Description:
Who we areIn Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.
As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.
Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, run through a backyard sprinkler, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.
If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.
About the RoleReporting to Manager Asset Strategy & Performance this is a pivotal role within the Service Programs portfolio. As Principal Strategic Asset Management you will provide leadership, guidance and support to drive Melbourne Water’s strategic asset management (AM) direction and accountability to AMAF/ISO 55000. The Principal, will ensure we are meeting obligations, as well as improving AM process application and maturity, and continually striving for AM excellence through improvement initiatives with collaborative best practice integration.
The role will ensure all initiatives are aligned with business objectives and regulatory compliance drivers, and that they support the wider business to achieve a unified one-Melbourne Water business outcome.
- Lead or facilitate AM maturity benchmarking using industry standard tools/approaches
- Identify and implement appropriate governance and monitoring programs (covering AM system maturity and compliance, asset lifecycle management activity implementation, and AMP development and implementation) to ensure continued compliance with industry standards and business obligations.
- Actively seek stakeholder engagement to identify opportunities for business improvements and continuously explore and implement best practice initiatives and innovation opportunities to improve MW’s AM activities and AM maturity, ensuring fit-for-purpose and effective business processes.
- Be a centralised point of contact for AM maturity and excellence, including (but not limited to) compliance, attestation, strategy enhancement and AM-related improvement programs.
For more information, please refer to the attached G3 Role Mandate
About you:
- Demonstrated knowledge of ISO 55001 series of standards and AMAF requirements.
- Proven judgment working in a corporate environment with complex issues & stakeholders
- Highly developed leadership, communication, and internal and external relationship management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strategies and improvement plans that align with broader business strategic intent and can be easily communicated and implemented to drive customer and commercial value
- Expertise in ability to coach employees, provide technical advice and feedback and build technical capability.
- Relevant experience in the planning, design and/or maintenance of utility infrastructure and associated asset information systems.
- Tertiary qualification in engineering, asset management, or related technical discipline
At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains.
Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.
We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.
If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit.
How to ApplyClick the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.
Closing date: Sunday 19th January 2024 at 11:55pm AEST