Head of Asset Management - Performance & Risk

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Chester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a senior leader to head Asset Management - Performance & Risk, driving enterprise asset performance and risk management across the lifecycle.

The role balances cost, performance, risk, resilience and sustainability with strategic prioritisation and investment decisions. As the Head of Asset Management, you will establish risk-based decision-making authority and lead the organisation in risk modelling, performance frameworks and regulatory planning.

Qualifications

• Experience applying risk-based asset management principles and risk modelling.
• Proven track record developing and implementing asset performance frameworks.
• Experience in strategic asset planning and capital investment.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise asset performance frameworks, measures and KPIs.
• Establish asset health, criticality and condition assessment methodologies.
• Monitor asset performance trends, vulnerabilities and emerging risks.
• Lead the enterprise asset risk framework and risk taxonomy.
• Develop risk assessment methodologies and risk appetite criteria.
• Escalate significant or systemic asset risks to Executive governance.
• Provide executive-level insight into performance, risk and investment requirements.
• Support risk-informed asset planning and capital investment decisions.
• Contribute to regulatory and strategic business planning submissions.
• Establish scalable performance and risk frameworks for wider Group adoption.
• Challenge asset plans where performance or risk criteria are not met.

Skills

Risk modelling

Asset performance frameworks

Strategic asset planning

Capital investment

Education

Degree in Engineering/Asset Management/Finance/Risk Management

Job description

Head of Asset Management - Performance & Risk

Location: Warrington
Contract Type: Contract / Long-Term Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Head of Asset Management - Performance & Risk to lead enterprise asset performance and risk management, ensuring assets deliver maximum value while balancing cost, performance, risk, resilience and sustainability throughout their lifecycle.

This is a senior leadership role acting as the organisational authority for risk-based asset management decision-making, with significant influence over investment, planning and strategic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise asset performance frameworks, measures and KPIs.
• Establish asset health, criticality and condition assessment methodologies.
• Monitor asset performance trends, vulnerabilities and emerging risks.
• Lead the enterprise asset risk framework and risk taxonomy.
• Develop risk assessment methodologies and risk appetite criteria.
• Escalate significant or systemic asset risks to Executive governance.
• Provide executive-level insight into performance, risk and investment requirements.
• Support risk-informed asset planning and capital investment decisions.
• Contribute to regulatory and strategic business planning submissions.
• Establish scalable performance and risk frameworks for wider Group adoption.
• Challenge asset plans where performance or risk criteria are not met.

About You

Essential

• Experience applying risk-based asset management principles and risk modelling.
• Proven experience developing and implementing asset performance frameworks.
• Experience in strategic asset planning and capital investment.
• Degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Finance, Risk Management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Desirable

• Experience with regulatory business planning.
• Experience leading enterprise risk management initiatives.
• Experience with scenario planning and resilience modelling.
• Chartered professional registration.
• IAM Diploma or equivalent asset management qualification.