Senior Asset Management Specialist

Senior Asset Management Specialist

Town of Okotoks, AB

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Asset Management Specialist to play a key role in strengthening the organization’s long‑term infrastructure sustainability. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Senior Asset Management Specialist acts as the Town’s senior advisor on asset management, translating complex technical and financial information into clear, decision‑ready analysis, while working within the governance, accountability, and direction established by the Finance Manager and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

This role is responsible for duties such as, but not limited to:

Strategic Asset Management & Advisory

• Provide expert advice on corporate asset management, infrastructure sustainability, service levels, and long‑term funding pressures.
• Advise the Finance Manager, CFO, and Business Centre Managers on asset investment tradeoffs, risk, and lifecycle impacts.
• Align business centre asset management plans with corporate financial and asset management strategies.
• Support Council‑directed initiatives related to asset sustainability, infrastructure renewal, climate resilience, and growth impacts.

Asset Management Analysis & Optimization

• Lead the strategic use of asset data, including lifecycle costing, condition and risk modeling, investment prioritization, and long‑term scenario analysis.
• Establish and refine asset investment prioritization methodologies that consider risk, service levels, financial capacity, and Council priorities.
• Oversee asset management plans, performance measures, dashboards, and analytical tools to support evidence‑based capital planning and financial forecasting.
• Integrate Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) principles into asset investment planning and prioritization.
• Support asset‑related grants and business cases through robust lifecycle and asset data analysis.

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

• Support compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and best practices, including the Municipal Government Act, PSAS, and recognized asset management standards (e.g., ISO 55000).
• Monitor emerging legislative and best‑practice trends in asset management and infrastructure planning.
• Lead reviews and provide recommendations for asset‑management‑related policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Prepare asset management reports, dashboards, and briefing materials for Council, Council workshops, and senior leadership as delegated by the Finance Manager & CFO.

What You Bring:

A combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to qualify.  A typical way to qualify is equivalency of successful completion of a related University (bachelor) degree Engineering, Finance, Business, Asset Management or a related discipline, plus:

• Professional Asset Management Certification such as PEMAC AMP, CAMP, CAMA required.
• 5 or more year’s of progressively responsible experience in asset management, infrastructure planning, municipal finance or a related field, with a demonstrated strategic focus. Experience supporting strategic decision-making in a municipal or public-sector environment is highly desirable. 1 year of experience in indirect supervision and/or leadership/mentorship.

Skills:

• Strategic Asset Management & Analysis: Advanced expertise in asset management principles, lifecycle and risk-based analysis, infrastructure investment planning.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong ability to communicate complex information in plain language, facilitate cross‑functional collaboration, build relationships, and provide mentorship in multidisciplinary environments.
• Organizational & Program Management: Proven capability to manage multiple initiatives, competing priorities, and complex deliverables in a fast‑paced municipal or public-sector environment.
• Proficiency with asset management systems, financial models, and analytical tools.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, paramedical benefit plans
• An excellent pension plan (Local Authorities Pension Plan)
• Career development
• Flexible work schedule
• So much more!

Pre-employment Requirements:

In addition to their resume, interested applicants should submit a cover letter that clearly answers the following questions:

1.     Why you want to join the Okotoks Finance Team

2.     How your education and experience fit with the position posted

3.     What key personal characteristics and attributes you bring that would make you successful in the position.

Candidates who progress to the final stage of the recruitment process will be required to provide proof of education and designation. If offered employment, the applicant must obtain and maintain a favourable criminal record check which can be obtained through their local policing enforcement agency.

How to Apply:

Applicants are invited to submit a resume and the cover letter online through our career section. Postings close at midnight on May 3. We will not be able to accept late applications.

The Town of Okotoks is an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.