Palmerston North City Council – Manawatu County Make a Difference: Contribute to the development of Palmerston North City while enjoying a fulfilling career that positively impacts our community. Learning and Development Opportunities: Take your career to new heights with Learning and Development opportunities within Palmerston North City Council. Benefits: We do more than just pay you a salary. We have awesome benefits to support you including 5 weeks annual leave and hybrid working. About 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 North. To hit the ground running, you'll have 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 to a high-performing team. 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 assessments 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' postgraduate experience in engineering, infrastructure asset management, or a related discipline. Effective communication and presentation skills. Developing ability to analyse complex issues and come to sound decisions. High degree of initiative with the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision. Awareness of local government approaches to infrastructure management, infrastructure funding, and the need for prioritisation. Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders. Your qualification in engineering and postgraduate experience will provide a solid foundation for your success in this position. About us Palmerston 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 that cares about enhancing our natural and built environment. Our future looks bright, 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 year. Additional long service leave after qualifying periods. Parental leave benefits, including paid partner's leave, and top-up payments. Hybrid working principles. Free access to our on-site fitness equipment. Free annual flu vaccinations and subsidised health and eye checks every 2 years. Confidential counselling service. Waiata group. Professional memberships and assistance with study leave and fees. Various wellbeing spaces, including parents' room and wellness/prayer room; we value our employee experience. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all those suitably qualified for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr