Asset Integrity Specialist

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. The Asset Management Department is an essential part of Airport Operations, working with real-time teams, service providers, internal & external stakeholders, vendors & project teams to ensure high standard of campus system performance at YVR.

Position overview

We have a full-time permanent Asset Integrity Specialist position in the Asset Management Department. Reporting to the Manager, Asset & Data Integrity the Asset Integrity Specialist will be responsible for defining, implementing and managing asset management plans for a wide range of asset classes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain multi year asset management plans across a range of airport infrastructure asset classes.
• Monitor asset performance, lifecycle costs, risk, and reliability, and recommend improvement strategies.
• Support enterprise asset management (EAM/CMMS) practices, including asset data quality, hierarchy standards, and onboarding of new assets.
• Analyze maintenance and performance data to inform investment planning, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical input and guidance on asset standards, procedures, and best practices, aligning with regulatory and safety requirements (e.g., ISO 55000 principles).
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, operations, IT, and finance stakeholders to implement asset strategies consistently.
• Prepare clear, concise reports and presentations for leadership, translating technical information into business insights.
• Support and participate in incident response, investigations, and operational issue resolution as required.
• Provide functional leadership and direction to internal teams and contracted resources in support of asset integrity and performance.

Key qualifications include:

• 5 years’ experience working in an airport and/or industrial plant environment supplemented by a bachelor’s degree in applied science, Science or Engineering.
• Experience in asset lifecycle development and management including definition, selection, procurement, design and installation, commissioning, maintenance, and recapitalization.
• Familiarity with asset management standards and frameworks (such as ISO 55000 guidelines) and their application in an operational environment.
• Experience in conducting and facilitating field reviews and inspections as part of asset lifecycle assessments and repairs.
• Understanding of asset lifecycle management principles and best practices
• Asset management professional certification is considered an asset.
• ability to prepare polished reports and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Although not required, French language skills are an asset as we are committed to providing bilingual services to our visitors and passengers. This helps us meet federal language obligations while ensuring welcoming experience. Candidates who do not speak French are still strongly encouraged to apply.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates may be required to participate in an assessment process.

Salary Range : $85,156 to $111,294 per annum, based on a 37.5-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications and internal equity. $90,833 to $118,714 per annum, based on a 40-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications and internal equity. At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at careers@yvr.ca.