyse demand, growth, utilisation, condition, risk and performance data to support decision‑making.
• Prepare business cases, feasibility assessments and investment recommendations.
• Support key planning processes including the Long‑Term Plan, Infrastructure Strategy and Activity Management Plans.
• Provide governance‑ready advice to support capital investment decisions.
• Work across Council to align community outcomes, operational needs and asset investment priorities.

Skills

Asset management

Infrastructure planning

Capital investment planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Long-term planning

Education

Asset management related qualification

Job description

Hamilton City Council invites a strategic asset planning professional to lead long‑term investment planning across sport, recreation and community facilities. You will shape strategies, plans and investment advice to ensure infrastructure remains fit for purpose and sustainable for future generations.

You will collaborate with Parks, Planning, Growth, Finance, Asset Management and Capital Delivery to drive renewal programmes, growth planning and capital delivery, ensuring evidence‑based