**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Asset Management Business Partner
**Position Title **Asset Management Business Partner
**Position Number(s)** 1050
**Classification **Level 6
**People Leader **Unit Manager Asset Solutions
**Division **City Services
**Department **Engineering, Assets and Environment
**Key Relationships **All Teams and External Service Providers
**Our Purpose
**To improve our residents' quality of life; continuously,
smartly and efficiently.
Six themes in our Community Vision represent the
shared value and aspirations that will guide how our
city develops - liveable, valuing nature, engaged,
prosperous, innovative and connected.
**City of Marion Values**
Our values are critical to us as they help drive
behaviours that will enable us to achieve the Council's
vision.***
With the community and safety at the forefront of
everything we do, Marion values:
**Respect,** **Integrity,** **Achievement, Innovation**
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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Asset Management Business Partner
**Purpose**
The Asset Management Business Partner will be responsible for developing Council's asset management
capability across the organisation through leadership, partnership, guidance and support of key work areas.
The role is responsible for engaging with asset owners to develop optimised renewal and maintenance
programming and planning, developing and reviewing Asset Management Plans in partnership and
collaboration with Asset Owners and Subject Matter Experts.
A key objective of this position is to work with the organisation to develop skills and capability in Asset
Management, building capacity in asset planning, maintenance planning and strategic modelling.
The Asset Management Business Partner will support change management across the organisation by
assisting work areas in the implementation of Asset Improvement Plans contained within the Asset
Improvement Plans and delivery of asset related projects.
Strong communication skills and ability to maintain solid relationships (with internal and external)
stakeholders will be vital to this role.
As an ongoing commitment to the organisation you will be responsible for delivering the best service to our
community and to improve residents' quality life; continuously, smartly and efficiently in the scope of your
daily work.
**Key Outcomes**
- Coordinating the end to end governance process for Asset Management Plans.
- Partnering and collaborating with Asset Owners, Subject Matter Experts and Finance in order to create,
review and update Asset Management Plans.
- Leading and guiding Asset Owners to address Asset Management Improvement Plans, assisting hands
on with teams where relevant.
- Working with Asset Owners and Subject Matter Experts to develop optimised detailed asset
maintenance and renewal programs through scenario modelling, ensuring alignment with Asset
Management Plans.
- Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of Asset Improvement Plans through Councils Project
Management System.
- Monitoring and reporting on metrics identified in the Asset Management Plans and the Asset
Management Strategy.
- Supporting change management for transformational asset management across the organisation
through asset related projects.
- Focusing on ensuring asset related risk in corporate registers are adequately mitigated.
Safe Live Well" philosophy.
- Embracing ethical and moral behavior and report any suspected instances of fraud and/or corruption in
accordance with Fraud and Corruption Management and the Code of Conduct.
- All other duties as required.
**Person Specification**
**Essential Requirements**
- Australian residency.
- Australian Drivers Licence
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal.
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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Asset Management Business Partner
**Qualifications**
- Obtained a degree or certificate in Asset Management, Engineering, GIS or appropriate and
considerable relevant experience.***
**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of systems
- Detailed knowledge of Asset Management.
- Knowledge of optimised asset maintenance and renewal programming across a diverse range of asset
classes
- Experienced in GIS
- Ability to use initiative and professional judgement where procedures are not clearly defined.
- A proven track record of developing positive working relationships across a large organisation.
- Highly developed change management and influencing skills.***
**Personal Attributes**
- Adhere to the City of Marion Values.
**Desired Requirements**
**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**
- An understanding of the integration of finance and assets management.
- Experienced in modelling data in Assetic, Predictor or similar asset management information systems
**Special Conditions**
- Some outside hours work may be required.
**COVID - 19**
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