Asset Management Lead ( Water and Waste)

Bidrecruitment; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidrecruitment is partnering with a major national water and wastewater services contractor to recruit an Asset Management Lead. You will develop the long-term asset strategy underpinning a high-value bid, ensuring investment plans are robust, risk-based and compliant with regulatory expectations.

Based in the UK, you will work with technical, operational and commercial teams to shape lifecycle plans, investment optimisation and asset strategies across a large, multi-site portfolio, influencing

Qualifications

• Experience in asset management within utilities or infrastructure.
• Experience managing large multi-site portfolios.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders or business cases.
• Strong commercial awareness balancing risk and cost.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop lifecycle and asset management strategies.
• Define maintenance, renewal and investment approaches.
• Produce risk-based asset and intervention plans.
• Support lifecycle costing and investment optimisation.
• Align asset strategies with commercial and operational needs.
• Contribute technical content to bid submissions and business cases.
• Collaborate with operational, commercial and senior leaders.

Skills

Asset management

Lifecycle planning

Investment strategy

Bid/tender experience

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Asset Management professional to join a growing bid team supporting a major national water and wastewater services procurement.

Following successful pre-qualification, our client is entering the next stage of the procurement process and is seeking an Asset Management Lead to develop the long-term asset strategy that will underpin a competitive, technically robust bid.

Working within a joint venture, you'll collaborate with technical, operational and commercial teams to develop investment strategies across a large, geographically dispersed asset portfolio.

The Role

You'll take ownership of the asset management strategy, ensuring investment plans are commercially sound, risk-based and aligned with operational delivery and regulatory expectations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing lifecycle and asset management strategies
• Defining maintenance, renewal and investment approaches
• Producing risk-based asset and intervention plans
• Supporting lifecycle costing and investment optimisation
• Aligning asset strategies with commercial and operational assumptions
• Contributing technical content to bid submissions and business cases
• Working closely with operational, commercial and senior leadership teams

About You

You'll have a strong background in asset management within utilities, infrastructure or other asset-intensive industries.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience managing large, decentralised or multi-site asset portfolios.

You'll ideally bring:

• Asset management experience within utilities, infrastructure, engineering or facilities management
• Strong understanding of lifecycle planning and investment strategy
• Experience supporting major bids, tenders, strategic programmes or business cases
• Commercial awareness and the ability to balance risk, performance and cost
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working across complex programmes involving multiple stakeholders

Knowledge of regulated environments, ISO 55001 principles or public sector procurement would be advantageous.