Manager, Asset Management

Rocky View County values our employees and provides a welcoming and stable work environment where positive energy, creativity, and a service mindset are encouraged. We seek individuals who enjoy making a difference and contributing meaningfully to a vibrant community. Our valued and diverse team of 500+ employees are provided with the same concern, respect, and caring attitude as the 45,000 people who call Rocky View County home.

At Rocky View County we value employee work/life balance. Staff are provided with opportunities to grow professionally while being supported with paid training, a competitive salary, benefits after 30 days, 27 paid days off in their first year, plus general holidays, a pension plan, paid sick time, and a hybrid work environment for eligible positions.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, Infrastructure Delivery & Capital Projects, the Manager, Asset Management leads the County’s corporate asset management program and oversees municipal land management functions assigned to the department. The Manager coordinates asset inventories, condition assessments, lifecycle and replacement planning, capital investment forecasts, and related reporting across County business units, including roads, bridges, utilities, facilities, fire apparatus, fleet and equipment. The position also coordinates stewardship of assigned County lands, including Municipal Reserve lands, and related wildfire risk reduction and FireSmart activities in collaboration with County departments and external partners.

The Manager provides leadership, coordination, collaboration, and direction to ensure that services are provided to staff, residents, and stakeholders in a timely, accurate, effective and efficient manner. The Manager works in conjunction with the Director to develop short- and long-term strategies for the department. Collaborates and directs departmental staff and works with the Director, Infrastructure Delivery & Capital Projects, to implement Council priorities, support sustainable infrastructure investment and deliver assigned municipal land management programs. Operating departments retain responsibility for day-to-day operation and maintenance of their respective assets unless otherwise assigned.

Core Accountabilities

Strategic

• In coordination with Director of Infrastructure & Capital Delivery, the Manager will represent the County through participation in various associations, governmental, and public committees, working groups, and boards.
• Responsible for ensuring departmental goals and business plans are aligned with Council direction.
• Plan, implement and monitor corporate asset management objectives, performance measures and milestones, and provide asset condition, service level, risk and investment reporting to the Director, Executive Leadership Team and Council as required.
• Ensure a holistic understanding of asset management at the County - ensuring all assets are captured, tracked, and reported on County's asset, in collaboration with asset owning business units.
• Manage all department functions, including staff, budget, corporate assets, and all other corporate resources, with the goal of ensuring value for money and time to meet the Department service levels and to reflect positively on the County as a whole.
• Develop, implement, administer, and maintain Department policies and procedures, aligned with the Rocky View policy framework.
• Direct the planning, development, and delivery of departmental programs and services, fostering changes and improvements to enhance cost-effectiveness and efficiency while delivering the work.
• Lead development and continuous improvement corporate asset management policies, standards, asset registers and lifecycle plans, working with departments responsible for individual assets.
• Coordinate condition assessment information, asset criticality, risk, service levels, useful life assumptions and renewal or replacement timelines for roads, bridges, utilities, buildings, fire trucks, vehicles, equipment and other capital assets.
• Consolidate documented asset replacement needs and forecast costs and timing to inform annual and multiyear capital budget submissions, reserve planning and prioritization with Finance and operating departments.
• Oversee stewardship of assigned County owned municipal lands, including Municipal Reserve lands, and coordinate land management work with Agricultural Environment & Parks and other affected departments.
• Coordinate wildfire risk reduction and FireSmart initiatives on assigned County lands adjoining forested communities and Forest Management Areas, including Bragg Creek and Elbow Valley, in partnership with Fire Services and provincial forestry representatives.
• Support implementation of relevant community wildfire mitigation strategies, including the Bragg Creek FireSmart Mitigation Strategy; liaise with community FireSmart committees, including the Greater Bragg Creek committee, as assigned.
• Plan, procure and oversee assigned vegetation management, debris removal, cleanup and related mitigation contracts on County lands, subject to County procurement and delegated authority requirements.
• Coordinate community wildfire resilience engagement with forestry partners and community stakeholders, while clarifying operational ownership and emergency management responsibilities with Protective Services.
• Attend all related leadership meetings, and the meetings of such boards, committees, authorities, commissions, or other bodies as assigned or deemed necessary.
• Be prepared and submit reports, answer questions, and provide appropriate recommendations regarding the above-mentioned.

Management I Leadership

• Manage a team of asset management professionals, providing guidance, training, and performance management.
• Safeguard all RVC work areas from harassment, discrimination, and bullying.,
• Ensure supervisors are competent to supervise workers under their purview.
• Resolve issues expeditiously and ensure that employee resources are in place and utilized effectively to meet the service delivery standards of the County.
• Manage operational area with an emphasis on efficiency, accuracy, quality, and safety to ensure a superior level of customer service.
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the activities of the department, ensuring the fulfillment of project assignments within budget, with quality, and on time.
• Set priorities and department workflow, providing each subordinate with achievable goals and assignments.
• Identify staffing requirements and initiate and participate in the recruitment process.
• Actively participate during County emergency response.
• Provide consolidated asset replacement data and supporting assumptions for capital budget preparation; asset owning departments remain accountable for operational needs and their respective capital submissions unless otherwise directed.

Fiscal Management

• Participate in all short- and long-term financial planning processes, ensuring continued improvement in all facets of the Department's financial affairs.
• Ensure effective financial planning and expenditure controls are in place and is accountable for fiscal responsibility, efficiency, and restraint, while maintaining integrity and effectiveness in all aspects of administration for programs and services.
• Participates in the preparation of annual budgets for operating and capital programs as well as staffing budgets in accordance with guidance from the ELT pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
• Monitor and provide updates to the Director on the operating and capital budgets, and in particular report on variances between budgeted and actual expenditures.

Position Requirements

Completion of a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Construction Management or related discipline along with a minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible and diversified experience in asset management, preferably in a municipal environment.

• Knowledge of asset management principles, best practices, and industry standards.
• Strong project management skills and experience overseeing complex projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to communicate on varying levels and be extremely clear.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams effectively and develop
• Proficient in the use of asset management software and data management programs.
• Understanding of relevant regulations and standards for asset management, including Alberta Environment and Protection Areas.
• Ability to exercise judgment, initiative, and creativity in an increasingly complex.
• Contact involves ongoing persuasion, negotiation, and accommodation to gain acceptance of activities and/or ideas. Requires skill in internal relationships to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Possess a valid Alberta class 5 driver's with minimal infractions.