Asset Lead

About the role

Select Plant Australia is one of Australia's largest specialist plant hire providers, delivering plant and services to construction projects. As Asset Lead, you will own a national asset portfolio and set its future direction, leading investment, maintenance, redeployment and disposal decisions that create lasting business value. You will strengthen lifecycle planning, provide evidence-based insights and champion improvements in asset availability, productivity and returns.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the asset strategy and capital investment roadmap, and oversee the full asset lifecycle from investment through to disposal
• Monitor availability, utilisation, reliability and whole-of-life performance, identify underperforming assets and lead corrective action
• Lead capital planning, investment prioritisation and lifecycle cost management, and assess asset economics including ROI and disposal value
• Develop business cases for investment in the current asset base or future fleet capabilities
• Ensure assets comply with legislative, regulatory, accreditation and internal governance requirements, and maintain controls for high-risk plant and equipment
• Partner with Operations, Finance, HSE, Commercial, Sales and Transformation teams, and maintain relationships with OEMs, suppliers, regulators and industry partners
• Lead and develop asset management specialists, set technical standards and performance expectations, and drive initiatives that set the industry benchmark

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in engineering, asset management, construction management, business, commerce or a related discipline, with substantial senior leadership experience in asset-intensive industries
• Formal training or certification in workplace health and safety, enterprise risk and regulatory compliance for high-risk plant and equipment
• Current Australian driver's licence and willingness to travel regularly to operational sites and partner locations
• Proven success setting and executing enterprise asset strategy, capital plans and investment roadmaps
• Strong commercial and financial leadership experience, and a record of improving asset availability, utilisation and reliability
• Experience establishing enterprise asset governance, standards and performance frameworks, and building strategic partnerships with OEMs, suppliers, regulators and customers

What we offer

• In-house training and on-the-job development
• Six months' paid parental leave at full pay
• Purchased leave options and volunteering leave
• Discounts and savings across hundreds of Australian retailers