Governance Specialist, Asset Management Hybrid | Toronto, ON
📍 Onsite Monday-Wednesday | Remote Thursday-Friday
💰 Up to $64.25/hour + 4% Vacation Pay (T4) | Contract Opportunity
📅 12-Month Contract (September 2026 - September 2027)
Build the Future of Asset Management
We are seeking an experienced Governance Specialist, Asset Management, to support a large-scale Asset Management Program within the utilities sector. This role is ideal for a professional who thrives on translating complex business requirements into sustainable processes, governance frameworks, and strategic asset management solutions.
Working within a collaborative governance team, you will partner with stakeholders across operations, engineering, finance, technology, and leadership groups to strengthen asset management practices, improve business processes, and support enterprise-wide integration initiatives.
What You'll Be Doing
- Coordinate and maintain asset management governance and assurance activities.
- Gather, analyze, and document business, process, data, and functional requirements.
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops, process reviews, and requirements sessions.
- Develop current-state and future-state process maps and business workflows.
- Identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Support integration initiatives across multiple business units, systems, and asset classes.
- Create and maintain process documentation, procedures, templates, standards, and governance artifacts.
- Develop executive presentations, reports, dashboards, and management review materials.
- Manage and enhance SharePoint content, document control, and governance practices.
- Support change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, and training activities.
- Track project risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and implementation readiness activities.
- Assist with asset management maturity assessments, audits, and performance measurement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
✅ Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Asset Management, Project Management, or related discipline
✅ 7+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
- Asset Management
- Business Analysis
- Governance
- Process Improvement
- Program or Project Management
- Change Management
✅ Proven experience:
- Eliciting and documenting business requirements
- Process mapping and workflow design
- Current-state and future-state analysis
- Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- Cross-functional program coordination
- Executive-level reporting and presentations
✅ Advanced proficiency with:
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Outlook
- Teams
- SharePoint
✅ Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
Preferred Qualifications
⭐ Utilities, energy, infrastructure, or engineering industry experience
⭐ Knowledge of:
- Asset Management frameworks and governance
- Lifecycle planning
- Risk-based decision-making
- Performance management practices
⭐ Experience with:
- SharePoint administration
- Copperleaf
- Business process modelling
- Enterprise transformation initiatives
- Organizational change management
⭐ Industry certifications such as:
- CBAP
- PMP
- Prosci
- Lean/Six Sigma
- Asset Management certifications
Work Environment
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Office located in Toronto, ON
- Minimal travel required (less than 5%)
- Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to work on enterprise-level asset management initiatives, collaborate with senior leaders, and contribute to governance, process improvement, and business transformation projects within a highly regulated environment.
Use AI for Hiring: Our recruitment process for this role includes the use of AI-based tools to help evaluate candidate qualifications and screen applications.
Why Kelly?
At Kelly®, we’re committed to finding rewarding opportunities that help you thrive - both professionally and personally. We partner with leading organizations across industries, connecting talented individuals to roles that fit their skills, interests, and goals. As part of the Kelly team, you’ll have access to a diverse network, ongoing career support, and resources to help you succeed. We value inclusion, respect, and work-life balance, and we offer competitive pay and benefits. Join us and discover what’s next for your career!
