Infrastructure Asset Planner

**Position Description - Infrastructure Asset Planner**
July 2025**

**Position title**Infrastructure Asset Planner

**Position number**1329

**Classification (Level)**Level 4

**Department**City Services

**Division**Engineering, Assets & Environment

**Business unit**Engineering

**People Leader**Coordinator Infrastructure Planning

**Key stakeholders**Civil Services Unit, Asset Solutions, Finance, Project
Management Office

**Community Vision: A liveable, sustainable community.**
The strategic directions of Liveable, Sustainable, and Community reflect the aspirations of
the community for the City of Marion’s future.
A fourth strategic direction, Our Organisation, sets the focus for Council and its staff toward
fulfilling the 2024-2034 Community Vision and Strategic Directions. These interconnected
directions emphasise a commitment to achieving holistic outcomes for the council area

**City of Marion Values**
Our Values inform what is important in how we deliver for our community.
They aspire towards a consistent standard that can be expected from all who engage with
the City of Marion.

**Together we**
**Focus on the customer |** We are**:Our Community Vision**
- Engaged with our diverse community
- Responsive and proactive
- Dedicated to delivering great customer

experiences
**Engage with respect |** We are:

- Committed to a safe and inclusive workplace
- Connected, caring and professional
- Honest, transparent and act with integrity

**Embrace excellence |**We are**:

- Adaptable, driven and continuously improve
- Accountable for our decisions and actions
- Proactive in sustainability and support the

environment

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Infrastructure Asset Planner**
July 2025**

**Purpose**

The Infrastructure Asset Planner supports the effective planning and management of the City
of Marion’s civil infrastructure assets. This role assists in asset data collection, analysis, and
reporting to ensure infrastructure networks meet the required service levels of quality,
function, capacity, and resilience. Working closely with the Coordinator Infrastructure
Planning, the role contributes to asset condition assessments, predictive modelling, and
capital works planning to support evidence-based decision-making.

This position plays a key role in maintaining accurate asset information, assisting with the
development and review of Asset Management Plans, and supporting financial and risk-based
planning. Through collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders, the
Infrastructure Asset Planner helps ensure sustainable and well-maintained infrastructure that
aligns with the City of Marion’s vision for a liveable, sustainable community.

**Key Deliverables**

The Infrastructure Asset Planner is responsible for:

- Assisting in capital works planning for civil infrastructure assets.
- Develop maps on the organisational Geographic Information System for forward

capital works programs and asset networks to provide works optimisation and
decision making.
- Support the development and reviewing Asset Management Plans and Business

Process Manuals.
- Assist in condition audits and defect inspection programs to assess infrastructure

performance and support the development of 4 year works programs.
- Support in the development predictive models to guide asset renewal planning and

investment.
- Providing advice on civil engineering and asset management to support decision
- making.

and improve asset network performance.
- Reviewing and reporting on future capital works projects to align with long-term

infrastructure needs.
- Support in developing cost estimates, financial forecasts, and budget allocations for

infrastructure projects to support long-term financial sustainability.
- Assisting on the actions outlined in the Asset Management Road Map and

Improvement Plan for civil infrastructure assets.
- Performing other duties as required to support the organisation’s strategic objectives.

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Infrastructure Asset Planner**
July 2025**

**Person Specification**

Essential criteria
- Proven experience in infrastructure planning and asset management,
- Proficient knowledge and skills in Geographic Information Systems.

infrastructure planning and asset management.
- Proficient communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient time management skills with the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and

urgent tasks.
- Functional knowledge of asset management systems and financial principles to

ensure sustainable infrastructure operations.
- Functional knowledge of project and contract management, including the ability to

set priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and

external stakeholders.
Desirable criteria
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Geospatial Science.
- Understanding of business improvement principles and p