Strategic Asset Intelligence Manager

KBR, Inc; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc is seeking a Strategic Asset Intelligence Manager for the Estates Intelligence team. The role combines asset leadership, data-driven insight and advisory client support to drive strategic decisions across lifecycle planning and investment prioritisation.

Based in Leatherhead, this hybrid role collaborates with the contract leadership and operations teams to translate performance data into actionable recommendations that optimise estate outcomes and investment strategies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic asset management leadership within complex environments.
• Experience supporting mobilisation and transition of complex service delivery contracts.
• Strong experience in asset information management and governance.
• Proven ability to translate data into insight for senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing Asset Management Plans, lifecycle plans and investment cases.

Responsibilities

• Operate within Insights and Advisory to provide strategic asset performance advice.
• Translate asset data into structured insights to inform decisions.
• Develop lifecycle and investment plans with client governance input.
• Integrate asset data with BI outputs and dashboards.
• Ensure asset intelligence supports compliance, risk management and audits.
• Lead mobilisation activities and transition to steady-state delivery.
• Provide evidence-led recommendations for optimisation and investments.

Skills

Asset management principles

Asset management plans

Lifecycle planning

Whole-life value

Compliance requirements

CAFM/CMMS systems

Asset information governance

Data interpretation

Predictive analytics

AI-enabled decision support

Education

Degree or equivalent in Asset Management or related discipline

Tools

CAFM/CMMS systems

Digital asset platforms

Asset registers

Asset information governance frameworks

Job description

Strategic Asset Intelligence Manager

About KBR and the Project KBR are a global technical solutions provider with 28,000 employees worldwide, with operations in 34 countries delivering to customers in 80 countries. KBR work collaboratively with their wide customer base to deliver solutions that strive to create a better, safer and more sustainable world. KBR’s Estates Intelligence is a leading force in public sector Assurance, providing cutting-edge technical platforms and professional services. We support central government and specialist departments in effectively managing delivery, to achieve their strategic goals. Estates Intelligence offers a compelling market proposition, delivering expertise and solutions to optimise data and information, supporting clients to achieve their objectives. Using our VIAverse platform, our people, processes, knowledge and technology, we integrate validated data and cutting-edge technology to streamline operations, maximise efficiency and value for money.

About the Role

The Strategic Asset Intelligence Manager is a senior role within the Insights and Advisory function, providing strategic asset management leadership and estate intelligence to the client. Working in partnership with the Business Intelligence Manager, the role translates asset information, performance data and lifecycle evidence into proactive, evidence-led recommendations that support Asset Management Plans, FMRs, compliance, risk management and investment prioritisation. The role is accountable for ensuring that asset information, lifecycle intelligence and estate performance insight are accurate, assured and aligned to operational delivery, contractual outcomes and strategic estate planning. It will help the client move from reactive reporting to proactive decision-making by using condition, performance, risk, compliance and cost data to inform interventions, lifecycle planning and future investment. Operating as a strategic interface between operations, assurance and the client, the role ensures that estate intelligence not only supports service delivery but also informs long-term estate strategy, optimisation and AI-enabled investment decision support as live performance data matures across the contract.

Role Responsibilities:

• Role Within Contract Operating Model

  Operate as part of the Insights and Advisory function, alongside the Business Intelligence Manager, providing a strategic capability to the contract and client. Provide client-facing advisory support on estate performance, asset risk, compliance and lifecycle planning. Translate operational activity and data into strategic insight and intelligence to support decision-making. Complement the Senior Operations Manager by informing operational performance and service optimisation. Support the Quality, Risk and Governance Manager by providing validated asset intelligence, audit evidence and risk insight. Contribute to a balanced contract leadership model across delivery, assurance and insight.

• Strategic Estate Insight & Client Advisory

  Provide expert advice to the client on strategic asset management, estate performance, asset risk, compliance and lifecycle strategy. Translate asset and estate data into clear, structured insight, trends and actionable recommendations. Support development of Asset Management Plans, FMRs, estate strategies, investment priorities and optimisation initiatives. Present asset intelligence outputs within client governance and performance forums. Guide the client toward proactive, evidence-led decision-making using asset condition, performance, risk, compliance and whole-life cost intelligence.

• Integrated Insight with Business Intelligence

  Work in partnership with the Business Intelligence Manager to align asset data, reporting and analytical outputs. Ensure asset intelligence is integrated into dashboards, reporting packs and performance metrics. Support development of combined insight products covering performance, cost, compliance and risk. Contribute to development of advanced analytics, including predictive risk modelling, lifecycle forecasting and performance trends. Shape the use of live performance data, predictive analytics and AI-enabled decision support to inform investment planning and asset interventions.

• Asset Intelligence & Evidence Authority

  Own the integrity and translation of asset data into assured, audit-ready intelligence. Ensure traceability between asset records, maintenance activity, compliance outcomes and contractual performance. Provide authoritative asset evidence to support CRAD submissions, audits, inspections and client reviews. Maintain confidence that asset-related contractual obligations are being demonstrably delivered.

• Mobilisation & Transition to BAU

  Lead establishment of asset intelligence capability during mobilisation, aligned to CRAD and mobilisation requirements. Ensure asset data, structures and systems are configured to support reporting, assurance and decision-making from contract commencement. Support mobilisation evidence development and readiness assurance activities. Maintain continuity of asset intelligence through transition into steady-state delivery.

• Lifecycle & Performance Insight

  Oversee development of lifecycle intelligence supporting asset condition, performance and investment planning. Provide insight into asset reliability, risk and performance trends to support operational and strategic decisions. Enable optimisation of maintenance strategies and asset interventions through data-led analysis.

• Supporting Delivery & Assurance

  Provide asset insight to support operational teams in improving service delivery performance. Provide asset-related data and evidence to support governance, audit and risk management activities. Act as subject matter expert for estate and asset intelligence across KBR, client and supply chain partners.

• Continuous Improvement & Innovation

  Identify opportunities to enhance asset intelligence, reporting and analytical capability. Support implementation of digital tools, automation and innovation aligned to Estates Intelligence capability. Drive continuous improvement aligned to contractual obligations and client outcomes.

Experience Required:

• Significant experience in strategic asset management, estate or asset management leadership roles within complex, multi-site or public sector environments.
• Demonstrable experience supporting mobilisation and transition of complex service delivery contracts.
• Strong experience in asset information management, asset data governance, CAFM/CMMS or equivalent digital platforms and estate intelligence management.
• Experience working with assurance frameworks, audit environments and evidence management.
• Proven ability to translate technical or operational data into insight for senior stakeholders and client decision-making.
• Experience developing or supporting Asset Management Plans, FMRs, lifecycle plans, investment cases or asset intervention strategies.
• Experience in government or regulated estate environments (Desirable).
• Experience working within data-driven or analytics-led service models (Desirable).
• Awareness of predictive analytics, AI-enabled decision support and live performance data within asset-intensive environments (Desirable).

Technical Skills Required:

• Strong understanding of strategic asset management principles, Asset Management Plans, lifecycle planning, whole-life value and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of mobilisation, readiness and assurance frameworks (e.g. CRADs, ORR or equivalent).
• Experience with CAFM/CMMS systems, digital asset platforms, asset registers and asset information governance frameworks.
• Strong analytical capability, including data interpretation, trend analysis and reporting.
• Ability to convert contractual, technical and operational requirements into meaningful insight outputs.
• Understanding of live performance data, predictive analytics and AI-enabled approaches that support asset investment decisions.
• High standard of written and verbal communication, including client-facing reports and presentations.

Qualifications Required:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Asset Management, Facilities Management, Built Environment, Property/Estates Management or related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in asset management, estate intelligence or data-driven estate environments.
• Chartered or working toward professional membership (e.g. RICS, IAM, IWFM) (Desirable).
• Professional accreditation in asset management or estates discipline (Desirable).
• Experience of working within public sector or regulated contract environments (Desirable).
• Knowledge of assurance frameworks such as CRADs, ORR or equivalent (Desirable).

This is a hybrid role with flexible working practices. The successful candidate will be required to routinely attend our Leatherhead HQ and Swindon National Service Hub, also client sites across the UK when required.

KBR - Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.