Chief Asset Management Officer (Manager III) - Lateral Transfer List

About the role

The Chief Asset Management Officer (Manager III) leads the City’s enterprise-wide Asset Management Office and is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the systems, policies, and practices that ensure the long-term health, reliability, performance, and financial sustainability of the City’s physical assets and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of citywide asset management policies, standards, and practices.
• Establishes enterprise risk, condition, and lifecycle frameworks aligned with Council direction and citywide plans.
• Initiates code, policy, or administrative rule changes related to asset management.
• Manages the Asset Management Office through subordinate supervisors and professional staff.
• Develops unit strategic plans, work plans, goals, and performance measures.
• Learns staff hiring, training, coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluations.
• Directs the development of long-term capital renewal forecasts, risk-based prioritization models, and lifecycle cost analyses.
• Manages unit budget planning, forecasting, and monitoring; allocates resources to achieve program outcomes.
• Reviews and approves consultant or vendor contracts supporting asset management planning.
• Captures asset management activities across bureaus to ensure consistent standards, practices, and expectations.
• Advise on asset risks, performance, and investment needs.
• Represents the Asset Management Office in Council sessions, community meetings, and intergovernmental forums.
• Oversees enterprise asset data standards and asset information systems.
• Ensures transparent reporting of asset condition, performance, and capital needs.
• Guides the integration of asset data into enterprise dashboards and decision-making tools.
• Supports emergency response planning related to critical asset failures.
• Participates in regional or intergovernmental infrastructure and asset management coalitions.
• Conducts special studies and analyses as requested.

Requirements

• Hold regular status in this classification or passed probationary period.
• Hold limited duration status in this classification.
• Six (6) years progressively responsible experience in asset management, capital planning, infrastructure program management, or related field.
• Four (4) years of experience supervising staff or managing programs within a complex organization.
• Experience developing long-term asset management strategies, including capital renewal forecasting, lifecycle cost analysis, budget management, resource allocation, and consultant contract oversight.
• Experience developing and implementing policies and procedures; initiating changes and updates to code, policy, and regulations.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional asset management initiatives, providing strategic guidance to executive leadership, and representing organizational interests in public and intergovernmental settings.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public administration, business administration, or related field.
• IAM Certificate or Diploma in Asset Management.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License.
• Management experience working for a public agency.
• Experience managing municipal operations during periods of significant growth and development.
• Experience overseeing performance and analytics systems.