Asset Area Manager

Description:

• Full-time ongoing role commencing April 2025
• Location to be negotiated with successful applicant (within the region of responsibility)
• AS05 salary range, $85,790 - $95,413p.a. + Super

About TAFE SA
Awarded the Training Provider of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 SA Training Awards, TAFE SA ensures all South Australian students have access to quality education and skills training across a number of regional and metropolitan locations.

By working with TAFE SA, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a diverse and inclusive organisation, while helping to deliver job-ready skills and meaningful outcomes for students across our state.

About the role
The Asset Area Manager supports the management of asset maintenance and service requirements across multiple campuses. This role is responsible for planned and unplanned asset maintenance and asset service requirements. Working under limited supervision, you will provide technical support and contribute to improved efficiencies in Asset Management services across TAFE SA.

Key Outcomes

• Deliver efficient and effective planned and unplanned asset maintenance and asset service requirements including asset and plant certification and registrations for a nominated region or project(s).
• Implement Asset compliance Assurance policies and procedures including Risk management, Lifecycle modelling and auditing including salvage/disposal and Contractor Management planning.
• Develop and implement asset registers and ongoing asset condition auditing.
• Provide primary contact for a nominated region or project for Asset Management including monitoring and reporting on the performance of services provided under the Across Government Facilities Management Arrangements (AGFMA)
• Maintain and report on Asset Management budgets including the review of existing arrangements and interrogation of historic spend to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide technical support and contribute to the improvement and increased efficiencies in Asset Management services across TAFE SA.
• Provide expert advice and assistance to assist delivery workgroups in their requirements for the preventative maintenance and breakdown of plant/equipment used in training delivery.
• Continuously improve the cost effectiveness of maintenance strategies through assessment of preventative maintenance change requests and works management data.

Key Selection Criteria

• Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently with limited supervision / direction and sustain high-level performance, determine priorities, be highly flexible, organise workloads and meet demanding work deadlines in a complex work environment.
• High level oral, written and interpersonal communication skills that foster sound working relationships with staff and a range of stakeholders in a climate of continuing change.
• Communicate, liaise, consult and negotiate in a highly effective, flexible and influential manner, including managing conflict with tact and diplomacy, and developing complex documents and reports for a range of stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of contract specifications, documentation and procedures and relevant government policies.
• Experience in the planning and management of planned and unplanned asset maintenance and asset service programs, including asset and plant certification and registrations, asset registers and ongoing asset condition auditing.
• Experience in the implementation of an Asset Compliance Assurance program including Risk management, Lifecycle modelling and auditing including salvage/disposal and Contractor Management planning.
• Demonstrate ethical behaviour and the ability to work effectively within the public sector in line with legislative compliance and policy.
• Detailed understanding of Work, Health and Safety Act 2012 as it applies to occupiers of buildings and owners of plant and experience in the management requirements of the maintenance and servicing of building, plant and equipment.
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture and Community.

Special Conditions
The successful applicant is required to demonstrate having a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC) prior to being employed. Applicants who do not hold a WWCC will need to apply at Department of Human Services (DHS).

• Out of hours work will be required
• Some intra/interstate travel and overnight absences may be required.
• Incumbent will be required to participate in the department's Performance Development Program.
• Eligibility to work in Australia.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online .
For further information on how to apply for this position, please refer to the attached application guidelines and Role Descriptor.

Your application must address all Key Selection Criteria as listed in the Role Description. Provide examples outlining your skills, experience, and knowledge of each criterion, and how you put them into practice. It is important that you identify skills you may have which are not explicitly specified in the Role Descriptor and yet, in your opinion, would enable you to perform well in the position.

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement
At TAFE SA, we ensure our workplaces are safe, inclusive, supportive and respectful. We do not accept discrimination, harassment, or violence of any kind. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ and people living with disability.

TAFE SA offers a range of work options to attract and retain great staff, including part-time. We support employees to manage their work-life balance at all stages of their lives. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Enquiries
Deanna Bluett
Asset Manager
P: 0487856330
E: deanna.bluett@tafesa.edu.au

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.