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Asset Needs Manager
September 7, 2022 | Comments Off on Asset Needs Manager
Location: Brixworth
Business Area: Highways
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Competitive + Car + Pension + Benefits
At Kier, we are Collaborative, Trusted and Focused, with Safety at the heart of everything we do.
We are currently looking for an Asset Needs Manager to join our Highways team in Brixworth to be responsible for managing the asset inventory and understanding the needs and priorities from an asset management perspective.
Key Responsibilities
In this exciting Asset Needs Manager role, you'll lead, mentor, and develop a team of asset management professionals including highways and rights of way safety inspectors. This role will lead on the development on the Contractors Annual Plan with the identification and prioritisation of maintenance schemes including understanding customer and stakeholder needs. You'll work with the authorities to annually review the Asset Management Plan along with other policies and strategies. In addition, you'll be responsible for the delivery of the highway inspection programme in Northamptonshire including leading and mentoring a team of dedicated highway inspectors and implementation of the requirements of the authority's Highways Safety Inspection Manual, Network Management Plan and Asset Management Strategy, keeping the network safe for all users. You will assist in the defence of insurance claims including attendance at court as necessary to give evidence on highway inspection policy and procedures.
What do we need from you?
- Degree in Civil Engineering or other appropriate subject in HNC/HND is essential.
- Incorporated Engineer or working towards IEng/CEng status would be advantageous
- LANTRA Highway Inspection accreditation or similar
- Extensive knowledge of local authority asset management strategies, principles, plans and systems and the ability communicate these to internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge and experience of budget and scheme prioritisation using a risk based approach and the ability to present this as part of the Contractors Annual Plan
- Experience in either the construction, highways maintenance or utilities industries (desirable)
At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our benefits include: - New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave
- A fantastic, matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our sharesave and share incentive plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many, many more!
Find out more here about the great rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Visit our website to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 5th October 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers help page.
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