Asset Management Capability and Resilience Lead

Affinity Water; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

Double match pension

Annual leave 23-27 days

Volunteer days

Life Assurance

Wellbeing support

Tap4Perks discounts

Job summary

Affinity Water is seeking a technically capable Asset Resilience Lead to drive the development and ongoing enhancement of resilience tools, strategies and frameworks. You will embed resilience across asset management processes, investment planning activities and regulatory commitments, reporting to the Asset Management Capability & Resilience Manager.

You will support our ISO 55001 accreditation journey, help improve asset management capability and maturity, and build resilience dashboards.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Practical understanding of asset management principles and lifecycle thinking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects independently.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Project management experience within complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of resilience tools and dashboards.
• Develop resilience assessment, scenario modelling and investment evaluation.
• Coordinate stakeholder workshops and data validation activities.
• Support the development and implementation of resilience strategies across the business.
• Ensure resilience outputs are embedded within business decisions.
• Provide guidance, training and support to users of resilience tools.
• Represent Affinity Water in industry and regulatory resilience groups.
• Monitor emerging resilience standards, regulations and best practice.
• Assess the impact of regulatory developments on business processes and strategies.
• Build relationships with regulators and technical specialists.
• Support delivery of the Asset Management Capability Improvement Roadmap.
• Contribute to the organisation's ISO 55001 accreditation journey.
• Help implement and maintain asset management assurance and maturity frameworks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Communication skills

Project management

Prioritisation

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Reporting to the Asset Management Capability & Resilience Manager, you will lead the development and ongoing enhancement of our resilience tools, strategies and frameworks. You'll work collaboratively across the business to ensure resilience is embedded into key asset management processes, investment planning activities and regulatory commitments.

You will also support our journey towards ISO 55001 accreditation, helping to improve asset management capability and maturity across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of the Affinity Water Resilience Tool and associated dashboards.

• Develop innovative approaches to resilience assessment, scenario modelling and investment evaluation.

• Coordinate stakeholder workshops and data validation activities.

• Support the development and implementation of resilience strategies across the business.

• Ensure resilience outputs are effectively embedded within business-as-usual decision-making processes.

• Provide guidance, training and support to users of resilience tools.

• Represent Affinity Water within industry and regulatory resilience groups.

• Monitor emerging resilience standards, regulations and best practice.

• Assess the impact of regulatory developments on business processes and strategies.

• Build strong relationships with regulators, industry bodies and technical specialists.

• Support delivery of the Asset Management Capability Improvement Roadmap.

• Contribute to the organisation's ISO 55001 accreditation journey.

• Help implement and maintain asset management assurance and maturity frameworks.

About You

We're looking for a motivated and technically capable professional who enjoys influencing stakeholders, solving complex problems and driving improvement.

Essential Requirements

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Practical understanding of asset management principles and lifecycle thinking

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects independently

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

• Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint

• Project management experience within complex environments

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of water industry assets, processes and operations

• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements

• Experience delivering improvement or change programmes

• Full UK Driving Licence

What You'll Bring

• A collaborative and proactive approach

• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels

• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking

• A solutions-focused mindset

• A passion for continuous improvement and innovation

Full Job Description available - [e-mail]

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependant on skills and experience

• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.

• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.

• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.

• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.

• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)

• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.

• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.

• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.

• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets through our Tap4Perks scheme

• Discounts on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme through salary sacrifice

• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.

• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.