Senior Asset Strategy Engineer

Senior Asset Strategy Engineer – Perth Office – Permanent Full Time

Join our Asset Performance team as a Senior Asset Strategy Engineer. We're looking for a strategic thinker and technical expert to lead the development and implementation of best practice asset management strategies for our Protection, Secondary, and DC Systems assets on our Transmission network. This is your opportunity to make a tangible difference in the performance, reliability, and longevity of critical infrastructure.

Your Role in Action  

• Set the Standard: Define and document best practice asset management practices, leveraging your deep engineering expertise.
• Assess Asset Performance: Monitor asset performance and analyse condition data to evaluate asset health, identify emerging issues, and guide maintenance and replacement strategies for optimal outcomes.
• Shape Strategy: Develop and justify forward-thinking asset strategies that feed into long-term asset management plans.
• Mitigate Risk: Lead risk assessments and asset life cycle evaluations using Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles.
• Champion Innovation: Foster a culture of continuous improvement and critical thinking within a collaborative, close-knit team.
• Be the Expert: Act as the go-to asset custodian, engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure asset integrity throughout its service life.

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Degree in Engineering
• Eligible for Professional Engineer membership (MIEAust) with Engineers Australia
• Eligible for Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) with the Asset Management Council.
• At least 10+ years extensive and broad engineering experience
• Extensive specialist asset class knowledge
• Comprehensive financial analysis skills
• Able to work independently and drive actionable results
• Change management and stakeholder management and engagement skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.   
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office, perfect for cyclists.
• Close to public transport, shops and cafés to make your day more convenient.

Applications close on 3rd July 2025 

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Find out more about our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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