Asset Management Lead

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking

Package: Starting from £48,950 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

AWE is recruiting an Asset Management Lead to lead the integration of asset management activities by identifying, appraising, optimising and prioritising options for the development of effective asset management plans, championing the implementation of the Asset Management strategy into the Estate Area, to ensure asset management objectives are achieved.

You will Provide subject matter expert support to the Group Leader Asset Operations in the application of Asset Management principles to be compliant with their AM responsibilities as well as promote the implementation of Asset Management by developing asset management capability and awareness, championing AM Principles and Best Practices to help establish a firm asset management culture at AWE.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• Prior working experience within Asset Management or a maintenance, property environment

• Excellent Stakeholder Management skills with an ability to identify problems, evaluate options and recommend the optimum solution

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Working knowledge of facilitation and change management principles

• Asset Management decision making; capital investment, operations and maintenance, lifecycle cost and value optimisation techniques, shutdowns and outage strategy and optimisation, aging assets strategy

• Investment appraisal and optimisation techniques

• Confidence to present and lead in stakeholder calls/meetings

• A forward-thinking mindset - Understand the likely future direction and issues for the organisation

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Work hard, be rewarded:

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.

• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically, 2/3 days onsite per week.

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