Tactical Asset Planning Manager

SevernTrentLife; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SevernTrentLife is seeking a Tactical Asset Planning Manager to lead the Wastewater Network team. The role involves managing a technical team, shaping investment plans, and ensuring project delivery. This position offers significant growth opportunities and competitive benefits, alongside a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250)

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave opportunity

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience managing and leading a technical team of 5 or more.
• Ability to articulate complex information to varied audiences.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Tactical Asset Planning team.
• Optimize project scopes and oversee annual business planning.
• Drive risk management processes to improve asset performance.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Team Leadership

Project Management

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

Our innovation strategy is simple - We want to solve the challenges we have today as well as find answers to some of our industry’s bigger long-term challenges. Whether it's delivering water that is always good to drink, reducing waste in our processes with energy efficient technologies or improving visibility of the network, our 150+ strong team of innovators are working day in day out to make it happen. If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

Are you ready for a fresh challenge and eager to make impactful decisions? We have an exciting opportunity for aTactical Asset Planning Managerwithin our Wastewater Network team. If you are passionate about shaping investment plans, prioritising operational needs, and ensuring programme affordability, this role is perfect for you!

Do you have experience of managing, motivating and leading a technical team? And do you have the ability to articulate complex information to those that might not be from your area of expertise? Or perhaps you have experience in data analysis and being able to find the root cause of complex problems?

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re looking for aTactical Asset Planning Managerwithin our Asset Planning (Waste Networks) team to help us continue to perform and invest in our assets.

Reporting to the Asset Planning Waste Networks Business Lead, the Tactical Asset Planning Manager is responsible for leading a team of asset experts and ensuring that appropriate interventions are identified for waste infrastructure and non-infrastructure asset classes in the waste distribution element of the Severn Trent Value Chain .

What Will You Do?

• Lead and Inspire: Manage an expert team to optimise project scopes and ensure timely delivery.
• Strategic Influence: Develop strong links with Waste system thinking and assess asset performance on Waste system assets.
• Project Sponsorship: Oversee the rolling 5-year capital programme and ensure our annual business plan is accurate.
• Shape the Future: Own the Wastewater Network Portfolio and help shape our AMP8 business plan.

Why Join Us?

• Dynamic Environment: Enjoy a varied and active role with significant contributions to the business.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with key stakeholders across various teams to deliver the best solutions.
• Growth Opportunities: Lead a growing team and play a crucial role in shaping our investment plan for AMP8.

If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and lead our efforts in delivering the wastewater Network programme, we want to hear from you!

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

As a Tactical Asset Planning Manager, you’ll manage, coach and drive a team of 5 or more. You and your team will be responsible for ensuring that Severn Trent’s waste water asset classes are optimised and calm. You'll also need to lead the management of STW’s interventions on assets within the asset class to maximise service to STW’s customers and ODI performance.

Having stakeholder management skills is key for this role as you’ll support the long-term planning and prioritising of investment in line with the annual business plan. You’ll need to work with key stakeholders to maintain plan trajectory and provide evidence to inform changes when required. You’ll also need to drive a strong business partnering culture underpinned by healthy challenge and control to understand risk position and plan to reduce this over time.
You'll need to have a clear understanding of our Business Plan objectives and strategy and have an ability to be able to convert them into a programme of work. It is key that you understand the calculation of benefits to be delivered to our customers and have good commercial and financial awareness.

As our Tactical Asset Planning Manager, you’ll need to lead the development and continuous improvement of a proactive risk methodology for the asset class, as a key enabler of effective and consistent decision making for Operational & Maintenance and capital investment decisions. Through this you’ll provide a coherent view of the asset class risk position and progressing and moderate risk to drive mitigation and reduction over time.


WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

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