Strategic Assets Manager, Facility and Assets

1 x Strategic Assets Manager, Facility and Assets role.
- Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
- VPS Grade 5: $109,730 - $132,764 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Strategic Assets Manager, Facility and Assets to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.
About the Business Unit
Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.
About the Role
The Strategic Asset Manager (SAM) oversees the comprehensive management and strategic development of $1.34 billion in fixed assets across Barwon Prison, Karreenga Annexe, and the Western Plains Correctional Centre. This role ensures the optimal operation, maintenance, and future growth of these critical correctional facilities, aligning with the Government's and Corrections Victoria's long-term goals.
The SAM prepares and implements procedures to achieve and maintain Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF) maturity, ensuring full compliance with standards. This includes developing robust funding business cases, providing data-driven insights to executive leadership, and securing necessary funding for asset-related initiatives.
**Some of your duties will include**:
Strategic Asset Management
- Develop, implement, and continuously refine comprehensive asset management strategies that align with the Government's and Corrections Victoria's long-term goals and objectives.
- Conduct in-depth assessments of the asset portfolio to optimise resource utilisation, reduce operational costs, and enhance asset longevity.

AMAF Compliance and Maturity Development
- Prepare and implement procedures and processes to achieve and maintain Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF) maturity.
- Ensure full compliance with AMAF standards, developing strategies to meet mandatory asset management objectives and regulatory requirements.

Operational Maintenance and Asset Needs Assessment
- Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Facility and Assets, to assess operational maintenance needs and integrate them into asset management plans, ensuring timely identification and resolution of asset-related issues.
- Analyse maintenance data and trends to drive continuous improvement, aligning operational activities with long-term asset management goals and strategic planning.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Proven experience in developing and implementing asset management strategies compliant with AMAF standards and regulatory requirements.
- Extensive experience in assessing and optimising asset portfolios to enhance resource utilisation, reduce costs, and extend asset life.
- Expertise in creating and presenting robust funding business cases with advanced analytical tools, providing critical insights for executive decision-making.
- Proficient in engaging stakeholders and effectively communicating asset management plans and performance metrics to ensure transparency and strategic alignment.

How to Apply
**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.