Senior Asset Management Engineer
Stantec’s Water team in Australia has an impressive portfolio of successful major projects that are already positively impacting our communities across the country. We know that finding solutions to our water issues is critical, and so our diverse network of 400+ water specialists in Australia collaborate across business lines and geographies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved. With a strong pipeline of exciting and diverse projects on the horizon, we’re entering a period of growth and are looking to expand our teams with talented professionals who are eager to make an impact and grow alongside the business. How will you impact Australia’s water solutions? Grow with us, H2O+U.
Our Water Group in Victoria has developed strong, long‑term relationships across the water market and maintains a robust pipeline of work. We continue to focus on expanding our capability across a broad range of disciplines, enabling us to support our water clients through a diverse mix of skills, experience, and perspectives.
Our asset management and business advisory specialists deliver strategic, tactical, and operational advisory services to clients responsible for essential community services and the management of significant infrastructure portfolios. Growth in our project pipeline has created an opportunity to further expand our group.
The Asset Strategies group, reporting through our Water business line, delivers advisory services across multiple sectors, including water, transport, and facilities management. With capability spread across the eastern seaboard, the group continues to grow. We are seeking an asset management advisory professional, based in Melbourne, with a passion for change, innovation, and collaboration, to join our Melbourne office.
About the role
The position available will play an integral role amongst a diverse group of highly skilled professionals, that provide advisory services to deliver asset management excellence for our clients. You will join a dynamic and skilled group that works on strategic, tactical and operational projects across Australia, with a primary focus on Victorian water clients.
Specifically, your duties may include:
· Supporting development of frameworks, plans, reports and tools for various stages of the asset lifecycle (e.g., strategic asset management plans, asset management plans, asset lifecycle models, and documenting the outcomes of reviews or audits)
· Conducting maturity assessments against ISO 55001 requirements and developing continuous improvement programs to drive client capability building.
· Conducting asset data collection and analysis, particularly for water and wastewater assets.
· Complex data analyses, risk assessments and asset lifecycle modelling to develop forward maintenance and renewal programs, particularly for water and wastewater assets.
· Economic analyses and business case development.
· Supporting existing client relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
· Undertaking research and investigation to determine commercial solutions for clients.
· Ensuring work is of a technically high standard and delivered within time and budget constraints.
What will you bring to the Asset Strategies team?
· Tertiary qualification in Engineering or another relevant discipline. A dual or post graduate qualification in Business Management, Finance or Economics will be well regarded.
· Demonstrated experience in asset management and the provision of infrastructure advisory services. Experience with water and wastewater assets is favourable; however, we are open to considering experience in all asset-intensive sectors.
· Well-developed report writing skills.
· Well-developed communication and negotiation skills.
· Research skills and the ability to interact with and deliver technical information to clients.
- Full Australian Working rights.
What do we offer to enable your next career step?
We offer many benefits to ensure your professional development and wellbeing.
· Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements – including options to work part time, and hybrid working across home, company and client offices.
· Learning and Talent Development Programs and training.
· Purchasing up to four weeks additional leave.
· Professional Registration and Membership fees covered.
· Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI).
· Salary Packaging options.
· Employee Resource Groups such as Women@Stantec and Pride@Stantec, with the aim to achieve a genuinely inclusive and diverse workforce.
· Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs including Employee Assistance Program.
· Service Recognition Awards.
· Importantly, a vibrant and collaborative team first culture.
About us
The Stantec community unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across sectors and industries to bring water, transport, energy, architecture, and infrastructure projects to life. Our collaborative culture filters through our business into out multi-disciplined project teams and across the Asset Strategies group you will be joining.
How to apply
Please submit your CV with a succinct cover letter, by following the ‘apply’ link, outlining how your experience and capabilities will contribute to our asset management and business advisory capabilities.