Associate Director

Job Introduction
**Associate Director (Asset Management)**

Join a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile Asset Management, part of the Last Mile Group, we take pride in delivering high-quality solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our team is growing, and we’re excited to welcome a talented Associate Director, Asset Management to join us.

As Associate Director at Last Mile Asset Management (LMAM), you will lead technically focused teams, using your background in construction or engineering to drive operational excellence across our asset management function. You’ll play a pivotal role in developing strategic partnerships, removing barriers to adoption, and positioning Last Mile as the asset adopter of choice in the industry.

This role requires a balance of stakeholder engagement, technical compliance, and a long-term focus on safeguarding asset value. You’ll also support business transformation initiatives, contribute at board level, and work closely with the senior leadership team to deliver LMAM’s strategic goals. You’ll be responsible for setting and managing budgets within your function, using your strong numerical skills to ensure effective financial oversight and planning.

With a proven ability to analyse, manage, and enhance operational processes, you will champion efficiency, productivity, and resilience—while fostering a strong sense of unity and identity across your teams and the wider Last Mile Group.

We’re flexible on location, with various travel to our regional offices as part of the role.

**What’s in it for you as an Associate Director (Asset Management)?**

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.
- 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
- Holiday buy scheme
- Discretionary bonus
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
- Refer a friend incentive
- Wagestream
- Employee assistance programme
- Car allowance
- Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
- Private medical insurance*
- Company sick pay*
- *Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*_

**Your responsibilities as an Associate Director (Asset Management)**:

- Define, develop and implement business change initiatives that drive efficiency, maintain compliance and support growth of the Last Mile owned asset base.
- Lead, develop and enhance LMAM’s capability starting at the point at a new network is commissioned through to all network related asset management activities, including but not limited to, identifying and securing the right commercial arrangements, resources, systems, technical and operational standards, and procedures.
- Maintain and continuously develop and improve maintenance, inspection and emergency activities across all Last Mile networks to comply with relevant industry, statutory, regulatory requirements and recognised good practice
- Ensure the timely, and quality, submission of all Last Mile technical and network operations related regulatory and statutory reporting requirements such as (but not limited to) Guaranteed Standards of Performance, Water Resource Management Plans, Drinking Water Safey Plans and the Gas Safety Case.
- Ensure the safe, reliable and available operation of all networks adopted, operated and maintained by LMAM on behalf of Last Mile Group Infrastructure businesses

**Experience / Knowledge**:

- Experience in a senior leadership position in a construction or engineering background.
- Exceptional knowledge of core operational functions and principles, including commercial, logistics, engineering, and employee management.
- Working knowledge of relevant construction industry regulations and legislation.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering process change and of continuous improvement.
- Utilities experience, with independent licensed utility operators, would be viewed positively, though is not essential.

**About us**:
Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK.

We understand construction and we know utilities. We take responsibility for the ‘last mile’ of infrastructure that connects developments to wider distribution networks.

Our strong history in gas and electricity connections, deep knowledge of the industry and secure investor backing means we can provide a comprehensive multi-utility solution that includes clean (ground source) heat networks, electricity, water and wastewater.

Working through our operating companies UKPS (in South of England and Wales), Energetics (in Scotland, North Wales and the North of England) and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management, we offer a ‘one-stop shop’ for new utility connections.