Assets and Planning Officer

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The Campus Services team is looking to appoint an experienced Facilities Asset and Planning Officer, ideally with a background supporting maintenance and asset planning teams. Working in a collaborative team providing services across the University, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Maintaining and updating the Infrastructure and Facility Services asset database
• Creating and reviewing maintenance schedules for planned works
• Data capture of all assets and associated building operation and maintenance manuals
• Analysis of work order activity, operational asset database maintenance and advanced monitoring and reporting

This fixed-term position is full time and will be located at the Callaghan Campus (Awabakal land).

How will you inspire us?

You will have:

• Experience and specialist expertise or broad knowledge in technical or administrative fields, ideally specialised in maintenance or asset planning fields
• Demonstrated experience in the operation of enterprise asset management software such as IBM Maximo as well as Microsoft 365 products to maintain data, create records and system and user administration and work order management. 
• Demonstrated experience analysing data and reporting of key performance indicators in a maintenance environment, including statistical and summarised reporting.

For full list of essential criteria, please see attached Position Description

What we offer

The remuneration for this position is from $93,929 to $103,641 plus 17% superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience. 

In addition to working for a university that is breaking boundaries, discovering new ways of thinking and cementing a place as a global leader, we offer a range of benefits to our employees to ensure you balance your commitments, stay healthy and work effectively. 

These include: 

• 17% super and salary packaging.
• Additional University Holiday days, generous personal, life, and parental leave, annual leave loading, and additional purchased leave scheme.
• Discounts on private health insurance, gym memberships, software, travel and more.
• A range of support and wellbeing programs.

For more information on benefits and conditions, please follow this link.

About our University

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision are our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability.

Your next steps

Important information before you apply:

• If viewing this on a job board other than the University's please click ‘Apply’ (or equivalent) to reach the University's website, where a copy of the Position Description can be accessed. Please download a copy from the Related Documents section before commencing your application.
• Applications for this position will only be accepted from those with Australian residency or a valid work permit.

Your application:

Your application must include:

• Your resume.
• A cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for this opportunity.
• A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed in the position description.

Please upload your Cover Letter and response to the requested Criteria as one PDF document. This document should not exceed 3 pages.

We value diversity and strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free. If you require an alternative pathway to view the Position Description or to submit an application, please reach out to employment@newcastle.edu.au.

We also seek to provide a fair chance to all applicants by providing reasonable adjustments where required during the assessment and interview phases of the recruitment process.

Contact Us

For specific position enquiries, please contact Melissa Baillie, Asset Planning Analyst on (02) 4921 7279, 0455 893 947 or via email at melissa.baillie@newcastle.edu.au.

Having technical difficulties? Please reach out to us: employment@newcastle.edu.au Please note, we do not accept email applications.

Closing date: Monday, 28^th April 2025 at 11.59pm AEST

We are excited to be Looking Ahead with you

We provide opportunities for all people regardless of their background and experience, and this philosophy is reflected across all that we do. 

The University of Newcastle is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.  

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