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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced asset management professional to help the water sector deliver sustainable, resilient, and customer-focused infrastructure investment plans. This role offers the opportunity to influence investment decisions, shape long-term asset strategies, and assist clients in addressing critical industry challenges such as climate change and aging infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and quality assurance across asset management projects
• Leading the delivery of strategic asset management, investment planning, and business case development assignments
• Building trusted relationships with clients and acting as a senior technical advisor
• Leading multidisciplinary teams to develop data-driven investment and asset management solutions
• Supporting business development activities, including proposal preparation and client engagement
• Managing project delivery, budgets, and resources
• Mentoring colleagues and contributing to the growth, innovation, and technical excellence of the practice

Requirements

• Demonstrable expertise in asset planning or asset strategy, such as business plan preparation
• Expertise in risk assessment and risk management
• Expertise in investment appraisal and cost-benefit analysis
• Expertise in investment planning or investment program optimization
• Expertise in resilience assessment and planning
• Experience developing decision support tools
• Experience in performance monitoring/reporting
• Some experience/knowledge of ISO 55000 or another ISO standard
• Degree qualified
• Industry experience in asset management within a water company or consultancy
• Critical thinking skills
• Proficiency in relevant software tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear recommendations
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Some project management, client liaison, and consulting skills
• Willingness to undertake assignments throughout the UK, as well as short international visits
• Certificate or Diploma in Asset Management from the Institute of Asset Management (Desirable)
• Assurance/audit experience including experience of ISO auditing (Desirable)
• Commercial awareness and bid preparation (Desirable)
• Chartership with a relevant professional institution (Desirable)

Skills

• Asset management
• Strategic asset management
• Investment planning
• Business case development
• Risk assessment
• Risk management
• Investment appraisal
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Resilience assessment
• Decision support tools
• Performance monitoring
• Reporting
• ISO 55000
• Critical thinking
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving
• Project management
• Client liaison
• Consulting
• Commercial awareness
• Bid preparation
• ISO auditing

Location

• Cardiff
• Exeter
• Reading
• London
• Brighton
• Cambridge
• Leeds
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Croydon
• UK

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Experienced professional
• Technical Associate/Principal

Education Level

• Degree qualified
• Certificate or Diploma in Asset Management from the Institute of Asset Management

Benefits

• Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x basic salary, with an option to increase to 6 x
• Income protection scheme with absence and return to work support
• Flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing
• Annual bonus schemes
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Access to Peppy for menopause support
• Comprehensive wellbeing program with family access
• Ability to flex salary for a wide range of health benefits, extendable to family
• Minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays
• Ability to buy or sell leave
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts
• Enhanced family leave policies
• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
• Two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid
• Support for military families
• Primary annual professional institution subscription
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development

About the Company

• Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
• We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.
• Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.
• With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.
• Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best.
• As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.
• Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.
• The Water Utilities Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges.
• The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments.
• Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design.
• Together, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.
• The Asset Management and Infrastructure Planning team is one of five sub-sectors within our Water Consultancy Division, which employs around 600 people across the UK.
• Our team works with water companies and infrastructure organisations across the UK and internationally, helping clients make better investment decisions, improve asset performance and deliver long-term value.
• Our clients are facing significant challenges from climate change, population growth, ageing infrastructure and increasing regulatory expectations.
• Their customers expect increasing service levels and less impact on the environment at lower cost.
• Asset management is key to overcoming these and therefore we are growing our team in this area.
• We welcome applications from professionals with a range of experiences and perspectives who are passionate about improving infrastructure outcomes, to join our team based in the UK.
• You will bring a strong commitment to asset management excellence and have experience leading projects and supporting clients in achieving their strategic objectives.
• We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve.
• We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
• We understand that career paths are not always linear and encourage applicants who can demonstrate relevant experience and transferable skills to apply.
• We recognise that no candidate will meet every criterion.
• Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.
• We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
• At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments.
• We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
• We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
• We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
• At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring.
• While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams.
• We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.
• We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process.
• If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

Equal Opportunity

• We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve.
• We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
• We understand that career paths are not always linear and encourage applicants who can demonstrate relevant experience and transferable skills to apply.
• We recognise that no candidate will meet every criterion.
• We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
• We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.