Asset Management Lead

AWE; England; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and security company in the UK seeks an Asset Management Lead to integrate and optimize asset management activities. You will support the implementation of the Asset Management strategy and principles while ensuring compliance with organizational responsibilities. The ideal candidate has experience in asset management, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to navigate a changing environment. Comprehensive benefits, flexible working arrangements, and development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading pension scheme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Professional Career Development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on everyday spending

Qualifications

• Prior working experience within Asset Management or a maintenance property environment.
• Ability to evaluate solutions and recommend optimum strategies.
• Experience in facilitating and managing change effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of asset management activities.
• Champion the implementation of the Asset Management strategy.
• Provide expert support in applying Asset Management principles.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Management Principles

Investment Appraisal Techniques

Life Cycle Cost Optimization

Job description

Overview

Asset Management Lead

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking

Package: Starting from £48,950 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

Role and responsibilities

AWE is recruiting an Asset Management Lead to lead the integration of asset management activities by identifying, appraising, optimising and prioritising options for the development of effective asset management plans, championing the implementation of the Asset Management strategy into the Estate Area, to ensure asset management objectives are achieved.

You will provide subject matter expert support to the Group Leader Asset Operations in the application of Asset Management principles to be compliant with their AM responsibilities as well as promote the implementation of Asset Management by developing asset management capability and awareness, championing AM Principles and Best Practices to help establish a firm asset management culture at AWE.

Who we are looking for

We do need you to have the following:

• Prior working experience within Asset Management or a maintenance, property environment
• Excellent Stakeholder Management skills with an ability to identify problems, evaluate options and recommend the optimum solution

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Working knowledge of facilitation and change management principles
• Asset Management decision making; capital investment, operations and maintenance, lifecycle cost and value optimisation techniques, shutdowns and outage strategy and optimisation, aging assets strategy
• Investment appraisal and optimisation techniques
• Confidence to present and lead in stakeholder calls/meetings
• A forward-thinking mindset - understand the likely future direction and issues for the organisation

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

What we offer

Work hard, be rewarded:

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The "Working at AWE" page on our website is where you can find full details in the "AWE Benefits Guide".

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically, 2/3 days onsite per week.

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