Associate Director / Senior Strategic Asset Management Leader

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is leading the transformation of transportation asset management in the UK, providing strategic advisory and deep technical leadership to infrastructure owners and operators. You’ll shape investment priorities, governance models and performance improvements across major projects while collaborating with national highways authorities, regional authorities and other sector partners.

The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, driving client relationships, programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic asset management and consultancy or advisory work.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 55000 family of asset management standards and their practical application.
• Experience developing asset management strategies, policies and improvement programmes.
• Expertise in investment planning and asset lifecycle decision-making.
• Experience leading organisational transformation and change.
• Willingness to travel across the UK to support clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop asset management strategies, policies, roadmaps and operating models.
• Lead asset management maturity assessments and improvement programmes.
• Support long-term investment planning and value-based lifecycle decisions.
• Advise on organisational transformation and operating capability.
• Provide independent technical assurance and expert advice.
• Support development of national guidance, standards and best practice.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering consultancy and advisory services.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders.
• Support business development, framework growth and client relationships.

Skills

Strategic asset management

Civil/transportation sector experience

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Business development

Job description

Job Description Overview Build the future of transportation asset management. You might know us for the great work we do across a wide variety of projects. We’re proud to say it’s thanks to our people’s diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. When you join us, you’ll be part of a genuinely collaborative environment where every voice is valued and treated equally. We are building the leading transportation asset management practice in the market, helping clients transform how infrastructure is valued, managed and invested in. Our reputation is founded on technical excellence, trusted delivery, innovation and real-world impact. We are looking for people who want to shape the future of the sector, influence major decisions, develop exceptional teams and help create better outcomes for the communities and economies that depend on transportation infrastructure. As part of our growing Asset Management practice, you will work alongside industry-leading specialists, digital experts and infrastructure professionals, helping some of the UK's most important transportation organisations address complex asset management, investment and organisational challenges.

While our primary focus is the UK transportation sector, we also support clients internationally and provide opportunities to contribute to global best practice and projects.

Your role

This strategic leadership role will help infrastructure owners make better long-term decisions about assets, investment priorities and organisational performance. You'll lead advisory commissions, develop trusted client relationships, win and deliver transformational programmes, and provide technical leadership across our transportation asset management business.

You will work with organisations including national highway authorities, local highway authorities, transportation agencies and major infrastructure owners to:

• Develop asset management strategies, policies, strategic plans, roadmaps and operating models.
• Lead asset management maturity assessments and improvement programmes.
• Support long-term investment planning and value-based lifecycle decision-making.
• Advise clients on organisational transformation, change and operating capability.
• Provide independent technical assurance and expert advice.
• Support the development of national guidance, standards and industry good practice.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering consultancy and advisory services.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders.
• Support business development, framework growth, work winning and the development of colleagues.

About you

You may come from highways, transportation or another asset-intensive infrastructure sector. You could currently work for a strategic or local highway authority, an infrastructure owner or operator, a consultancy, or within rail, utilities, aviation, defence, water or energy.

We’re particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate:

• Extensive experience in strategic asset management and consultancy or advisory work.
• Strong knowledge of the ISO 55000 family of asset management standards and their practical application.
• A background in developing asset management strategies, policies and improvement programmes.
• Expertise in investment planning and asset lifecycle decision-making.
• Experience leading organisational transformation and change.
• Strong client advisory, communication and stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior leaders.
• Experience of privately financed or design-build-finance-operate infrastructure contracts, including contract expiry, handback readiness, asset assurance or lifecycle planning, would be an advantage.
• The ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor, coach and develop colleagues.
• A track record in business development, work winning or growing trusted client relationships.
• Willingness and ability to travel across the UK to support clients and business development.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.

Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization.

We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer.

If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organisations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.

We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital.

The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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