Asset Data Manager (0849)

Transport for Wales; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for Wales seeks a Data Manager to steward asset data across multiple systems and develop decision-support tools that evolve asset management from reactive to proactive. You will collaborate with TfW and partners, ensuring data quality, governance and timely insights to inform planning and funding decisions.

You will lead data-driven work across the Rail Infrastructure team, linking IT and business needs to maximise value from Maximo and related systems.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in IT or numerate discipline or equivalent experience in internal data provision.
• Experience with lifecycles of data and systems, asset knowledge management systems and decision support tools.
• Experience using systems and data to drive business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Be custodian of all infrastructure asset data by collating and integrating data from multiple systems and sources to ensure accurate analyses.
• Define and develop decision support tools to enable proactive asset management and efficiency.
• Provide data to secure funding and develop strategy models across the team.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure Manager and external partners to enhance ERP (Maximo) usage.
• Ensure data governance, quality and reliable reporting for planning and asset management.
• Build data-driven insights and tools to inform decisions for TfW and partners.
• Align TfW systems with partner systems, advising on data flow and availability.
• Collaborate with the Independent Reporter to improve data governance and lifecycle management.
• Support IT, systems and data matters for Rail Infrastructure team continuity.
• Manage multiple projects to maintain an up-to-date asset knowledge repository.

Skills

Data management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Data analysis

IT/Data systems

Education

Degree in IT or numerate discipline

Tools

Maximo

Job description

The Role

This role supports the provision of strategical data and insight analysis and is a key function within Transport for Wales (TfW). The role operates across multiple frameworks of data (and associated systems and decision support tools), enabling the TfWs multi modal teams to make safe, economic, objective and timely decisions.

Role Responsibilities

• Be the custodian of all infrastructure asset data in TfW by collating and integrating data from multiple systems, departments and external sources, together with bespoke analysis, to ensure the team provides accurate and timely analyses and information to any part of the business that requires asset insight.
• Define and develop/ procure a suite of decision support tools which underpin the IO's ‘Informed Client' and Asset Steward roles, and which facilitate the evolution from ‘reactive' to ‘proactive' asset management, thereby driving objectivity and efficiency into asset management operations.
• Provide information to Welsh Government, the independent reporter and the ORR to secure the required funding for delivering long-term maintenance of TfW's asset portfolio by undertaking multiple audit projects to define and develop UEL / RL (useful economic life / residual life) strategy models and tools across the team.
• Be the principal point of contact with the Infrastructure Manager and Network Rail by fostering collaborative working relationships and providing subject matter expertise to ensure the ongoing development of TfW's Enterprise Resource Planning solution (Maximo) for day-to-day asset management meets business needs.
• The Data Manager is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, quality, and governance of data, supporting multi-modal projects. Working with project teams and stakeholders, the role provides reliable data, reporting, and insights to support effective planning, delivery, and asset management.
• Be the subject matter expert for data-driven insight and research, by continuously sourcing, reviewing and analysing various sources of data to drive out asset knowledge and insights as well as building the associated decision support tools to inform all decisions.
• Be responsible for aligning TfW's and its partner's systems in line with the Infrastructure Agreement, by building and fostering collaborative relationships with internal partners (e.g., I.T supply chain, delivery partners) and external parties (e.g., contractors, rail operations) by advising and challenging the flow and availability of data, to ensure TfW can fulfil its obligations to the Welsh Government.
• Work closely with the Independent Reporter (AMCL) to enhance data governance and strategy for all operations within the team, to ensure data lifecycle is strictly controlled and as up to date as possible, to help drive asset management decisions and TfWs Asset Knowledge Management Plan and strategy is as up to date as possible.
• Support the Asset Data Lead by being the point of contact for IT, systems and data matters for the Rail Infrastructure team, advising the internal systems to ensure continuity of system usage, knowledge and integrity and the most up to date information is available to the team.
• Conduct and manage multiple projects across the IO team simultaneously, to ensure an up-to-date repository of asset knowledge information is available for short / long-term decision making, in an accessible format. This will then support continuous improvement in how the IO discharges its role and placing TfW in a highly informed position at the end of the current 7 year concession

Who We're Looking For

• Degree level qualified in IT or numerate discipline or have equivalent experience in leading an internal data provision.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of all aspects of the lifecycles of, and architectural design approaches to, data and systems, including asset knowledge management systems and decision support tools.
• Demonstrable experience of using systems and data to drive business recommendations for improved performance.
• Experience of interrogating and analysing multiple datasets to provide an explanation for observable trends and to generate insights to support corporate decisions.
• Demonstrable stakeholder management skills, evidenced through experience of engaging with and developing effective working relationships with a range of internal and external customers/stakeholders.
• The ability to manage and develop a team.

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application. TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels.

Who We Are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.