We currently have an opportunity for an Asset Manager to join our Health and Education, supporting WA Schools and QEII Carpark, playing a key role in delivering strategic asset maintenance management, compliance and lifecycle planning across a diverse social infrastructure portfolio. Reporting to the Contract Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.
What You’ll Do
This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:
Deliver asset maintenance management strategies, lifecycle management plans, asset condition assessments and replacement cycle forecasts across the portfolio.
Analyse asset data and prepare recommendation reports to support maintenance planning, lifecycle decision-making, asset replacement and critical infrastructure performance.
Manage compliance obligations, statutory requirements and asset management frameworks to ensure contractual requirements are met.
Provide technical support and guidance to operational teams, supporting the effective management of building services, systems and facilities infrastructure.
Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and high-quality service delivery outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
Demonstrated Asset Management and Lifecycle Management experience is essential, including asset condition assessments, lifecycle planning, replacement forecasting and long-term asset optimisation.
Experience managing assets across complex facilities, social infrastructure portfolios or similar operational environments.
Strong understanding of ISO55000 principles and the ability to apply asset management best practice within an operational environment.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience providing technical advice, reports and recommendations to clients and operational teams.
Qualifications in Asset Management, Engineering, Building Services, Facilities Management or a related discipline are highly regarded. Trade-qualified professionals with relevant asset management experience are encouraged to apply.
More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.
Why Downer?
At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.
What It Means to Belong at Downer
We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:
Training and development to support and diversify your career.
With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.