Government & Infrastructure Manager; Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management

Location
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Belfast

Business Area
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Deal Advisory

When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of over 4,200 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.

Are you our next Government & Infrastructure Manager, focusing on Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management?

Location: Belfast, as part of our hybrid working model.

Grade: Manager

Contract type: Permanent

A snapshot of your peer group:

• A deep interest in infrastructure and asset management principles with expertise in one or more sectors such as energy, water, transport, or the built environment.
• Experience engaging with senior management on strategic asset management topics and challenges.
• A good understanding of asset management principles and how to apply them to address business challenges.
• Assessing and understanding risks at both a business and an asset portfolio level.
• Awareness of the high-level policy, governance, and operating environment within which Irish public sector, State, and Semi-State organisations plan, procure, deliver, and operate major infrastructure investments, including alignment with National Development Plan (NDP) objectives and priorities.
• Deep knowledge in one or more area to include:
• the development of asset strategies
• asset management operating models and culture
• knowledge of ISO 55001 and maturity models
• development and application of value frameworks for asset intensive organisations
• asset health and performance
• maintenance strategies and optimisation approaches
• portfolio optimisation and management
• asset data and information strategies and approaches
• asset management systems and digital tools including smart technologies.
• awareness of the principles of infrastructure regulation and the price review process.
• Experience of Enterprise Asset Management systems use, or implementation would be a distinct advantage.
• A third level degree in a related subject such as, Engineering, Maths, Physics, or Economics.
• At least 5 years’ relevant previous experience.
• Comfortable handling ambiguity and responding to changing client demands.
• High levels of drive, ambition and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team players who work with colleagues and has experience managing teams in a collaborative and inclusive way.
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and financially astute.
• Awareness of large asset owning organisations in Ireland across the public and private sectors
• Awareness of trends in digital approaches and improvements within Infrastructure sectors or Awareness of data and information frameworks such as BIM and Digital Twins.
• Insight on where trends in other sectors could be applied to Infrastructure would be an advantage.
• Awareness of decarbonisation policy and Net Zero policies in Ireland, Northern Ireland and in the EU.
• Awareness of wider perspective on ESG areas including the Green Procurement, Circular Economy and reporting requirements.

Your responsibilities and achievements will evolve as you enhance your career with us. Here is what you can initially expect:

• Working in teams in a hybrid environment across diverse and complex government and private sector infrastructure and energy client engagements.
• Utilising your industry experience to assist…