Strategic Assets Manager

This is an opportunity to join a passionate team of professional leaders with a commitment to support each other to achieve positive results for our community across the planning, design and delivery of strategic capital upgrades or new infrastructure to support adopted service strategies.
Sutherland Shire Council is one of the largest local government areas in NSW and is custodian to over $2.8 billion of infrastructure. This is an opportunity to work amongst some of Sydney’s most iconic beaches and significant natural areas including the Georges River and Port Hacking waterways, Kamay National Park and the Royal National Park – Australia’s oldest National Park.
Sutherland Shire is home to over 242,000 people that are passionate about their local area and are keen to work with our professional staff in engaging and contributing to current and future infrastructure decisions.
Asset strategy and delivery are key to enabling long-term asset management across the portfolio and driving efficient and quality planning, design and construction of infrastructure projects over a four-year program worth more than $300 million.
This role will support Council in setting itself up for the future with an increasing ability to drive strategic asset management through data-driven decision making.
Things We’ll Trust You With:

• Being a part of the planning, design and the delivery of strategic capital upgrades or new infrastructure to support adopted service strategies.
• Leading and managing the successful delivery of strategic asset outcomes including the asset management framework and systems, project management office and catchment and waterways management.
• Creating and maintaining a strong organisational culture that is focused on achieving positive outcomes for Council and the community.
• Utilising your highly developed skills in thinking strategically, lateral problem solving, sound stakeholder management to successfully facilitate positive outcomes.

Things You’ll Do:

• This role will support Council in setting itself up for the future with an increasing ability to drive strategic asset management through data-driven decision making.
• Be part of an important business unit collaborating across Council with business partners and service managers to mitigate strategic risks and deliver an ambitious improvement plan, with the following three areas of focus: Optimal Service Levels, Assets for Now and the Future, Asset Risk and Resilience.
• Contribute in a meaningful way to the local community through the delivery of new play spaces, sporting fields, parks, and buildings along with transport infrastructure and aquatic upgrades.

Things You’ll Be Proud Of:

• Being part of a dedicated and hard working team.
• Playing a key role in Council's infrastructure planning and maintenance for the benefit of future residents and the general community.
• Working for an organisation which has our community at the heart of all that we do
• Showcasing Council’s values in all that you do – Collaborate, Achieve, Respect, and Evolve

The Fine Print:

• Apply by responding to our online application questions and by submitting your resume and a cover letter outlining why we are a great fit!
• Get your application in by 10pm: Thursday 14 March 2024
• Interview date: First round interviews will be facilitated week commencing 18th March 2024.
• Package: Will be negotiated with the successful candidate
• This is a Permanent Full Time opportunity.
• To benefit your wellbeing you will have access to fitness passport, corporate membership to our leisure centres, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.

**To meet Council's WHS requirements and in accordance with Council's Covid-19 Safety Plans, this position has been identified via risk assessment to be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide evidence of an approved medical contraindication, you will be required to produce evidence as part of the application process. Successful applicants are subject to ID checks, Police Checks, Reference checks, Qualification checks, Psychometric Assessments and Work Rights verification.
Keen To Learn More?

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• Reach out to Brooke Martin - (Director - Infrastructure and Operations) for any job specific enquiries via bmartin@ssc.nsw.gov.au.
• Breanna Rivers - brivers@ssc.nsw.gov.au, (Talent Acquisition Business Partner), can assist with any recruitment related enquiries.

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Please select the mandatory qualification/licence requirements of this role that you currently hold: * * Class C Drivers Licence

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• Should you be successful with your application, will you be engaging in other employment (including paid or unpaid ) that is outside of Sutherland Shire Council, or in addition to existing employment with Sutherland Shire Council? If yes, please disclose details. (Note: Secondary Employment must be approved by Sutherland Shire Council's CEO prior to any offer of employment).*

As part of this recruitment process you may be required to participate in pre employment screening which may include but not limited to the following ; National Criminal Background Check, Functional Assessment, Reference Checking, Psychometric Assessment , Working with Children Check, Driving History Check, Qualification or Work Rights Verification, skills assessments & Covid-19 Vaccination immunisation requirements. Do you understand and acknowledge this requirement?* * Yes

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Are you fully vaccinated (minimum two doses) with an approved COVID-19 vaccine and can provide Council with evidence of vaccination, or an accepted certified medical contraindication? Council reserves the right to confirm the validity of medical contraindications in accordance with NSW Health Guidelines, and to direct an applicant to undertake an independent medical examination in relation to the medical contraindication if required.* * Yes I am fully vaccinated

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• Please advise of any possible conflict of interest which may need to be considered as part of your application. Do you have any relationship with employee/s that are current or have previously been associated with Sutherland Shire Council? This may be a partner, parent, sibling, friend, neighbour and/or previous work colleague. If yes, please disclose details. (Please note: Conflict of interest must be appropriately managed to ensure a consistent and fair recruitment process for all candidates).
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