Intermediate Asset Planning Engineer

Make a Difference: Contribute to the development of Palmerston North City while enjoying a fulfilling career that positively impacts our communityLearning and Development Opportunities: Take your career to new heights with Learning and Development opportunities within Palmerston North City CouncilBenefits: We do more than just pay you a salary. We have awesome benefits to support you including 5 weeks annual leave and hybrid workingAbout the role | Ko te mahi nei Are you a strategic thinker with the ability to analyse complex issues? Our Asset Planning Team needs you! Due to an internal promotion, we are excited to announce a new opportunity that has arisen for an Intermediate Asset Planning Engineer and this is where you come in.As part of the Asset Planning Team you will be situated in the Asset Planning Division, at the heart of the Infrastructure centre of excellence for asset management and information intelligence. You'll have a tangible impact on the city as you work alongside asset owners to identify and develop budgets for future infrastructure construction and maintenance projects across Palmerston NorthTo hit the ground running, you'll have of two years' postgraduate experience in engineering, and an ambition to develop and grow your understanding of asset management. In return, we offer you a supportive workplace, with a commitment to ongoing professional development, work-life balance and the opportunity to contribute a high performing team.If you are excited about the prospect of helping a vision become a reality, apply today!This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.Your focus in this role will include:Contribute to programme and strategic investigations to support budget development;Support the ongoing improvement of asset management practice;Develop knowledge and understanding of the wastewater, water and transport models to support other roles within the team and improve our resilience and delivery capability.Your technical skills will be essential for capturing, analysing and translating data into intelligence, as well as for carrying out engineering assessment to support project strategic alignment and prioritisation. You will be part of our drive to improve asset management practice across Infrastructure. To excel in this role, you should possess the following skills and experience:Formal tertiary qualification in Engineering.Minimum two years' experience postgraduate in engineering, infrastructure asset management or related disciplineEffective communication and presentation skills.Developing ability to analyse complex issues and come to sound decisionsHigh degree of initiative with the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervisionAwareness of local government approaches to infrastructure management, infrastructure funding and the need for prioritisationProven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholdersYour qualification in engineering and post-graduate experience will provide a solid foundation to your success in this position.About usPalmerston North (or as we like to call it, Palmy) is a growing, innovative and exciting city. With small city benefits and big city ambition, Palmy has secured its place on the map as a creative and exciting city, with leading innovation and developments! We're proud to be a city that includes, supports, connects and uses the talents of the whole community in our pursuit to provide a connected and safe community. We're also a future-focused city who cares about enhancing our natural and built environment. Our future looks bright, it looks vibrant and progressive.What we offer:Competitive remuneration between $75,922 and $89,320, with a 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution (where eligible)5 weeks annual leave and a community service day every yearAdditional long service leave after qualifying periodsParental leave benefits, including paid partner's leave, and top-up paymentsHybrid working principlesFree access to our on-site fitness equipmentFree annual flu vaccinations and subsidised health and eye checks every 2 yearsConfidential counselling serviceWaiata groupProfessional memberships and assistance with study leave and feesVarious wellbeing spaces, including parents' room and wellness/prayer room; we value our employee experienceWe are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all those suitably qualified for this position.Privacy and Consent DeclarationI declare that to the best of my knowledge, the information I have supplied in this application (including any Curriculum Vitae and/or Cover Letter I have provided) is correct. 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