Senior Asset Management Consultant

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The challenge for asset intensive organisations is finding innovative and cost-effective approaches to delivering daily performance; whilst ensuring sustainability and technology is at the heart of decision-making and delivery. Asset Management is a means to deliver this, utilising the coordinated activities (through their people, use of their data and technology, and processes, policies and standards) of an organisation to realise value from their assets.

We provide Asset Management services and advice to meet the aspirations and needs of our infrastructure clients. Our past delivery to these clients has allowed us to build a track record of delivering an innovative, professional and reliable service.

Our Asset Management team currently work across a varied cross-sector portfolio that includes helping clients in the development of asset management strategies, optimising investment plans, advising on the development of digital tools and evolving asset management business processes. In all that we do we seek to ensure our clients are maximising the value of their assets within their constraints.

Our continued success means that we are now looking for a Senior Asset Management specialist to join the Asset Management team. In this role you will deliver commissions, support bidding, build lasting relationships with our clients and support business development activities. The role will focus on the water sector, with the opportunity to work across other sectors including transport and energy.

The individual would be based in the north of England or Scotland, and will require the right combination of technical, consulting and people skills combined with relevant experience that shows ambition and a collaboration to play a key part in the growth of the team and our service offering. Travel to and from client sites /or temporary assignments to client’s offices may also be required.

International assignment opportunities may also be offered.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to the clients and communities we serve.

You will work collaboratively to build, maintain and manage long-term relationships within Arup and with our clients and stakeholders. You will have a desire to share knowledge and proactively mentor and manage teams and colleagues. Some of your core responsibilities will include business development (managing the preparation of bids), service delivery (leading a range of asset management commissions), project and commercial management and people management and development.

The role will require experience in Asset Management with working knowledge of whole-life asset management principles including:

• Asset management strategy and policy including digital asset management.
• Strategic investment planning and whole-life costing studies.
• Asset management capability development and transformation.
• Maintenance optimisation and risk and resilience.

The individual will have experience that covers a broad spectrum of asset management (detailed above), including:

• Understanding and experience of working in, or advising, an infrastructure asset management organisation, with knowledge of the water/utilities sector, ideally with some experience in other UK regulated sectors.
• Qualification in a relevant technical discipline (Engineering, Science, Maths, Economics) and hold relevant chartership, professional qualification and membership of a professional body, or equivalent work experience.
• Analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Project management skills, ensuring timely delivery of…