Senior Manager Asset Strategy

You can influence outcomes and meet diverse challenges.

Here's your chance to design and deliver efficient, customer-focused services that also enhance accessibility, sustainability and overall quality of living for more people than you've imagined.

In this role, you'll:

Play a pivotal role in shaping how our bus, ferry, light rail, and maritime assets are managed and assured. This role is for the Corridor and Civil discipline which includes assets such as:
- bus stops, interchanges and depots
- light rail stops, depots, track, slopes, bridges etc
- ferry shipyard
- maritime and coastal infrastructure including wharves, aids-to-navigation, lighthouses, revetments

You will:

• Lead the development and implementation of asset strategies for the Corridor and Civil discipline of the portfolio.

• Provide outcome-based technical expertise, solutions and decision-making on asset management, engineering, governance, planning, and assurance-related matters

• Ensure asset management practices, decision-making and investments align with asset strategies and optimise the balance of lifecycle cost, risk and performance

• Ensure vertical alignment between Government and organisational objectives with day to day activities, and horizontal alignment between internal/external roles

• Uplift asset management maturity by driving change through people, processes and systems in support of the discipline.

• Influence leaders and decision-makers— this is a leadership role ideal for someone who drives change and realises outcomes through strategic engagement and partnering with experts through the asset lifecycle

This role reports to the Director Operational Asset Strategy in the newly created Operational Asset Assurance Branch of Coordinator General. The Senior Manager Asset Strategy will lead the discipline specific asset strategy function for Coordinator General Division, including staff, partners and service providers involved in all asset lifecycle stages for bus, ferry, light rail and maritime services.

The role works in partnership with subject matter experts within the branch, division and broader Transport portfolio as well as industry and the supply chain. Other Senior Manager roles in the team include Power & Energy, Systems, and Fleet & Depot.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

You are an experienced asset management practitioner at senior level who has successfully developed and implemented asset strategies. You have demonstrated experience or certifications in Asset Management.

You bring:

• expertise in developing and implementing lifecycle strategies that integrate multiple disciplines (e.g. engineering, commercial, operations, maintenance etc) into a coherent whole

• deep understanding of asset management and ISO 55000 series standards and their application in an operational and customer focussed environment

• aptitude for navigating competing interests and influencing decision-making in a complex and constrained environment

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team's home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now

Applications close: 11:59 pm 26th November 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact JOSH..NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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