Manager - Asset Management Advisory

Job Description Overview

AtkinsR alis is looking for Asset Management Managers capable of leading complex advisory engagements and supporting strategic decision-making for major infrastructure owners and operators across the Middle East. The role is designed for professionals who demonstrate not only technical excellence but also the leadership qualities, commercial awareness and client-facing capabilities expected of future Senior Asset Managers.

• Lead delivery of asset management and asset investment planning projects
• Develop strategic asset management roadmaps and transformation programs
• Provide advisory services on asset performance, maintenance optimization and investment priorities
• Lead ISO 55001 implementation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Lead strategic workshops and executive stakeholder discussions
• Support business development and proposal preparation
• Ensure project delivery aligns with quality, schedule and financial targets
• Lead development of Asset Management Plans and asset class strategies, including lifecycle strategy, renewal thresholds, obsolescence management and whole-life cost
• Lead development of asset management and reliability in design processes across the asset lifecycle, including design requirements, review gates, commissioning and handover standards and maintenance and data requirements within procurement
• Define maintenance strategies using reliability-centred maintenance logic and translate them into executable maintenance regimes
• Lead condition assessment strategy standards and rollout across a diverse asset base
• Lead reliability and failure analysis programs, including bad actor reviews and root cause analysis
• Support EAMS CMMS implementation and enhancement from an asset management perspective, including requirements definition, data standards and configuration input

• Degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Infrastructure, or related field.
• 7-12 years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience delivering asset management advisory projects.
• Strong understanding of lifecycle planning, risk management, and investment prioritization.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong commercial and project management capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and ability to influence senior decision-makers.
• Demonstrable experience delivering Asset Management Plans, asset class strategies, or lifecycle management frameworks; experience of applying these to operating assets is highly desirable.
• Applied knowledge of reliability-centred maintenance (SAE JA1011/JA1012/RCM), ISO 14224, and lifecycle costing principles.
• Experience of EAMS/CMMS implementation, enhancement, or data migration (e.g., IBM Maximo) is desirable.
• Experience developing condition assessment methodologies and asset criticality frameworks.
• Experience gained within an asset-owning or operating organization (operations, maintenance, reliability, or engineering), in addition to or in place of consultancy experience, is highly desirable.
• Ability to determine what is required where the objective is clear but the method is not, and to make and evidence sound engineering judgements where data is incomplete.