Asset Engineer

• Drive Asset maintenance and renewal strategies that optimise Sydney’s water network performance and sustainability
• Potts Hill, with hybrid working options and travel to sites as needed

We are seeking an Asset Engineer to join the Maintenance Engineering – Water team, providing technical leadership in defining maintenance and renewal plans for Water Network assets.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring Sydney Water meets its obligations, balancing cost, risk, and performance across the asset lifecycle, from creation through to maintenance and renewals.

Please note: This role is known as Lead Maintenance Engineer/Scientist/Specialist within Sydney Water.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of 1-5 year maintenance and renewal plans to ensure both new and existing assets have appropriate strategies to meet organisational performance, cost, and risk goals.
• Review and develop asset maintenance and renewal strategies, ensuring alignment with the standards set by the Strategic Asset Management and Performance Teams.
• Oversee condition assessments for all assets, monitor risks, and address issues, including reviewing specialist asset condition assessments.
• Prepare business cases for seed funding for asset renewals.
• Respond to frontline operational needs and may require plant or site presence for connection with physical assets.
• Lead risk mitigation at the operational level to ensure assets operate within licence limits.
• Ensure assets are managed within Sydney Water’s Maximo Asset Management System or HIDRA.
• Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving investigations for complex asset failures or high-cost/frequent failure assets.

Experience and Qualifications:

• A comprehensive understanding of asset management or similar developed through industry experience
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills, with the ability to synthesise and consolidate a large amount of information for clarity of objective and outcome.  
• Proven self-motivation and willingness to accept challenges and deliver assigned projects as part of a team or as an individual
• Thorough knowledge of Quality Management Systems relevant to water
• Advanced communication skills and personal qualities including ability to translate technical outcomes to operational needs

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, science or a related discipline, or experience deemed equivalent, with demonstrated experience and skills in operations, maintenance, and renewals of water assets.
• You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.

Dive into Our Great Benefits:

Competitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately. 

Hybrid Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration, supporting our team's productivity and well-being. 

Continuous Professional Growth: We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success. 

24/7 Wellbeing Support: Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal. 

Discounted Private Health Insurance: Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans. 

Family First: Prioritise your family with up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a childcare allowance. 

Fitness Passport: Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW. 

Novated Leasing: Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options. 

Closing Date: 28 February 2025 at Midnight AEST

Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process.

Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check.

For any further information please contact daniella.mikhael@sydneywater.com.au

Working at Sydney Water

At Sydney Water, we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities. We have a proud heritage and progressive future providing world class drinking water and services that are vital to our customers’ quality of life and safeguarding Sydney’s future. We see the world is changing, so we are changing too. 

Our vision is to create better lives through world-class services, and we believe that starts with our people. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. Our diverse skills, mindsets and backgrounds work together on exciting and challenging projects that make a difference and help ensure Sydney remains one of the most iconic and liveable cities in the world.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and veterans.

As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. We will also use your personal information to establish a LiveHire talent profile in our Talent Community.

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