Operational Readiness

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Asset Management Leader to join our team. The successful candidate will provide leadership in working with stakeholders across all business functions and project leads to facilitate operational readiness program inputs and outputs for project development.

The role involves providing strong advocacy for WaterNSW site operational, maintenance, and longer-term asset management requirements through understanding and supporting the development of long-term effective operation and maintenance of assets delivered by major projects.

You will work as the interface between Project team personnel and WaterNSW site representatives and other SMEs across the business to efficiently facilitate the schedule of owner operator advice, reviews, and inputs to support achievement of operational readiness objectives for new or modified assets to be delivered under Major Project programs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced professional to make a real difference in the lives of our customers and communities.

We operate the state's dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution - for the environment, agriculture, industry, and the community.

We play a vital role at the source of the state's water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.

• Leadership: Provide leadership in working with stakeholders across all business functions and project leads to facilitate operational readiness program inputs and outputs for project development.
• Advocacy: Support the development of long-term effective operation and maintenance of assets delivered by major projects.
• Representation: Work as the interface between Project team personnel and WaterNSW site representatives and other SMEs across the business.
• Coordination: Ensure timely, consistent, and quality owner/operator advice, review, and input in supporting the development and delivery of major projects.
• Assurance: Work with WaterNSW SMEs to develop and contribute to implementation of a risk-based framework to provide appropriate assurance to WaterNSW that its broad whole of asset life management requirements are addressed in the development and delivery of Major Projects.

• A strong desire to contribute your skills and expertise to our business.
• Someone who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent/identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which they were born, has lived, or currently lives.
• A commitment to promoting and preserving Aboriginal culture and value.
• Qualifications in engineering, business, or commercial disciplines or equivalent experience in these areas, and qualifications or equivalent experience in project management (engineering qualifications are preferred).
• Extensive experience in operations, maintenance, or equivalent Asset Management leadership.
• Knowledge of operations and maintenance processes as they relate to utility or heavy industrial infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Asset Management processes including maintenance, operations, and Asset Planning.
• Proven change management experience in support of establishing and implementing new ways of operating and knowledge of project management (including program development, implementation, and program change control).

We believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that's why we offer a load of benefits.

• Aboriginal Support Network.
• Flexible working.
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Yearly corporate wear allowance.
• Professional development and educational assistance.
• Access to remote area benefit packaging - based on work location.
• A supportive and inclusive work culture that embraces diversity, cultural understanding, and values.