EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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.

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, procurement planning, energy efficiency, and improved asset use.

Risk, Safety, and Compliance

• Identify and assess risks associated with aging infrastructure, deteriorating buildings, service interruptions, and critical asset dependencies.
• Promptly report and escalate deficiencies affecting public safety, essential services, compliance, or significant financial exposure.
• Coordinate required inspections, testing, certifications, corrective actions, insurance documentation, and regulatory servicing.
• Support emergency preparedness and business continuity by maintaining critical-asset information, emergency contacts, isolation procedures, alternate-service arrangements, and restoration priorities.
• Incorporate climate, extreme-weather, environmental, accessibility, and community-safety considerations into inspections and renewal recommendations.

Contractors and Service Providers

• Prepare scopes of work, quotation requests, service agreements, and procurement documentation.
• Coordinate contractors, trades, inspectors, and service providers; monitor schedules, quality, deliverables, safety, licensing, insurance, and contractual compliance.
• Verify completed work before recommending payment and address service or performance deficiencies.
• Support fair and transparent procurement, including opportunities for qualified Indigenous and local businesses where appropriate.
• Communicate and monitor contractor requirements related to access, safeguarding, confidentiality, cultural sites, environmental protection, and community conduct.

Policies, Systems, and Continuous Improvement

• Develop asset-management policies, procedures, standards, inspection forms, maintenance logs, and reporting templates.
• Implement and maintain digital asset-management and maintenance-tracking systems, including access, backup, quality-control, and continuity requirements.
• Integrate asset information with financial, operational, insurance, and capital-planning systems.
• Train staff in asset tracking, maintenance reporting, and established procedures, and develop a phased roadmap for improving data, technology, processes, and organizational capability.

Collaboration, Community Service, and Leadership

• Collaborate with directors, managers, Housing, Finance, Public Works, Capital Projects, Lands & Environment, and program staff to identify needs and clarify responsibilities.
• Communicate planned maintenance, disruptions, and facility concerns to affected departments and community members.
• Engage affected departments and community representatives when decisions may affect programs, access, cultural use, sensitive sites, or essential services.
• Ensure recommendations consider the needs of Elders, youth, families, people with disabilities, and the broader community.
• Where staff are assigned, provide supervision, set work priorities and expectations, support development, and promote a safe, respectful, and accountable workplace.

Reporting and Accountability

• Prepare monthly activity reports, quarterly updates, annual asset-management summaries, and an annual work plan.
• Report on asset condition, inspections, preventative maintenance, work-order backlog, response time, downtime, budget variance, risks, and deferred maintenance.
• Maintain complete records of expenditures, deficiencies, corrective actions, approvals, risk acceptances, disposals, and deviations from established plans.
• Provide timely advice and recommendations to the Director and support reporting to the Executive Director and Chief & Council.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle information in accordance with Nation policies.

• Diploma or degree in asset management, facilities management, engineering technology, construction management, business administration, public administration, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in asset management, facilities, infrastructure maintenance, property operations, or a related field.
• Experience with asset inventories, preventative maintenance, lifecycle planning, contractor coordination, budgeting, procurement, and digital asset or work-order systems.
• Supervisory experience and experience in a First Nation, Indigenous organization, local government, or public-sector setting are assets.
• Training in asset, facilities, infrastructure, or project management—

• Strong planning, organization, problem-solving, risk assessment, financial accountability, and data-analysis skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and the ability to collaborate across departments and with contractors and community members.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, asset-management databases, maintenance systems, and digital recordkeeping.
• Ability to introduce new systems and procedures, support staff adoption, and improve service delivery.
• Respect for SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation governance, community priorities, W̱SÁNEĆ culture, SENĆOŦEN language, and culturally significant places.

• Valid Class 5 BC driver’s licence or ability to meet the position’s requirements.
• Ability to conduct site inspections, safely access varied facilities and infrastructure, and use required personal protective equipment.
• Availability for occasional evening or after-hours response to urgent matters.
• Ability to complete required employment screening and maintain strict confidentiality and professional standards.

Submit a cover letter and résumé outlining your qualifications and interest in the position. Attention to David Marks, Director of Public Works & Capital Projects via email to hrapplications@stautw.ca

SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. In accordance with Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to qualified Indigenous applicants, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit candidates. Applicants may self-identify if they choose. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, organizational needs, and the Nation’s commitment to Indigenous employment and self-determination.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance

Personal attributes: Respect, empathy, strength, pride, equality, discretion, and a commitment to confidentiality.