Asset Planning Director

4 weeks ago


Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom AtkinsRéalis Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as an Asset & Network Planning Director. This is a critical role that will play a key part in shaping the future of our transportation infrastructure.

Role Purpose:

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and management as a core member of the CPS Senior Leadership Team and lead the Asset & Network Planning team (A&NP). The A&NP team is responsible for setting the asset, environment, and network plans, managing asset capital and revenue budgets, and governing asset and network performance.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Set plans and strategy for all asset types to govern performance to address the evolving demands of the network, our clients (National Highways and Connect Plus) and our JV Parent Companies.
  • Oversee portfolio of asset, environment, and network works, including asset and network analytics capability to provide intelligence and insights across CPS Asset.
  • Agree annual asset-type budgets, ensure performance, and prioritization of intervention decisions across the asset lifecycle.
  • Assure design and delivery is managed to engineering, regulatory, and safety standards.
  • Track, analyze, and report performance.
  • Guide the A&NP team to effectively achieve objectives and foster a continuous improvement culture.
  • Stand up the new A&NP team by March 2025.
Accountabilities:
  • Responsible for standing up and empowering the new A&NP operating team by end of Mar_2025.
  • Accountable for asset lifecycle risk and performance, and contractual obligations.
  • Responsible for planning all assets lifecycle needs, inputs into annual budget, and managing the TOTEX budgets.
  • Setting, regularly reviewing, and refining asset plans, including inspections, planned maintenance, environment, and scheme works, and driving requirements for quality asset data in line with contractual obligations.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders in Delivery, Commercial, and Finance to ensure asset performance by balancing short-term risk management, longer-term investment, and commercial considerations.
  • Ensuring insights are captured and shared to support intelligence-led decision using intelligence, investment, and analysis capabilities.
  • Holding Asset Delivery and Network Operations teams accountable for provision of quality asset data and compliance with relevant industry standards.
  • Assurance of design works in line with standards and regulations.
  • Responsible for CPS network stewardship approach and investigations of Road Traffic Incidents.
Requirements:
  • A relevant professional qualification and ideally Chartered/Incorporated status with a recognized and relevant UK institution.
  • Strong experience of asset management, prioritization, and investment planning in a critical infrastructure environment.
  • Proven experience in managing digital change and data management.
  • Experience in building collaboration across teams for continuous improvement.
  • Experience of working in a Joint Venture or similar arrangement (desirable).
Personal Attributes:
  • Strategic thinker, problem solver, and decision maker.
  • Strong leadership skills to nurture and develop outcome-focused teams.
  • Strong planning and organization skills to deliver continuous improvement.
  • Effective strategic communicator.
  • Business and politically astute.
  • Resilient and flexible.
Behaviours:
  • Customer Focus: Is dedicated to building trust and meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
  • Focus on Excellence: Continually searches for ways to add value and take performance to the next level.
  • Teamwork & Collaboration: Proactively builds knowledge through sharing ideas and expertise with others for the benefit of team, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
  • Respect: Recognize and value our customers and people with understanding and positive engagement.
  • Trust: Be open and honest, reliable, and predictable.
  • Influential: Builds commitment and role models leadership behaviors.
  • Change Leadership: Champions innovative ideas and initiatives, taking appropriate, managed risks to achieve a recognized benefit.
Why Work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people, and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organization, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

This role may require security clearance, and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role, please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive, and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and ability.



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