Associate Director, Electricity

Monday-Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 08:30-16:00

Up to £80,000 DOE

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Remote

Closing Date: 09/08/2026

Job Category:
Executive and Senior Management

Company:
Own & Manage

Contractual Base:
Remote / Home-based

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director to join a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile Asset Management, part of the Last Mile Group, we take pride in delivering high-quality solutions across the multi-utility sector.

As Associate Director, at Last Mile Asset Management (LMAM), you will lead and manage technically focused teams, using experience in a similar industry to drive operational excellence. You will play a key role in business development by fostering strategic partnerships, removing barriers, and positioning Last Mile as the adopter of choice. The role requires balancing stakeholder interests to implement compliant technical solutions, ensuring asset compliance and protecting investment.

Furthermore, you will also contribute to business change initiatives, representing the company at board meetings, and work collaboratively as part of the senior leadership team to achieve LMAM’s objectives. A strong focus will be placed on promoting a unified Last Mile identity across your teams and the wider group.

This opportunity can be based anywhere in the UK, though ideally in a central location with good connections to our main office locations, in Glasgow, Warrington and Stonehouse as travel may be expected.

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts via our Miles More benefits platform
• Refer a friend incentive
• Stream – Financial wellbeing platform
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance
  * Company sick pay*

  * Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period

  Your responsibilities as an Associate Director Strategic
  • Contribute to LMAM’s overall business strategy and annual budget setting.
  • Act as the primary advisor to the senior management team and Board on all matters relating to LMAM electricity assets.
  • Develop and control budgets to manage resource and capacity.
  • Evaluate and report on operational performance by ensuring key data and metrics are captured and analysed as required.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate areas of risk and/or inefficiency.
  • Support partners in developing and delivering LMAM’s electricity offering.
  • Formulate and implement future development strategy for electricity networks growth.
  • Represent LMAM interests in a diverse range of stakeholder engagements, such as with DNO, IDNO, ICP, NESO, INA, ENA, DESNZ
  Operational
  • Develop, implement, and manage LMAM’s capability for electricity asset operation and maintenance including but not limited to identifying and securing the right commercial arrangements, resources, systems, technical and operational standards, and procedures.
  • Inspire, motivate, manage, and oversee team members to drive LMAM actions forward; and
  • Communicate LMAM’s objectives clearly throughout our respective organisations and ensure all team members involved are competently trained to carry out their roles to the industry leading standard.
  • Ensure compliance with all legislative and regulatory requirements, including ensuring regulatory reporting obligations are met and submitted in a timely manner.
  Experience / Knowledge / Qualifications Qualifications and Experience
  • Construction or engineering background in the electricity distribution sector, such as in an IDNO/DNO or large ICP.
  • Experience in a senior leadership position.
  • An…