Asset Manager

Apex Resourcing Solutions Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A company specializing in energy infrastructure in Greater London is looking for an Asset Manager to oversee the development and performance of district heating networks. This role involves contract negotiation, financial management, and identifying growth opportunities. The ideal candidate will have experience with energy infrastructure projects and strong strategic planning skills. The compensation package includes a base salary of £70,000, bonuses, and various benefits including a pension plan and health care options.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

25 days holidays plus statutory holidays

Pension plan provision

Private health care scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Electric Car lease scheme

Continuing learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in contract negotiation and administration.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting, reporting, and analysis.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic plans for business growth.

Responsibilities

• Act as principal point of contact for stakeholders and customers.
• Collaborate with teams to identify growth opportunities.
• Prepare and present reports to management on asset performance.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Financial assessment

Strategic planning

District heating systems

Negotiation skills

IT proficiency

Education

Membership of an appropriate Institution (e.g. IAM)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Opportunity

Due to growth, we are currently recruiting for an Asset Manager on behalf of a fast growing company who design, build and operate district heating networks. This work is for communities, towns, and cities. They work with local authorities, developers, house builders, and property owners. Operating for over 10 years, they have a number of offices in the UK and also overseas. Their services include the design, installation, maintenance and management of plant rooms and heat networks on behalf of local authorities and property developers.

The Position

As the Asset Manager you will be involved in taking a key role in the development, construction, optimisation and growth of heat network assets. You will play a key role in negotiating customer connections and overseeing and driving the performance of assets, to ensure they deliver safely, budget, on time and to meet customer service levels.

Key responsibilities will include

• Act as principle senior point of contact for stakeholders and contracted customers
• Collaborate with the Development and Connection Teams to identify growth opportunities and develop expansion strategies for the district heating network.
• Ensure delivery and compliance with the relevant contracts in place.
• Ensure regulations, and industry standards in relation to the specific assets.
• Monitoring, analysis and reporting of assets, evaluating their performance, risks, and potential for growth.
• Identify areas for improvement and opportunities to enhance asset performance.
• Monitor asset performance, tracking key metrics and indicators to assess effectiveness of asset management strategies.
• Management and control of financial models and documents to ensure the asset actual and forecast performance can be evaluated against the investment case.
• Prepare and present regular reports to senior management and stakeholders, offering insights into asset performance, challenges, and strategic recommendations.
• Oversee the development and drive the implementation of a targeted value creation pan for each asset.

The Person

• Experience of contract negotiation and administration, commercial and financial assessment
• Experience of financial and management accounting, reporting, cost control, budgeting and analysis and financial modelling.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans to drive business growth and optimize asset performance.
• Ideally a member of an appropriate Institution (e.g. IAM etc)
• Strong background in district heating systems or related energy infrastructure projects.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to understand, influence and drive customer decision‑making processes.
• Experience of working with legal, commercial and technical teams to reach agreed contract term.
• Ability to objectively measure and assess and challenge underperformance through KPI measurements and project programmes.
• Fully IT proficient; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email systems etc as a minimum.

Package on offer

• Remuneration: Base £70,000 (depending on experience).
• Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.
• Holidays 25 days a year plus statutory holidays – with an option to purchase, or sell, up to an additional 5 days per annual leave year.
• Pension plan provision.
• Private health care scheme available.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric Car lease scheme.
• Continuing learning and development opportunities.
• Company PC/laptop, etc.

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a Recruitment Agency acting on behalf of this company