SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Solution Architect

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Huntingdonshire; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Double match pension (up to 6%)

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking an experienced SAP EAM Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of Asset Management within a major S/4HANA transformation. You will coordinate with business teams, IT, and external partners to ensure robust asset lifecycle management and regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on designing EAM modules, ensuring integration across SAP and third-party systems, and guiding governance to meet project milestones within a hybrid work model from Huntingdon and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading design efforts in large SAP ERP transformation programmes, including S/4HANA.
• Proven ability to design asset-centric SAP EAM solutions and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Experience coordinating with internal teams, SI partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules.
• Ensure seamless integration of Asset Management with other SAP modules and 3rd party systems.
• Engage with stakeholders to capture and validate requirements.
• Collaborate with Architects and Leads to align design with timelines and milestones.
• Oversee WRICEFU objects and ensure end-to-end Asset Management processes.

Skills

SAP EAM

S/4HANA

Asset Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Architecture Leadership

Education

Degree in IT or Engineering

Tools

WRICEFU

SAP Asset Manager on BTP

Job description

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SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Solution Architect

Apply locations Huntingdon time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R30520

Competitive salary, salary depending on skills and experience

Permanent

Full time, 37 hours

Home working and Huntingdon Office (2 days in the office)

Benefits: 26 days annual leave, double match pension (up to 6%), annual bonus, private healthcare

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be in Lancaster House in Huntingdon, an Anglian Water site.

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Anglian Water are currently in the process of upgrading our aging SAP ERP system to the latest SAP ERP suite, S/4HANA. At the centre of this change is a major business transformation programme, leveraging capabilities in SAP to enhance how our business operates. This programme will be a significant undertaking, covering a significant scope across most of the business, spanning across AMP7 and into AMP8.The purpose of the role is to support the SAP Programme Director through the coordination and delivery of a large scale, complex programme of work to deliver multi-dimensional and cross-functional change related to the SAP transition activity required for AMP7/AMP8.

The SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Solution Architect will play a pivotal role in Anglian Water’s SAP S/4HANA transformation programme by ensuring the solution delivers robust Asset Management capabilities that drive operational efficiency, compliance, and business value.

The role will focus on leading and coordinating the design and implementation of Asset Management functionalities within the S/4HANA solution, ensuring alignment with the organisation's asset-centric operational priorities. The Design Lead will work closely with internal teams, SI partner and stakeholders to ensure the solution meets regulatory and operational requirements while optimising asset lifecycle management.

What will you be doing / Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the design of the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules.

• Ensure seamless integration of Asset Management with other key SAP modules and 3rd party applications.

• Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to capture and validate requirements.

• Collaborate with Architects and Functional / Technical Leads (internal and external) to ensure the Asset Management design aligns with programme timelines and milestones.

• Ensure all design deliverables meet Anglian Water’s regulatory compliance requirements.

• Support the identification and documentation of change impacts for Asset Management processes.

• Manage and develop a team of direct reports.

Key Deliverables:

• Approved functional and technical design documentation for Asset Management processes.

• Fully validated integration points across SAP modules and third-party systems.

• Resolved design issues and effective risk mitigation plans.

• Comprehensive reporting (with project manager) on design progress, risks, and dependencies.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the design stream for Asset Management, ensuring alignment with Anglian Water's operational strategies and SAP S/4HANA best practices.

• Establish and maintain robust design governance processes to ensure design integrity and consistency across workstreams.

• With the Functional Leads, present key design decisions for Asset Management and associated integrations to the Design Authority with options, pros and cons and a recommendation. Ensure that solution design adheres to core architecture principles. Act as a member of the Design Authority for Asset Management and associated integrations.

• Ensure all design deliverables meet Anglian Water’s regulatory compliance requirements.

• Incorporate industry best practices into the design to optimise asset lifecycle management, reduce operational risks, and improve cost efficiency.

• Engage with key stakeholders, including asset managers, operations teams and regulatory bodies, to capture and validate requirements.

• Bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring a mutual understanding of design deliverables and expectations.

• Ensure the design is understood at all senior levels of AWS.

• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Functional / Technical Leads, Process Architects, Data Architects, Analytics Leads and external delivery partners to ensure the Asset Management design aligns with programme timelines and milestones.

• Support sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives for Asset Management focused deliverables.

• Drive the design of SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules, including asset planning, scheduling, execution, performance monitoring, and predictive maintenance.

• Recommend new Asset Management products and solutions that align with our SAP roadmap and business outcomes.

• Ensure seamless integration of Asset Management with other key SAP modules, including Finance, Project Systems, Supply Chain and Customer Service, including interim design elements while transitioning from ECC to S/4HANA.

• Support the 3rd Party Integration Lead to ensure seamless integration of Asset Management with 3rd party applications, e.g. work scheduling and GIS tools.

• Provide quality assurance for detailed solution design, build, test and deployment:

  • Solution design documents: Business Process Design Documents (BPDD’s), configuration documents, functional / technical specifications, batch jobs, etc.

  • Solution build and test scenarios / scripts.

  • Cutover planning.

• Oversee the creation and validation of WRICEFU (Workflow, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, UI) objects and ensure they support end-to-end Asset Management processes. Support the principle of adopting standard functionality and keeping the core clean.

What does it take to be a the Design Lead for Asset Management?

• Significant experience leading design efforts in large SAP ERP transformation programmes, including S4/HANA, with a specific focus on Plant Maintenance and Asset Management

• We are looking for someone who has been the Lead Solution Architect in an S4 Asset Management transformation programme

• Strong knowledge of asset lifecycle management processes, including planning, scheduling, maintenance execution, and performance analytics.

• Cross-functional experience in areas closely integrated with EAM, e.g. SAP Supply Chain Logistics (IM, EWM) and Customer Service.

• Experience working with WRICEFU objects and integrating SAP modules with third-party tools and platforms (e.g., GIS and scheduling tools, predictive analytics solutions).

• Demonstrated ability to manage design governance, resolve design-related risks, and ensure adherence to programme timelines.

• Experience in asset-intensive industries such as water utilities, energy or infrastructure.

• Familiarity with UK water industry regulatory frameworks and operational challenges.

• Working knowledge of Linear Asset Management, 9 phase maintenance and maintenance centric service orders.

• Working knowledge of SAP EAM tools like SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN) and Predictive Asset Insights (PAI).

• Working knowledge of SAP EAM mobile solutions, e.g. Service and Asset Manager on BTP.

• Experience with Agile delivery frameworks in large-scale transformation

• Experience with Flori apps for Asset Management

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• 26 days annual leave

• Flexible working

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Inclusion at Anglian Water: Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing date: 1st June 2025

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About Us

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.

We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.

If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK.

Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.