Community Asset Manager

POSITION:  Community Asset Manager

REPORTS TO:

Director of Public Works & Capital Projects
HOURS OF WORK:  Full time – 8:30 – 4:30
WAGE RANGE:  $78,500 – $85,000 to start depending on experience and education
The Community Asset Manager leads the coordinated management, maintenance, protection, and long-term sustainability of SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation’s community-owned buildings, facilities, infrastructure, vehicles, equipment, and other physical assets.
Working across Public Works, Capital Projects, Housing, Finance, Lands & Environment, and other departments, this position develops reliable asset information, preventative maintenance programs, lifecycle and capital plans, and risk-based recommendations. The role supports safe and continuous community services, regulatory compliance, financial accountability, climate resilience, and culturally respectful stewardship.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES    Asset Inventory and Information
Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory and registry of community-owned buildings, facilities, infrastructure, vehicles, equipment, and other assigned assets.
Record each asset’s location, ownership, age, condition, replacement value, useful life, maintenance requirements, warranties, and lifecycle status.
Establish consistent identification, classification, documentation, data-quality, access-control, and retention practices.
Reconcile asset records with Finance, insurance schedules, departmental records, and physical verification results.
Building and Facility Management
Coordinate the maintenance and operational readiness of community buildings, facilities, program spaces, and shared areas.
Monitor building conditions and address deficiencies affecting safety, accessibility, service delivery, energy efficiency, or asset longevity.
Coordinate inspections and servicing of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, fire-protection, and other building systems.
Work with program managers, internal staff, and contractors to respond to facility concerns and operational requirements.
Preventative Maintenance and Lifecycle Planning
Develop annual, seasonal, and long-term preventative maintenance schedules and manage a centralized work-order system.
Set priorities, response targets, escalation procedures, and closure standards for routine and urgent maintenance.
Use condition, maintenance history, downtime, cost, risk, and service data to plan repairs, rehabilitation, renewal, replacement, or disposal.
Identify deferred maintenance liabilities and support five-year and longer-term asset renewal plans.
Capital Planning and Project Coordination
Work with Capital Projects and Public Works to identify infrastructure renewal, replacement priorities, service gaps, and future community needs.
Provide condition information, replacement estimates, and supporting documentation for capital plans and funding applications.
Participate in project planning, design reviews, commissioning, handover, close-out, and operational-readiness assessments.
Review proposed projects for maintainability, accessibility, energy use, operating impacts, lifecycle cost, staffing, training, spare parts, and warranty needs.
Ensure completed projects and newly acquired assets are added to the asset registry and maintenance programs.
Financial Management and Stewardship
Support annual asset-management and maintenance budgets, cost estimates, expenditure monitoring, and financial recommendations.
Work with Finance on asset valuation, capitalization, depreciation, reconciliation, disposal documentation, and long-term renewal pressures.
Apply lifecycle-cost and total-cost-of-ownership analysis to repair, replacement, leasing, and acquisition decisions.
Identify cost-saving opportunities through preventative maintenance,…