Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management

The University of Auckland

Equip yourself for employment in Aotearoa's rapidly growing Infrastructure Asset Management field.

Programme overview

New Zealand's infrastructure is expected to grow dramatically in the next 20 years. Our new buildings, roads, and water systems are going to need people who know how to take care of them. Get a head start in this exciting field with the Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management.

The goal of the PGDipInfraAssetMgt is to provide a pathway for infrastructure asset managers who are unable to commit to a full masters programme to upskill in the field.

Programme structure

The PGDipInfraAssetMgt covers the over-arching principles, processes and techniques employed in infrastructure asset management:

The latest thinking on the application of bodies of knowledge to the infrastructure asset management sector;

Learning experiences in applying knowledge to practical solutions to real-life challenges faced in infrastructure services and how they interact with modern societies.

A student pursuing this programme will choose from the following electives:

30 points:

CIVIL 765 Infrastructure Asset Management

ENGGEN 726 Climate Adaptation of Infrastructure

90 points from:

CIVIL 703 Project Management

CIVIL 716 Engineering Risk Management

CIVIL 729 Humanitarian Engineering

CIVIL 731 Water Resources Modelling

CIVIL 766 Road Asset Management

CIVIL 782 Water Resources Engineering

DISMGT 701 Disaster Risk Management

DISMGT 703 Disaster Management and Resilience

ENERGY 722 Energy and Technology

ENGGEN 769 Research Methods for Engineers

ENGSCI 755 Decision Making in Engineering

ENVENG 701 Urban Stormwater Management

ENVENG 702 Engineering decision-making in Aotearoa

ENVENG 750 Advanced Sustainability Engineering

ENVENG 752 Risk, LCA and Sustainability

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

Where could this programme take you?

There is a significant demand for qualified asset infrastructure management professionals across a range of disciplines. Potential career paths include data management and analytics, or roles in investment planning applications and management of linear infrastructure networks (pipes, roads and power networks). Employers in network management, maintenance and renewal planning, councils, government-owned assets and other utilities are leading the search for professionals in the field. This growing demand aligns with increasing expenditure in infrastructure both in New Zealand and globally for the next 20 years.

Jobs related to this programme

Asset Management Engineer

Asset Manager

Climate Adaptation Planner

Infrastructure Asset Manager

Infrastructure Asset Planner

Infrastructure Investment Analyst

Principle Tunnels and Building Asset Manager

Project and Programme Manager

Further study options

Doctor of Philosophy