364 – Asset Engineer – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

Location: Melbourne
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Work Type: Permanent
  • Salary: 0
  • Posted: 05 Oct 2026
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364 – Asset Engineer – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

Location: Williamstown, Melbourne VIC (Hybrid)
Type: Full Time

About Mob Jobs
Mob Jobs is a 100% owned and operated First Nations business that provides specialised culturally safe employment pathways for First Nations people. We also offer a range of tailored corporate development services and training designed to improve organisations' cultural capabilities and establish them as an employer of choice for First Nations jobseekers.

About the Organisation
Our client is an ASX-listed, equal opportunity business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across the telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence and social infrastructure industries, keeping communities connected.
The organisation is launching new roles in its Transport division to support two new long-term Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) maintenance contracts awarded by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP). The Victoria West ITS Maintenance Contract (VIMC) covers more than 4,500 ITS assets across 27 Local Government Areas, spanning around a third of metropolitan Melbourne and extending west to the South Australian border. The Motorway Communications Network Contract connects more than 2,000 roadside devices, including lane use management signs, variable speed limit signs, freeway ramp signals, CCTV and sensor technologies, while also connecting private road operators with Victoria's transport control system.

About the Role
As the Asset Engineer, you will support the safe, reliable and whole-of-life performance of VIMC assets through engineering analysis, asset strategies, condition and defect assessment, maintenance optimisation and forward works planning.

Key Responsibilities
  • Analyse asset condition, fault, inspection and maintenance data to identify deterioration, reliability risks, recurring failures and improvement priorities
  • Develop recommendations that balance safety, service performance, lifecycle cost and contract obligations
  • Develop and maintain asset management plans, maintenance strategies, lifecycle models and forward works recommendations for VIMC contract assets
  • Support asset baseline validation, critical and high-risk site reviews and changes to asset information
  • Provide engineering input to defect classification, repair methods, maintenance frequencies, technical procedures and work scopes
  • Review technical outputs and ensure recommendations align with approved standards, specifications and engineering governance
  • Maintain the integrity of engineering and asset records and support DTP reporting, assurance and audit requirements
  • Work with DTP, TOC, delivery teams, systems specialists, contractors and suppliers to resolve asset performance issues

About You
  • Experience in asset management, reliability engineering, maintenance engineering or infrastructure engineering, preferably involving ITS, electrical, communications or road assets
  • Experience analysing defects, condition information and maintenance performance
  • Skills in asset lifecycle, reliability, defect and risk analysis
  • Clear technical writing and the ability to turn complex information into practical recommendations
  • Competence with asset management, GIS, works management, analytics and Microsoft 365 tools

Desirable
  • Eligibility for relevant professional registration
  • Experience in people management

Requirements
  • Degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
  • Current Victorian driver's licence

What You'll Get
  • Flexibility – hybrid working from the Williamstown office, with all flexibility requests genuinely considered
  • Career development – growth opportunities, internal mobility and access to an online learning system
  • Discounts with hundreds of businesses including Woolworths, Airbnb, The Iconic, JB Hi-Fi, Dan Murphy's, Bupa and Specsavers
  • Access to novated leasing and a share matching program
  • Paid leave – parental, cultural, community service, defence, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave
  • A workplace culture that values safety, diversity and inclusion, and meaningful recognition

To be successful, you will be an analytical and practical engineer who enjoys using data and engineering judgement to improve the performance and reliability of critical transport assets.


If you would like to know more about this role, please contact us at:
[email protected] or 1300DEADLY (332 359)