Asset Performance Engineer

Our Business

At TasWater, you’re not just taking on a job, you’re helping deliver long lasting‑ social, environmental, and economic benefits for Tasmania.

With a workforce of around 920, we support the everyday life of over 460,000 customers by providing reliable water and sewerage services across the state.

We’re looking ahead with ambition. Guided by our vision to unlock water’s full potential, we’re focused on serving our customers and communities, supporting our people, strengthening partnerships, caring for the environment, and building a sustainable water future for Tasmania.

Across the next four years, we will propose an investment of $1.2 billion to ensure safe and secure water for a growing population, while progressing towards net zero carbon emissions and reducing waste. Learn more on our website or through our YouTube channel.

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The Role

We're looking for an analytical and solutions-focused Asset Performance Engineer to join our team on a permanent full-time basis.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in improving the performance, reliability and long-term sustainability of TasWater's water and wastewater infrastructure. You'll use asset performance analysis, reliability engineering and risk-based decision making to help optimise investment, maintenance and renewal strategies across our asset portfolio.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll help balance customer service outcomes, asset lifecycle costs and operational risk, ensuring our infrastructure continues to deliver for Tasmanians now and into the future.

In this role, you will:

• Monitor, analyse and improve the performance and reliability of water and wastewater assets.
• Undertake asset condition assessments, failure investigations and root cause analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain asset lifecycle strategies and plans.
• Contribute to 5-year capital investment and maintenance planning.
• Support risk-based decision making through asset criticality and risk assessments.
• Identify and implement initiatives that improve asset performance, reliability and resilience.
• Collaborate with operational, engineering and project delivery teams to develop practical and sustainable solutions.
• Support the ongoing development of asset management frameworks, standards and practices.

For a full copy of the position description, please visit our website: www.taswater.com.au

What we're looking for

We're seeking an engineer who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and using data-driven insights to influence better asset outcomes.

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring, analysing and improving infrastructure asset performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience undertaking failure investigations and root cause analysis.
• The ability to interpret asset data and translate insights into practical maintenance, renewal or investment strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across technical and operational teams.
• A current Class C Driver's Licence.

Highly regarded

• Experience in contemporary asset management, particularly balancing performance, cost and risk.
• Knowledge of water and sewerage infrastructure or similar utility environments.
• Experience with asset management frameworks and systems such as ISO 55000.

Why TasWater

Across our multi-disciplinary organisation, we are serious about enhancing the skills and careers of our team members. When you join TasWater, you join a company that offers career development pathways, training courses, and access to subject matter experts.

We are continuing to build an inclusive workplace and workforce that truly represents the Tasmanian community that we serve. We value diversity in all its many forms and welcome a range of perspectives and identities to enrich the way we work and what we do.

We take pride in being acknowledged as an employer of choice for women by WORK180. Visit the Work180 website to view our benefits and policies, such as 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents regardless of tenure and with full superannuation contributions. We’re continuing to work on future benefits through a dedicated Employee Experience team.

The Details

This role can be based either in Hobart, Devonport, or Launceston and attracts a salary range of $106,708.64 - $112,636.89 per annum ( inclusive of superannuation), negotiable based on experience.

Ready to apply? Simply click on the Apply now button and include a CV/resume and a 1-2 page cover letter telling us how your experience matches "What we are looking for" and how you connect to our TasWater values and vision.

If you want to learn more about this role, please contact Nicole Titley – Manager Treatment Performance at ***email_hidden*** or call 0427 746 118.

If you need assistance in applying, please contact Roly Srivastava – Talent Acquisition Officer at [email protected] or call 0498 608 719.

Our applications will be closing on Tuesday, 21st July, 2026 at 10:00AM.

Please note: To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must have the right to work in Australia. As part of our recruitment process, you may be asked to participate in pre-employment checks relevant to the role. These may include a National Police Check or AusCheck, with any offer of employment subject to satisfactory outcomes.