Our vision is to be recognised as a leader in responsible port trade, where Queenslanders thrive
for generations.

To meet our vision, our people are at the heart of our success managing secure, efficient and fair
ports that connect North Queensland to the world. We do this by balancing the needs of iconic surroundings, our communities, and our stakeholders.

More than half of Queensland’s international trade, by volume, passes through our ports at Weipa, Abbot Point, Mackay, and Hay Point, which makes us one of Queensland’s largest Port Authorities. We take great care to provide safe, and competitive seaport services to efficiently facilitate imports and exports through our Queensland ports.

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Manager – Assets Services to lead NQBP’s asset management strategy, asset planning, lifecycle optimisation and asset performance governance across all North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) infrastructure assets.

About the role
Reporting to the General Manager Infrastructure and Operations, the Senior Manager – Asset Services will:

- Provide strategic leadership and direction across the asset reliability and optimisation function to meet corporate goals.
- Ensure asset reliability, performance and risk are monitored through effective asset management systems, inspection regimes and maintenance strategies, with maintenance and operational delivery managed by the accountable delivery teams.
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve NQBP Asset Management System, Asset Management Plans and Geospatial Information systems for all port locations, in accordance with industry best practice and Government requirements.
- Coordinate activities of internal and external resources to provide asset management services, including asset inspections, permits, requirements for acquisitions, recommended upgrades and/or maintenance to assets, renewals and disposals, in accordance with the SAP and Long-Term Development Plans.
- Ensure the scheduling of asset management tasks and activities are monitored, correctly processed and non-compliances reported to relevant managers for action, in accordance with the Asset Management System.




- Develop KPIs to enable the measurement of continuous improvement for both planning and undertaking maintenance activities.
- Develop and maintain processes/system to capture asset lifecycle costs for all NQBP assets.
- Develop and manage budgets allocation for asset services including operational expenditure across the entire business, to ensure value for money for the useful life of assets of strategic importance.

About you
You are an accomplished Asset Engineer professional with exceptional strategic capability,
leadership experience, and technical expertise in asset management strategies. You are proactive, analytical and have system and problems solving thinking with sound judgement.

Essential qualifications and experience

- Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering / Asset Management from a recognised tertiary institute or similar.
- Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland or eligibility to obtain RPEG registration within an agreed timeframe.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic asset management, lifecycle asset planning and asset management systems, including alignment with ISO 55001 principles or equivalent asset management frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience developing, implementing and monitoring asset management strategies, asset management plans, maintenance strategies, inspection regimes, condition monitoring requirements and intervention priorities.
- Strong leadership capability, including experience leading multidisciplinary teams, setting performance expectations, developing capability and aligning team priorities with organisational objectives.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

- Experience with infrastructure asset management in a port, marine, transport, heavy industry,
- resources or otherregulated operating environment.
- Experience with asset management information systems,



geospatial information systems, digital asset data, asset performance dashboards or related digital tools.
- Experience supporting capital, maintenance and renewal investment planning through asset condition, risk, reliability and lifecycle cost analysis.
- Experience in contract administration, procurement, claims management or governance of asset-related projects and programs.
- Experience in managing dredging activities and quarry maintenance activities.

Benefits of working for NQBP

- Career: We know that your experience is unique – and your career should be too. Joining us we’ll help you reach your potential based on your experience, interests, and expertise: dedicated learning platform; Subsidised professional qualifications.
- Exclusive benefits: parental leave; 12.75% superannuation, Flexi day.
- Recognition we value you. We see and understand you. Whether you're the quiet achiever or the fearless leader, you bring a unique energy like no other: Health and Wellness Program and birthday vouchers.

Joining NQBP
We are committed to inclusion and celebrating our diverse workforce, their individual talents and
the innovation they bring to their work. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ community, women, mature age workers and people with different abilities. Merit is paramount in our selection process, ensuring candidates are assessed against the specific needs of the role.

Additionally, we recognise the importance of diversity in skills and actively consider a broad
range of capabilities when making recruitment decisions. We have a team of diverse professionals who are committed to our values of Care, Connection, Courage and Curiosity. Our people pursue a high standard of environmental management, both of our own activities and those of commercial partners.

Application Process
If you are interested joining North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, please submit an application with your current resume and a covering letter. This role will remain open for applications until 23 August 2026, at 11:59pm

📌 Senior Manager Asset Services (Mackay)
🏢 North Queensland Bulk Ports
📍 Mackay