Manager Asset Management System and Assurance

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $134,593 - $180,115

Occupation: Engineering

Reference: 5746

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Asset Management System and Assurance, the Manager Asset Management System and Assurance is part of the team responsible for the delivery of the following functions spanning across DTP and its administrative office and agencies:

- Asset Management System (AMS)
- Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF) Assurance Program
- Asset Management Improvement Program

**_Asset Management System_**

The role is responsible to work closely with the Senior Manager in the promotion, influencing, development, consultation, implementation, monitoring and ongoing maturity uplift and maintenance of DTP’s AMS which aligns to AMAF requirements. Key artefacts within the AMS includes DTP’s:

- Asset Management Policy (for how asset management is enacted across DTP and its agencies and partners)
- Asset Management Strategy (bringing together DTP’s strategic objectives, desired service delivery outcomes and future challenges)
- Asset Management Framework (how DTP manages assets, aligning to AMAF)
- Asset Management technical capability and training (to assess and uplift capability of DTP people)

**_Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF) Assurance Program_**

AMAF is a mandatory, non-prescriptive framework by the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) for managing public assets in Victoria, that aligns with ISO 55000. The role’s AMAF Assurance Program activities includes:

- Lead creating and maintaining AMAF Assurance processes and documentation
- Planning, co-ordinating and reporting the Level 1 AMAF Assurance results (self-assessment) at a DTP Group / Office; and Divisional / Major Transport Infrastructure Authority (MTIA) Project levels
- Support Leve1 2 AMAF Assurance (technical peer review) and support Level 3 AMAF Assurance (internal / external audits)
- Support co-ordination of the AMAF Assurance compliance results. support financial compliance and report maturity
- Preparation and presentation of papers at DTP Leadership; the Public Accounts and Estimating Committee (PAEC), Possible Parliamentary Question (PPQ), and the independent Audit, Risk Integrity Committee (ARIC) to report on the performance of the function of Asset Management as required.

**_Asset Management Improvement Program_**

Using the results from the AMAF Assurance Program, with strong connections across the Department’s Groups and Offices, the Manager is responsible for contributing to the development of the Asset Management Improvement Program to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Activities under this program includes planning, co-ordinating and reporting on centralised improvement plans across selected DTP Divisions and MTIA to achieve business improvement and AMAF compliance. A key focus of the team is to support the Assets and Engineering Leadership team and branches with a key role in Strategic Asset Management, Asset Intelligence and Engineering services.

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**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- **Asset Management Policy, Strategy and Framework Implementation**- Works closely with the Senior Manager to develop, mature and implement the Asset Management Policy, Strategy and Framework, and work collaboratively across DTP to provide clear direction and leadership on the management of assets. Effectively develop, implement, and monitor effectiveness of the Policy, Strategy and Framework to ensure the Department’s Asset Management function is implemented to manage assets under the State’s Transport & Planning Portfolio.
- **Strategic Asset Management** - Provides specialist expertise and leadership on sound Asset Management and foresight for the Department’s AMS, effectively addressing strategic issues and challenges to integrate management of assets under control of DTP, including internal and external entities.
- **Asset Management Accountability Framework Assurance** - Develops and leads the AMAF Assurance Program to work collaboratively with executives and staff across DTP to provide Asset Management Assurance against AMAF to support annual Financial Compliance Attestation as part of Financial Reporting.
- **Asset Management Improvement Program** - Supports the team to work collaboratively with executives and staff to lead programming; implementation; monitoring; and reporting on the Department’s Asset Management Improvement Program to enable an uplift of asset management capability and compliance in asset management.

**Key Selection Criteria**

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- University degree in engineering, asset management or an equivalent qualification.
- Experience in asset management - 3 years in strategic asset management
- Experience developing and implementing successful chan