This is a permanent position providing a unique opportunity to manage and oversee asset management activities for highways structures within a high-profile infrastructure project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all asset management activities for highways structure assets, including specified and strategic structures, bridges and tunnels
- Own asset management strategies covering inspection, maintenance, and renewal of highways structure assets
- Act as a sponsor in gateway meetings for lifecycle renewal projects, ensuring projects deliver benefits within budget
- Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and the Commercial & Asset Delivery team to optimise and approve scopes and methodologies
- Support the Engineering Manager with technical approvals and managing departures from standards
- Drive innovation, efficiency, and carbon reduction throughout the gateway process
- Develop innovation business cases based on long-term asset risks and opportunities
- Support the development of the Asset Management Forward Plan
- Understand and utilise Asset Management IT systems to review and challenge inputs and configurations
- Support the annual review and update of integrated asset management system elements, including strategies, procedures, and ISO 55001 certification
- Collaborate with relevant teams to understand impacts of strategic changes on contract and asset performance
Job Requirements:
- Chartered Engineer (ICE or equivalent) or relevant accreditation
- Experience in managing large-scale and complex infrastructure assets from a client perspective, ideally in highways structures
- Ability to set, challenge, and refine asset management strategies for highways structures in line with handback requirements
- Decision-making skills with the ability to balance stakeholder requirements
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Proactive attitude and ability to operate autonomously in a senior team
- Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects in parallel
- IT literate, with knowledge of Asset Management IT systems being a plus
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work on a flagship project
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Comprehensive employee benefits package
If you are an experienced asset management professional looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and talented team in the highways sector.