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 secure and continuous community services, regulatory compliance, financial accountability, climate resilience, and culturally respectful stewardship.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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 an

📌 Community Asset Manager (British Columbia)
🏢 Stautw
📍 British Columbia