Head of Asset Management Future Planning at Highways

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jul, 26

Salary

82380.0

Posted On

01 May, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Asset management, Strategic planning, Infrastructure development, Investment modeling, Risk assessment, Stakeholder management, Leadership, Technical team management, Communication skills, Presentation skills, Policy development, Economic development, Transport planning, Data analysis, Project management

Industry

Civil Engineering

Description

About the job. National Highways’ Head of Asset Management Future Planning has a critical role in shaping the future serviceability of England’s Strategic Road Network (SRN). This role will work across the business, as part of the newly formed Asset Management Division in Operations, quantifying the risk and impact of future challenges such as climate change adaptation, ageing assets and resourcing constraints and, in response, set out, agree and communicate long-term, multi-RIS investment scenarios for asset maintenance and renewals across the (SRN). * Lead and develop National Highways’ approach to long-term, multi-RIS asset investment, which supports customer service and economic growth through improved route resilience, ensuring associated policy and guidance is established to enable the organisation to deliver its own objectives whilst best supporting the aims of key stakeholders. * Identify long-term challenges and opportunities on the network, particularly on key routes, at key nodes and for significant assets, utilising the annual State of the Network Report, while supporting the development of route strategies and any related future strategic studies to be more asset focused. * Develop long term asset investment visual modelling tools to quantify and readily present changing scenarios and associated prioritised high-level interventions to advise and engage with National Highways Executive and Department for Transport, ORR and other Government Departments at a senior level, creating a multi-RIS view of the SRN’s strategic asset needs and investment scenarios * Build, maintain, and actively engage with a network of internal and external key stakeholders that are involved in developing, shaping and influencing asset management and the asset needs of the network to provide advice and input into key decisions on the future maintenance and renewals needed to contribute to the delivery of the priorities for National Highways. About you. * In-depth knowledge and understanding of the work of strategic planning functions, developing future plans in a highly visible, transparent and scrutinised environment. * Strong technical experience within relevant business environment such as highways or rail in a transport planning, infrastructure/asset development and/or economic development capacity * Experience of working effectively across organisational boundaries to deliver results, influencing and informing Government agendas and policy * Leadership in a changing and complex environment, with significant experience in leading and managing specialist technical teams to deliver high performance * Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, to be able to share the vision, provide direction, lead across team boundaries and motivate others. About us. Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership. Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads. We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds Why you should join us At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation. A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home. Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible. Our benefits package * Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus * Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10% * Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays) * Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working * Life assurance of 4 times annual salary * Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines * A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel * Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience And we are * Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities * Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme * Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include: * Right to work check * 3 year employment history references * DBS criminal record check * Social media and adverse journalism check * Driving licence check (if applicable) * Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable) * Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable) And finally We reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires.

Responsibilities

The role involves shaping the future serviceability of England’s Strategic Road Network by quantifying risks and developing long-term investment scenarios. You will lead asset management strategies, build stakeholder networks, and utilize visual modeling tools to inform senior executive and government decision-making.