Asset Management Lead ( Water and Waste)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Asset Management professional to join a growing bid team supporting a major national water and wastewater services procurement.

Following successful pre-qualification, our client is entering the next stage of the procurement process and is seeking an Asset Management Lead to develop the long-term asset strategy that will underpin a competitive, technically robust bid.

Working within a joint venture, you'll collaborate with technical, operational and commercial teams to develop investment strategies across a large, geographically dispersed asset portfolio.

The Role

You'll take ownership of the asset management strategy, ensuring investment plans are commercially sound, risk-based and aligned with operational delivery and regulatory expectations.

Your responsibilities will include:

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• Developing lifecycle and asset management strategies
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• Defining maintenance, renewal and investment approaches
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• Producing risk-based asset and intervention plans
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• Supporting lifecycle costing and investment optimisation
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• Aligning asset strategies with commercial and operational assumptions
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• Contributing technical content to bid submissions and business cases
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• Working closely with operational, commercial and senior leadership teams
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About You

You'll have a strong background in asset management within utilities, infrastructure or other asset-intensive industries.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience managing large, decentralised or multi-site asset portfolios.

You'll ideally bring:

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• Asset management experience within utilities, infrastructure, engineering or facilities management
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• Strong understanding of lifecycle planning and investment strategy
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• Experience supporting major bids, tenders, strategic programmes or business cases
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• Commercial awareness and the ability to balance risk, performance and cost
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• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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• Experience working across complex programmes involving multiple stakeholders
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Knowledge of regulated environments, ISO 55001 principles or public sector procurement would be advantageous.