Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager

Metro Water Recovery; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Competitive salary

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Metro Water Recovery is seeking a Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager to lead the enterprise Asset Management Program. You will steer asset lifecycle planning, risk-based decision-making, and funding priorities across engineering, maintenance, finance, and IT teams.

You will shape asset management standards, governance, and data-driven decision support while mentoring staff and advancing Metro’s infrastructure strategy for long-term reliability.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or related field.
• PE licensure in Colorado or ability to reciprocity for CO.
• Strong background in asset management and lifecycle planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Metro’s Asset Management Engineering Division.
• Lead development and maintenance of Asset Management Plans (AMPs).
• Oversee asset lifecycle strategies, renewal forecasting, and capital prioritization.
• Coordinate with IT and operations to improve EAM systems and decision-support tools.
• Mentor staff and build organizational capability in asset management.
• Represent the department in internal initiatives and external professional forums.

Skills

Asset management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analytics

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license – CO

Tools

EAM systems

Asset data governance

Job description

Why It’s a Great Opportunity

Metro Water Recovery (Metro) is focused on ensuring its wastewater infrastructure remains reliable, resilient, and positioned to meet the needs of the future. As Metro continues to advance its asset management program, the Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager provides strategic leadership for the Asset Management Engineering Division and plays a key role in how Metro plans, manages, and invests in its critical infrastructure.

This position leads Metro’s enterprise Asset Management Program and serves as a subject matter expert in asset lifecycle management, reliability, risk-based decision-making, and infrastructure investment. Working closely with the Director of Comprehensive Planning, this role translates organizational strategy into practical asset management programs, standards, methodologies, and initiatives.

The Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager oversees the development and implementation of Asset Management Plans, leads asset condition and criticality efforts, and develops lifecycle strategies and asset replacement recommendations. The role also helps shape capital investment priorities by balancing risk, reliability, performance, regulatory requirements, and cost.

This is an opportunity to influence how Metro makes long-term infrastructure decisions while working across engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, information technology, and other organizational functions. You’ll also have the opportunity to advance Enterprise Asset Management systems and data-driven decision‑making that support Metro’s infrastructure strategy.

We offer a range of benefits, including a flexible work environment, a competitive salary, and an incentive training program to help you grow and develop your skills. This is just a small sample of all the benefits we offer!

Why It’s a Great Department:

The Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager is a key leader within the Comprehensive Planning Department, working at the intersection of planning, engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, and organizational strategy. Our department looks at the big picture - helping Metro understand future infrastructure needs, evaluate alternatives, prioritize investments, and develop strategies that support reliable and sustainable wastewater services.

The Asset Management Engineering Division works closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Finance, and other departments to understand organizational needs and develop comprehensive planning recommendations. You'll also lead and participate in Enterprise Planning Group activities and decision‑support processes that help bring diverse perspectives together around Metro's long‑term infrastructure needs.

Our work requires collaboration, thoughtful analysis, and the ability to navigate complex issues with competing priorities. You'll work with technical experts, organizational leaders, consultants, and stakeholders to evaluate challenging infrastructure decisions and develop solutions that balance today's needs with tomorrow's demands.

How to be Successful:

We're looking for an experienced leader in asset management programs and complex, multidisciplinary initiatives. You’ll understand how to evaluate asset condition, criticality, reliability, performance, and business risk and use that information to develop practical lifecycle strategies, replacement recommendations, and funding priorities.

Success in this role requires the ability to connect technical asset management practices to broader organizational goals. This includes developing and maintaining Asset Management Plans, implementing consistent asset management standards and governance processes, and integrating asset replacement needs into Metro’s Capital Expenditure Schedule.

Strong communication and relationship‑building skills are essential. You’ll facilitate discussions among stakeholders with competing operational, maintenance, engineering, and financial priorities and use technical expertise, facilitation, and collaboration to influence decisions across the organization. You’ll also communicate complex asset management concepts and recommendations effectively to technical staff, managers, leadership, committees, and stakeholder groups.

Technology and data will also be important to your success. You’ll partner with Information Technology and operational stakeholders to improve Enterprise Asset Management systems, develop business requirements, improve asset information quality, and ensure dashboards, reporting, and analytical tools provide meaningful decision support.

Just as importantly, you’ll be a people leader. You’ll coach and mentor staff, support workforce and succession planning, develop technical capabilities, and foster a positive and productive work environment built on safety, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and data‑driven decision‑making.

Your Future in this Role:

As the Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager, you’ll have a significant opportunity to shape the future of Metro’s infrastructure. You’ll lead a major functional area within Comprehensive Planning with substantial autonomy, partnering with the Director of Comprehensive Planning to develop and implement asset management strategies that support Metro’s long‑term goals.

Your work will influence how Metro understands the condition and risk of its assets, prioritizes renewal and replacement needs, manages lifecycle costs, and makes capital investment decisions. You’ll help establish the standards, governance, processes, and decision‑support tools that create consistency in asset management practices across the organization.

Beyond the technical work, this position provides an opportunity to develop a strong team and build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, training, workforce planning, and succession planning. You’ll build relationships across Metro and contribute to strategic initiatives that have a lasting impact on the organization.

At Metro Water Recovery, we prioritize our employees’ growth and development by offering a range of training and development opportunities. Our focus is on fostering well‑rounded professionals who are equipped with the technical expertise, leadership skills, and tools needed to achieve their career goals. As the Senior Asset Management Engineering Manager, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on Metro's infrastructure strategy while helping develop the people and planning processes that will support Metro for years to come.

General Statement:

Provides strategic leadership and functional oversight for Metro’s Asset Management Engineering Division related to the planning, research, study, asset management, maintenance, operation, and optimization of wastewater transmission and treatment facilities. Partners with the Director of Comprehensive Planning define long‑range infrastructure strategy and ensure effective execution of programs aligned with organizational goals. Leads multidisciplinary teams and major initiatives with significant organizational impact. Works under the general direction of the Director of Comprehensive Planning. Direct and supervise the work of Comprehensive Planning staff.

1. Lead a major functional area within the Comprehensive Planning Department (CPD). Lead asset management efforts and serve as a subject matter expert. Operate with significant autonomy within established strategic direction and advises and partners with the Director to develop asset management strategies. Translate strategic direction into implementable programs and initiatives.
2. Manage and oversee implementation of Metro's Asset Management Program. Direct development and maintenance of Asset Management Plans (AMPs).
3. Lead implementation of asset management standards, methodologies, and processes across the organization. Ensure asset management practices align with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
4. Lead the Asset Management Program and participates in Metro program teams. Role includes facilitating meetings and working with various work groups on prioritization and decision‑making.
5. Direct development of asset lifecycle strategies and asset replacement recommendations. Oversee coordination of asset replacement needs and associated funding recommendations for inclusion in the Capital Expenditure Schedule. Ensure asset investment recommendations appropriately balance risk, reliability, performance, and cost.
6. Manage evaluation of asset conditions, criticality, reliability, and business risk exposure.
7. Develop and maintain asset management governance documents, standards, and procedures. Manage enterprise asset information processes including commissioning, decommissioning, and asset hierarchy management.
8. Oversee quality and integrity of asset information maintained within Enterprise Asset Management systems.
9. Ensure compliance with asset management policies and procedures.
10. Negotiate and administer contracts for engineering activities.
11. Partner with Information Technology and operational stakeholders to improve asset information systems. Oversee implementation and enhancement of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems and related technologies. Manage development of business requirements for asset management software improvements. Ensure reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools effectively support decision‑making.
12. Supervise and mentor staff and develop technical capabilities through training and targeted work assignments. Seeks to support staff by listening to concerns with empathy and managing conflict through effective listening and a genuine desire to understand and resolve identified issues. Consult with the Director of Comprehensive Planning on workforce planning and knowledge development.
13. Responsible for maintaining and promoting a safe working environment. Ensure employees complete all required training on time, maintain compliance with organizational requirements, and follow all safety protocols. Ensures employees maintain required certifications.
14. Participate in workforce planning, succession planning, recruitment, and employee development activities. Recommend programs to improve the skills, knowledge, and job performance of CPD staff. Participate in selection process, performance reviews, coaching and mentoring, and any disciplinary action as needed.
15. Establish work priorities, assign projects, and monitor staff performance. Develop workload projections and related resource requirements. Coordinate with others to fully utilize CPD staff. Approve project and divisional expenditures.
16. Coordinate asset management activities with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Finance, and other departments to understand their needs and expectations. Presents recommendations and technical information to leadership, committees, and stakeholder groups. Coordinates CPD support to other Metro departments.
17. Represent the department in internal asset management efforts and external professional organizations.
18. Identify and support continuous improvement activities for the business processes and tools used in the CPD.
19. Lead asset management improvements and implementation of asset management best practices related to ISO 55000, reliability engineering, lifecycle management, and utility asset management. Monitor industry developments and emerging asset management methodologies.
20. Support implementation of department initiatives established by the Director of Comprehensive Planning.
21. Responsible for maintaining and promoting a safe working environment. Ensure employees complete all required training on time, maintain compliance with organizational requirements, and follow all safety protocols. Ensures employees maintain required certifications.
22. Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Advanced principles, practices, and methodologies of asset management, including asset lifecycle management, risk-based decision‑making, and reliability‑centered approaches
• Asset Management Plan (AMP) development, implementation, and maintenance practices
• Asset management principles and industry best practices applicable to public utilities such as ISO 55000
• Asset condition assessment, criticality analysis, reliability analysis, and Business Risk Exposure (BRE) methodologies
• Asset replacement planning, renewal forecasting, and capital investment prioritization techniques
• Wastewater treatment and transmission infrastructure systems, operations, maintenance practices, and asset performance considerations
• Capital planning processes and integration of asset replacement needs into Capital Expenditure Schedules (CES)
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems and administration
• Asset commissioning and decommissioning processes
• Performance measurement, reporting systems, dashboards, and analytical tools used to support asset management decision‑making
• Information technology concepts related to software implementation, business requirements development, systems integration, and data management
• Public‑sector procurement, contract administration, consultant management, and budget administration principles
• Program and project management principles
• Leadership, employee development, supervision, performance management, workforce planning, and succession planning principles
• Change management and continuous improvement methodologies
• Federal, state, and local regulations affect wastewater infrastructure, asset management, and capital planning activities
• Organizational safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements

Skilled at:

• Leading and managing enterprise asset management programs and initiatives
• Evaluating asset conditions, criticality, reliability, performance, and business risk to support asset investment decisions
• Developing asset lifecycle strategies, asset replacement recommendations, and risk‑based funding priorities
• Facilitating cross‑functional workgroups and prioritization discussions involving diverse stakeholders
• Developing, reviewing, and maintaining Asset Management Plans (AMPs)
• Managing consultant contracts, professional service agreements, and contract negotiations
• Administering budgets, monitoring expenditures, and managing resource utilization
• Managing implementation and enhancement of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems and related technologies
• Developing business requirements and coordinating software improvements and system integrations
• Evaluating asset information quality and ensuring asset data integrity
• Interpreting analytical results, dashboards, reports, and performance measures to support decision‑making
• Building effective working relationships with department stakeholders
• Preparing and delivering technical reports, recommendations, presentations, and briefing materials
• Managing multiple programs, projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
• Identifying and implementing process improvements and organizational efficiencies
• Problem‑solving, with the ability to anticipate challenges, think critically, and develop innovative solutions for complex issues
• Active and empathic listening skills
• Team building and team management
• Managing disagreements, de‑escalating conflicts and negotiating win‑win solutions
• Direct supervisory responsibilities including candidate selection, coaching, performance management and enforcing procedures

Ability to:

• Lead, inspire, motivate, and develop a major asset management function with significant independence while operating within departmental goals and strategic direction established by leadership
• Translate departmental asset management objectives into actionable programs, projects, standards, and work plans
• Developing and implementing asset management standards, methodologies, governance processes, and business practices
• Conducting workforce planning, succession planning, recruitment, and performance management activities
• Analyze complex technical, operational, financial, and risk information and develop practical recommendations
• Balance risk, reliability, performance, regulatory requirements, service levels, and lifecycle costs when making asset management recommendations
• Establish program priorities and effectively allocate staff, consultant, technology, and financial resources
• Anticipate issues and proactively develop solutions to planning, program, project, and organizational changes and challenges
• Build collaboration and consensus among stakeholders with competing operational, maintenance, engineering and financial priorities
• Influence organizational decision‑making through technical expertise, facilitation, and relationship‑building rather than formal authority
• Develop and implement effective governance processes that support consistent asset management practices across the organization
• Lead organizational change associated with asset management improvements, business process enhancements, and technology implementations
• Evaluate and improve the effectiveness of asset management systems, processes, and decision‑support tools
• Develop staff technical capabilities through coaching, mentoring, training, and targeted work assignments
• Addressing employees concerns with empathy, professionalism, and sound judgment while fostering a positive and productive work environment
• Ensure compliance with asset management standards, governance requirements, organizational policies, and regulatory obligations
• Communicate complex asset management concepts effectively to technical staff, managers, leadership, committees, and stakeholder groups
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and data‑driven decision‑making
• Represent the department effectively in internal initiatives, industry organizations, and professional forums
• Align group goals to Metro's values and mission
• Effectively supervise staff

Education

Master’s degree in engineering or other related field or equivalent experience. A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Licensing, Certification, and other Requirements

Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Colorado. If registered as a PE in another state, must apply for PE reciprocity in CO.

Typical Work Environment

Variety of floor surfaces including concrete, gravel, asphalt, dirt, tile, loose stones, uneven surfaces, slippery surfaces, and wet surfaces; Inside environment; Outside environment all year in all weather conditions and temperatures; Residential and Commercial Wastewater/Biosolids; Chemicals; Lighting conditions including natural light, fluorescent, head lamps, incandescent, and low light; and low light; Vibration; Moving equipment; Work in confined spaces

Body Position Demands

Standing; Walking; Climbing stairs; Climbing ladders; Reaching forward and overhead; Balancing; Object handling; Simple hand/ Firm hand grasping; Operating controls; Sitting; Stooping; Kneeling; Crouching; Crawling; Typing; Fine hand coordination

Physical Demands

Max Weight Lifted: 50 lbs Max Weight Carried: 50 lbs Max Force Pushed: 94 lbs Max Force Pulled: 100 lbs

Sensory Requirements

Wide field of view; Perception - Spatial; Olfactory (Smelling); Vision - Near; Depth perception; Color discrimination; Perception - Form; Feeling without seeing; Speaking; Vision - near and far; Hearing