City of Rockingham

Infrastructure Asset Officer

Permanent

Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)

The City of Rockingham is an award winning local government located 40km south of the Perth CBD and is known as the place where the coast comes to life.  One of the fastest growing local governments in the south metropolitan area, we are responsible for the provision and delivery of high quality services, facilities and events that meet or exceed community expectations.  Providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees is important to us and we are committed to employing team members who share the City’s Values of Recognition, Ethics, Service, Professional Development, Empowerment, Communication and Teamwork – RESPECT. These Values are incorporated into all aspects of employment at the City.

As part of the Strategic Asset Management team, you are responsible for an integrated asset information system – developing, updating and maintaining – which ensures asset management plans and infrastructure programmes are provided and meet City standards.  This role offers you the opportunity to apply your advanced IT skills by developing and maintaining inventory data sets for all our infrastructure assets, utilising GIS tools to ensure those assets are linked to geographical locations, and are updated correctly in the Asset Management module.  You will be the module champion for parks and building infrastructure assets, enabling to apply your interpersonal skills as you train colleagues in the system. 

To be considered for this role, you must address the following selection criteria when submitting your online application:

1. Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
2. Developed problem solving and analytical skills
3. Advanced information technology skills including infrastructure asset management information systems and the ability to develop and maintain registers for infrastructure assets and the Microsoft Office software suite
4. Experience with geospatial information systems, updating and modifying geographical information mapping layers and data
5. High level of asset management skills

We are offering a gross salary of $87,585 per annum and: 

• 11.5% superannuation with the option to co-contribute up to a further 5%
• A variety of health and wellbeing programs including a physical health reimbursement subsidy payment of up to $150 per annum, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
• Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per annum
• A culture of learning with training/development opportunities including paid study leave and study fees
• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles, etc.

An information package, including the position description, is available on our website.

Applications for this position are open until the City determines that a suitable pool of candidates exists.  This means the vacancy may close without notice, so if you are interested in the position, we highly recommend you apply as soon as possible.

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or supports for your application and throughout the recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team via email jobs@rockingham.wa.gov.au or phone 08 9528 0333.

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.