Lead essential infrastructure planning, shape long-term asset strategy, influence investment decisions - enjoy balance, variety, and real community impact Full description.

We’re looking for an experienced Asset Manager to take ownership of a diverse infrastructure portfolio and ensure assets are planned, maintained, and developed to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective services to the community.

This is a strategic and hands-on role where you’ll influence long-term investment decisions, guide asset planning frameworks, and provide trusted advice to senior leadership and elected stakeholders.

The Opportunity

You’ll lead the development and delivery of robust asset management planning across multiple asset classes, ensuring alignment with long-term strategies, budgets, and community expectations.

Key focus areas include:

• Leading Asset Management Plans and long-term infrastructure strategies
• Lifecycle planning across acquisition, maintenance, renewal, and disposal
• Risk-based investment prioritisation and resilience planning
• Driving data integrity, asset systems, and evidence-based decision making
• Providing clear, strategic reporting to senior leaders and governance groups
• Supporting capital programmes and business case development

This role plays a critical part in ensuring infrastructure is future-fit, financially sustainable, and aligned with community outcomes.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who combines technical depth with strategic thinking and can operate comfortably across both detail and big-picture planning.

You’ll likely have:

• Proven experience (5+ years) in asset management within infrastructure, utilities, or local government
• Strong understanding of lifecycle planning, risk, and asset performance frameworks
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, practical advice
• Experience contributing to long-term planning, budgets, and investment decisions
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and infrastructure standards
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong analytical capability

Your Work Style

This role will suit someone who:

• Enjoys working collaboratively across teams and disciplines
• Is self-driven and comfortable taking ownership of outcomes
• Brings a strong customer and community focus to decision-making
• Thrives in environments where initiative, improvement, and accountability are valued
• Can navigate the complexity and sensitivity of stakeholder and governance environments
• Demonstrates resilience, sound judgement, and a calm, considered approach

You’ll be part of a team that values integrity, teamwork, positivity, and making a meaningful contribution to the wider community.

Lifestyle & Location

Enjoy the benefits of a role based in a well-connected regional centre, offering:

• Community living with genuine work-life balance - and choose your commute!
• Easy access to outdoor lifestyle and green spaces
• A strong sense of community and local identity
• Affordable living compared to major metropolitan areas

This is an opportunity to combine career impact with lifestyle advantage.

Why Apply?

• Influence long-term infrastructure strategy and community outcomes
• Broad, varied asset portfolio with real impact
• Visible role working closely with leadership and stakeholders
• Balance of strategic thinking and practical delivery
• Lifestyle location without sacrificing career progression

If you’re ready to take ownership of a critical asset management function and make a lasting difference, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply Now

Please send your CV and cover letter (Word or PDF format) outlining your alignment with the role criteria to Kevin Chappell, Principal Director, TalentNow! via the ‘Apply’ link. Or call me on 029-5974739 for a confidential conversation.

Please note that we are providing our slimmed down ScreenLite service to this client. All qualified CVs will be forwarded to the client organisation and they will be conducting the shortlisting and interviewing, so please take this process into account when submitting your application.

Applications close: 26th May 2026 or earlier.

Please Note:
This role is open only to candidates currently based in and entitled to work in New Zealand and with the skills and competencies as outlined in the advert.  We will respond only to candidates who meet the above criteria.

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Swap gridlock for impact. Lead asset strategy, influence decisions, and relocate for lifestyle, balance, and meaningful community outcomes. Full description.

The Opportunity

If you’re currently in Auckland and ready for more impact, this is your chance to step into a visible, end-to-end asset management role where your work genuinely shapes outcomes.

You’ll lead the planning, performance, and long-term strategy of a diverse infrastructure portfolio - guiding investment decisions, influencing leadership, and delivering real value to a connected community.

This is a role where you’re not just part of the system - you help shape it.

Why Make the Move?

This is more than a role change - it’s a lifestyle upgrade without career compromise.

• Trade long commutes for time back in your day
• Move closer to decision-makers and see your impact firsthand
• Broaden your scope beyond siloed asset functions
• Be part of a community where outcomes are visible and valued

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll take ownership of asset management planning and performance across multiple asset classes, including:

• Developing and leading Asset Management Plans aligned to long-term strategy
• Driving lifecycle planning, renewals, and capital programmes
• Leading risk-based investment prioritisation and resilience planning
• Providing clear, strategic advice to senior leadership and governance groups
• Strengthening asset data, systems, and evidence-based decision-making
• Supporting business cases, funding strategies, and long-term planning

This role is central to ensuring infrastructure is safe, resilient, and fit for the future.

What You’ll Bring

You’re likely operating in a complex infrastructure or local government environment and are ready for broader influence.

• 5+ years’ experience in asset management or infrastructure planning
• Strong lifecycle, risk, and performance management capability
• Ability to translate technical detail into clear, practical insight
• Experience contributing to long-term plans and investment decisions
• Sound understanding of infrastructure standards and legislation
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong analytical skills

Work Style & Culture Fit

You’ll thrive here if you:

• Want ownership, not just contribution
• Prefer collaboration over hierarchy
• Bring a strong community and customer lens to your work
• Are self-driven, pragmatic, and improvement-focused
• Can operate confidently in stakeholder and governance environments

You’ll join a team that values integrity, teamwork, accountability, and making a difference.

Lifestyle & Location

This is your opportunity to reset how you live and work.

• Shorter and more pleasant commutes and genuine work-life balance
• Easy access to outdoors and open space
• Affordable living compared to major centres
• A strong, connected community

All within a few hours of Auckland - close enough to stay connected, far enough to feel the difference.

Why Apply?

• Step into a broader, more influential role
• Shape long-term infrastructure and community outcomes
• Work closer to leadership and decision-making
• Gain variety across a diverse asset portfolio
• Enjoy a better lifestyle without sacrificing your career

If this role appeals, and fits your future plans, then I'd like to hear from you.

Apply Now

Please send your CV and cover letter (Word or PDF format) outlining your alignment with the role criteria to Kevin Chappell, Principal Director, TalentNow! via the ‘Apply’ link. Or call me on 029-5974739 for a confidential conversation.

Please note that we are providing our slimmed down ScreenLite service to this client. All qualified CVs will be forwarded to the client organisation and they will be conducting the shortlisting and interviewing, so please take this process into account when submitting your application.

Applications close: 26th May 2026 or earlier.

Please Note:
This role is open only to candidates currently based in and entitled to work in New Zealand and with the skills and competencies as outlined in the advert.  We will respond only to candidates who meet the above criteria.

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