Deputy Executive Dir Asset Mgmt

Lead one of Australia’s most critical rail asset portfolios—shaping resilient, whole-of-life strategies that keep Sydney moving safely and reliably.

Lead the asset management function, accountable for the development and delivery of strategies, policies, systems and plans that optimise asset performance, safety and lifecycle outcomes, ensuring the reliability and resilience of Sydney’s rail network for the people of NSW.

In this role, you’ll:

Provide enterprise leadership of asset management strategy, frameworks and governance for Sydney Trains, ensuring alignment with whole-of-government priorities and legislative requirements. You will set the direction for whole-of-life, condition-based asset planning, lifting asset performance, availability and resilience across a complex, high-demand rail network.

You will drive cross-functional integration and execution—designing and continuously improving asset management systems, work program planning, possession access and performance reporting to deliver maintenance and improvement programs safely, on-time and on-budget. As a trusted advisor, you will work across TfNSW, Sydney Metro, NSW TrainLink and internal stakeholders to optimise outcomes, manage risk and enable service excellence.

You will build a high-performing, future-ready function, championing innovation, rigorous risk management and data-led decision-making to solve complex challenges and minimise disruption to customers and communities.

For more information on this position and business unit, please view the role description and information pack. 

About you:

A strategic, outcomes-driven executive with deep experience leading large-scale asset portfolios in complex, regulated environments, with a strong preference for railway experience. You bring strong systems thinking, stakeholder influence and a track record of transformation, performance uplift and cultural leadership. You bring deep rail (or comparable asset-intensive) expertise

• Extensive executive leadership across rail (or comparable) asset-intensive environments


• Deep expertise in asset management frameworks (ISO 55000 desirable)


• Proven ability to drive enterprise change and continuous improvement


• Strong governance, risk and safety leadership in regulated operations


• Exceptional stakeholder engagement across government and delivery partners


• Data-driven decision-maker with a focus on performance, resilience and service outcomes


• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience

Who we are

 At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We’re continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.

Join us

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