KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the development of business plans, asset strategies and asset plans (short and long term), considering a wide range of factors including cost, risk, performance and sustainability
• Work with stakeholders to transform strategies into prioritised project workbanks for delivery
• Support on the development of all capital and operational expenditure throughout the asset lifecycle, or lead discrete work packages as part of this process
• Develop problem statements to address asset concerns, project initiation documents and lead on early project lifecycle activity prior to handover to Sponsorship
• Carry out high quality asset data analysis (e.g. cost, condition, risk) to provide material for presentations, reports and strategies that support and inform conclusions and recommendations
• Support the development of up-keep of asset lifecycle and degradation models to inform asset lifecycle decisions
• Support the continuous improvement of asset management processes and approaches
  Skills, Knowledge & Experience (Essential, unless stated Desirable)

SKILLS

• Good written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively across teams as required
• Proactive and inquisitive with good stakeholder management skills
• Able to support multiple workstreams simultaneously, working to deadlines
• Data analysis and modelling skills

KNOWLEDGE

• Graduate in a relevant subject (or equivalent work experience in a strategic or transport role)
• Understand the principles of Asset Management (Desirable)
• Understand the challenges that asset intensive organisations face (transport and/or utility companies) (Desirable)
• Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate qualification or willingness to obtain

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of undertaking data analysis, modelling and presenting findings in a simple manner
• Experience of interpreting different information sources and communicating them effectively
• Experience in the asset management discipline and/or supporting the development of asset strategies, plans and prioritised work programmes (Desirable)
• Experience of working in any of the three transport system based disciplines covered by this team – Fleet/Rolling Stock, Signalling and/or Logistics & Manufacturing (Desirable)
  We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

This team focuses on the development and implementation of efficient long-term strategies and investment plans for LU Fleet, Signals and Logistics & Manufacturing assets, balancing the needs of the assets against their allocated budget. These are complex and high-profile assets that require significant investment and a mature approach to asset management. We initiate projects, analyse a lot of data and impacts of investment in order to justify spend and prioritise the capital work bank and investment plans.