The Melbourne chapter held a session at Engineers Australia’s city facilities, focused on the evolution of asset management in defence. John West, Asset Management Principal at BAE Systems, talked about linkages between defence capability and asset management, drawing on examples from the maritime defence sector. The enthusiastic audience included AMC members from government, defence and consulting.
Read the latest Women in Engineering newsletter out which includes articles about Women of the Month, Victoria Dodds, WIE representation at the National Schools Science Week and also an interesting recount of the WIE Senior Women in Engineering Lunch feating Dr Collette Burke, Victorian Chief Engineering, who were were lucky enough to have speak at our recent Asset Management in Government symposium. A great read and can be downloaded here.
AMCouncil Sydney Chapter was this year invited to assist with the hosting some Field visits (Off-site tours) in conjunction with Engineers Australia’s College of Leadership and Management (CLM) at the Australian Engineering Conference held in Sydney in September.
One of these was at Garden Island Defence Precinct and included a workshop on the topic of Digital Disruption in Construction in the Department of Defence and the other was at the Sydney Opera House.
We were excited to officially launch the 2018 Women in Transport Asset Management Mentoring Program yesterday. It is one of the outcomes of a strategic partnership between the Asset Management Council and Transport for Victoria.
As part of AMPEAK 2019, with the support of Jacobs, WORLD ASSET MANAGEMENT DAY will be celebrated on the Tuesday of the Conference (9th April 2019). This day will be a day of recognition for the global community and support the growing focus of the value of asset management. For information on AMPEAK19, visit www.ampeak.com.au
The Melbourne Cricket Club manages the MCG and has an opportunity for an experienced Asset Management Specialist to manage the Asset Management System with a strategic focus on asset planning, asset policies and procedures. Reporting to the Operations & Contracts Manager in the AM Facilities Department, this is a hands on proactive role, that will work collaboratively with the project team, business and stakeholders towards delivering solutions and results by coordinating the planning and implementation of identified improvement strategies to solve key asset management problems. Applications closes on Sunday 21 October 2018. More information available at the MCC careers website here.