Position Description
POSITION:
Asset Engineer – Maintenance
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Asset Manager
LOCATION:
National Office, Wellington
DATE:
November 2007
JOB PURPOSE
To assist the Asset Management Team in managing the highway asset effectively and efficiently,
including forward planning and investigation of new initiatives to meet the objectives of our
stakeholders in accordance with Transit’s policies and procedures.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The state highway Asset Management Plan meets stakeholder objectives, promotes sound
asset management practice within Transit and is recognised as industry best practice

Asset performance modelling methodologies are implemented and managed which provide
robust forecasts of future performance and funding requirements

Regional consistency and benchmarking of asset performance is managed through
effective use of asset performance measures

Promotes teamwork and collaborative working as a member of the national state highway
asset management team
NETWORK OPERATIONS TEAM
This team is dependent on each other and charged with being recognised by the Industry and
Transit Board for the efficient delivery of an integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable State
Highway network to transport users.
FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
 Regional Asset Staff
 National Office Staff
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External
 Local Authorities
 Network Consultants and Contractors
 Industry Groups
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ROLE SUMMARY
1.
Asset Management Plan
The position holder will have responsibility for managing the on-going implementation of
the State Highway Asset Management Plan. This is a key document and process for
state highway management that reflects high level drivers at the same time as being built
up from a sound detailed knowledge of asset requirements at the local network level.
2.
Asset Performance Modelling
Predicting future asset performance and funding requirements is core business for the state
highway asset management team. The Government requires confidence that such
predictions are robust so that realistic estimates are available for the sector and beyond.
Transit has implemented some methodologies through the use of systems and modelling
techniques and this position will be responsible for ongoing improvements in this area.
3.
Asset Performance Measures
Performance measures are used in regional network management contracts as well as
for national reporting. The position will be responsible for analysis and development to
ensure that any such measures are appropriate for regional, national (and where
appropriate international) benchmarking. The focus will be on asset performance
measures, although reference to wider organizational measures will also need to be
made.
4.
Business Improvement Projects and Business Management
As a senior member of the National Asset Management team, the position will be responsible
for encouraging on-going source of teamwork and collaboration in all projects. This will
require working with wider industry and representing Transit at national and possibly
occasionally international meetings. Various important initiatives are an on-going
responsibility of the team and the position will lead and contribute as required to ensure high
quality outcomes.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Sector Knowledge
Knowledge of Transit’s policies and procedures would be an advantage.
Core Skills
The position holder will have a proven ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally
(including presentation skills) and in writing. They will have strong analytical capabilities and a
desire to think strategically. The position holder will have experience in dealing with the public,
public meetings and media and, given the extent of liaison with Transit and consulting staff and
the staff development/management expectation, the position holder must be highly proficient with
the English language.
This position requires high proficiency with computing skills.
Behavioural Skills
Innovation + Communication + Cooperation = Excellence (ICCE) are the behaviours that apply to
all staff in Transit and are required for Transit to succeed in achieving its strategic objectives.
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The competency levels for this position are:
Innovation
Communication
Cooperation
Level
Level
Level
C
C
C
(Refer attached competencies matrix.)
Required Attributes
The position holder will have sufficient maturity and judgement to liaise effectively and be accepted by
senior managers and engineering staff within the wider roading industry, and our customers. The
position holder will require minimum specific motivation or leadership in progressing the key
objectives of this brief. They will have the ability to work well under pressure and to work as part of a
team.
Technical Skills and Qualifications
The position holder will be tertiary qualified in engineering and preferably with a Bachelor of
Engineering or equivalent, with significant experience in roading and asset/maintenance
management. A valid NZ Driver’s Licence (or equivalent) is required for this position.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Asset Engineer – Maintenance
Key Result Areas
Accountabilities
Asset Management
Transit’s Asset
Management Plan
meets stakeholder
objectives
 Work with national and regional staff and stakeholders where appropriate to
ensure that Transits Asset Management Plan meets best practice
 Ensure the State Highway Asset Management Manual is updated to reflect
evolving asset management requirements
 Audit regional asset management processes to ensure practices and the
Asset Management Plan are aligned
 Ensure Asset Management Plan is aligned with Annual Plan and funding
requirements
Develop good asset
management practice
 Monitor international developments in asset management planning to
inform work in this area
Asset Performance Modelling
Asset Performance
Modeling processes will
be reliable, fit for purpose
and match resource
capacity
 Manage development of sustainable methodologies for predicting asset
future performance
 Drive optimisation principles into Transit’s on-going asset management
business
 Manage valuation of the state highway asset and ensure results are
consistent with Transit’s overall asset management forward works
programmes
 Develop asset valuation so that it becomes a more visible part of
Transit’s asset management process
 Perform analyses to highlight issues of consistency across regions in
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Key Result Areas
Accountabilities
all areas of asset management, and drive improvements as required
Asset Performance Measures
Asset Performance
Measures are fit for
purpose and up to date
 Ensure asset performance measures are fit for purpose for any national



or international benchmarking and regional contracts reflect up to date
national thinking
Review existing measures and identify opportunities for improvement to
measures to ensure world best practice is achieved
Develop conclusions on annual measures into realistic action plans in
network operations business
Ensure physical works and professional service contracts reflect latest
thinking on asset performance measures
Business Improvement and Business Management
Contributions to and
management of activities
and projects within asset
management team are
positive, promote high
quality outcomes and
build institutional
capability collaboratively
Business Management
 Manage new initiatives that arise from time to time based on current
business need e.g. (Immediate need)
 Contribute to development of the Asset Management Team Business


Plans
Contribute to industry working groups as required to further Transit’s
asset management goals
Work on Austroads projects as required to further interstate
consistency
 Manage development of a robust asset management methodology for
specific state highway assets as required e.g. ITS assets
 Manage the engagement of professional service suppliers as required
to fulfill objectives
 On-going financial and budget management of projects and suppliers
as required
 Liaise with and support other Transit divisions as appropriate to ensure
input on relevant issues and that all projects/initiatives as required
Business Administration
Additional duties

Carry out such other duties within the scope of technical and/or
administrative support as may be required from time to time
Personal development

Take responsibility and action for own personal development, to meet
future organisation needs
Maintain Transit
standards

Continuously work within the spirit and intent of the values of Transit and
promote Transit’s practice with colleagues and external associates

Ensure all work is conducted in a manner that meets the quality systems
and practice standards of Transit New Zealand
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ICCE Competency Matrix - Innovation
Challenging assumptions and constantly looking for ways to deliver the best value for money for Transit and the best outcomes for transport
Competency Area
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
Demonstrated behaviours As with Level A plus:
As with Level B plus:
As with Level C plus:
• Keeps an ear to ground in • Proactively scans the external • Uses internal networks to gather • Identifies situations that may have a
Identifying
all
situations
for
information
environment
for
points
of
interest
information
across
Transit
positive or negative impact on Transit’s
opportunities &
relevant to own area &
& potential / emerging issues
• Questions the status quo for its
credibility, making connections
issues
passes on
• Looks for better & more efficient appropriateness in the current
between unrelated pieces of
ways of achieving the required
environment, developing new or
information in order to provide insight
business result
better approaches to achieving
• Initiates ideas likely to positively
business results
impact beyond own division / region
Level E
As with Level D plus:
• Accurately identifies & assesses
political & sensitive issues for
impact on Transit & transport
partners
• Initiates ideas likely to assist
achievement of Transit’s &
transport partners strategic
objectives
Maximising
opportunities
• N/A
• Analyses opportunities
methodically, identifying all cost
drivers & seeking the right
balance of cost & benefit in
making a recommendation
• Considers all relevant pro’s &
con’s, developing a clear logic that
ensures alignment to Transit’s
objectives, & implementation
feasibility without hampering others
• Shows integrity in making robust
recommendations / decisions, ensuring
full consideration of the trade-offs
between value drivers (e.g.
environmental, safety, cost)
• Applies sound judgment about
which ideas will provide most
value for Transit & transport
partners, using experience to
balance the short term risks &
gains against the long term
• Provides a sharp perspective on
• Thinks laterally, providing insight
issues & problems, forming a view of
into complex problems, direction
the associated risk to Transit
for resolution & driving others
• Exercises considerable judgment in
towards an answer
reaching decisions, in short timeframes • Uses extensive judgment to
if required by the issue
make decisions that withstand any
contest at an Executive level
Solving problems
• Gathers accurate
information on the problem
• Determines problem nature by
asking appropriate questions
• Develops an approach to
resolving the problem, identifying
the right people to involve, &
ensuring resolution in a timely
manner
Applying a broad
perspective
• Thinks across the range of • Thinks beyond current
Transit processes &
boundaries in all situations, not
objectives
confined by process & tradition
• Identifies the root cause, & any
short & long-term impact across
Transit, ensuring solutions meet
organisational needs
• Relies on previous experience to
resolve problems, applying
judgment to add weight to analysis
when forming decisions
• Thinks conceptually, considering
what Transit / stakeholders needs
will be in the future & how they can
be addressed
• Takes a national & cross-divisional
• Always considers the broadest &
view, looking for impacts on Transit, it’s longest-term view of a challenge
stakeholders, their strategies, &
or opportunity
communities
ICCE Competency Matrix - Communication
Providing timely, complete & relevant information in a way that delivers on the needs of others, to assist a successful end result
Competency Area
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
Demonstrated behaviours As with Level A plus:
As with Level B plus:
As with Level C plus:
• Seeks to understand
• Seeks to understand Transit’s • Seeks to fully understand the
• Interprets diverse pieces of
Understanding
Transit, it’s structure,
stakeholders & their needs,
stakeholder’s position, extracting
information concisely, seeking clarity
process & objectives
asking open questions to ensure important information from
around areas of conflict or
a full understanding of other
communications & checking
misalignment with Transit position or
parties & how they relate to own interpretation
direction
work
• Conveys routine
• Addresses stakeholders
• Provides timely information,
• Provides accurate information in any
Keeping
information completely &
information needs, ensuring
ensuring stakeholders are informed situation ensuring all questions are
stakeholders
accurately,
using
noncommunications
occur
as
about
impacts
before
they
occur
answered & adding valuable insight
informed
technical language where
promised & are consistent with
• Tailors communication approach • Is effective in communicating both
possible
Transit position
to audience, structuring information inside & outside Transit
• Voices position confidently,
in a meaningful way to maximise
stressing key message points & acceptance & buy-in
providing reasoning for the
position taken
Ensuring 'no
surprises' within
Transit
• Escalates developing
issues ASAP to minimise
impact
• Provides information on
potential issues & non-successes
to the correct person in a timely
manner
• Assesses the possible impact of
potential issues & non-successes
to Transit & its stakeholders,
escalating where relevant
• Accurately assesses the impact of
potential issues & non-successes,
escalating complete information with
recommended actions
Applying
organisational
sensitivity
• Knows when to not
• Considers potential implications • Understands Transit’s position and delivers the message (good or bad)
comment externally, handing when giving information, handing appropriately
over communications to the over to others if unsure
appropriate person
Level E
As with Level D plus:
• Accurately interprets the political
environment & various political
stakeholders’ needs &
expectations of Transit
• Proactively addresses
information needs of internal &
external parties to minimise future
issues
• Communicates complex,
ambiguous or contentious
information effectively
• Accurately advises developing
issues, using judgment to assess
real & potential impact & providing
complete recommended actions
• Consistently provides information
in alignment with Transit’s & the
government’s position
ICCE Competency Matrix - Cooperation
Looking outside of our own division and working in an integrated manner, both with external stakeholders and across Transit, to achieve the best transport solutions
Competency Area
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
Level E
Demonstrated behaviours As with Level A plus:
As with Level B plus:
As with Level C plus:
As with Level D plus:
• Works as part of a team
• Understands the linkages
• Actively assists towards the
• Emphasises the achievement of
• Promotes the ‘one business’
Contributing to the
respecting
the
timelines
of
between
Transit
teams
&
their
success
of
other
teams
/
divisions,
organisational
objectives
over
approach, taking action to remove
Transit team
others, ensuring own
interdependence to achieve
recognising that they are important individual objectives, changing
barriers to effective teamwork
priorities do not impede
Transit’s objectives, changing
to own success
priorities to assist the achievement of across the division & between
others
own priorities where necessary
organisational priorities
divisions
to reflect the team’s
• Disseminates information on
Transit’s direction to staff,
translating organisational
objectives & team results
• Shares information about
• Gets involved early with
• Draws on the common interests of • Accurately identifies whom to bring
• Accurately defines how
Collaborating with
own
work
&
how
that
relates
stakeholders
to
ensure
the
right
parties,
gaining
input
from
others
&
together
to
ensure
complete
collaboration can improve team &
stakeholders
to others
input is provided at the right time seeking buy-in to objectives in a
representation, defining common
organisational performance,
• Works with others, identifying
timely & inclusive manner
objectives with stakeholders
providing support for collaborative
alternatives for delivering
• Identifies integrated solutions,
• Confidently works across boundaries efforts
stakeholder outcomes within own focusing on consensus, rather than to get the required result, sharing
• Prioritises resources based on
objectives
compromise, to get best possible
resources to achieve objectives
joint Transit & stakeholder
outcome
objectives, focusing the team on
what’s important
Interpersonal savvy
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• Builds positive working
relationships with fellow
team members
• Builds internal & external links
to assist in achieving own
objectives, developing positive &
productive relationships with
stakeholders
• Forms a view on best way to
interact with individual
stakeholders based on their
needs & expectations
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• Develops effective networks,
gaining the trust of other parties by
ensuring they are engaged at the
right time & in the right way to get
buy-in
• Suggests solutions for change if
cannot directly influence
• Builds trust & gains buy-in from
stakeholders who may hold differing or
conflicting views
• Has a convincing style which helps to
influence direction & decisions
• Builds trust & gains buy-in from
stakeholders, mentoring others on
the best way to work with
stakeholders to achieve a
successful result
• Builds rapport with stakeholders,
negotiating effectively to achieve
desired result