Affinity Water has an exciting opportunity available on a 12 month fixed term contract as a Senior Asset Management Capability & Resilience Manager.

The Role:

The Asset Management Capability and Resilience lead sits within the wider SAMI (Strategic Asset Management & Insight) team within Asset Strategy and Capital Delivery function and is designed to lead capability change across the business in asset management and asset information.

What you'll be doing:

• To drive asset management capability improvement across the organisation in line with ISO 55001 through governance, culture, processes, technology and data/information.

• Oversee and guide the development and rollout of key frameworks and tools, such as the Asset Health Framework, Asset Management Process Model, and Capability Maturity assessments.

• Lead our ISO55001 accreditation and the continuous improvement of our asset management capabilities in line with regulator expectations and reporting.

• Identify opportunities to improve asset management processes, including maintenance planning, asset data quality, investment decision-making, and risk & value assessments.

• Inform and contribute to the development of our AMP business plan through engagement with and influence of regulatory bodies where appropriate.

What you'll need:

• Institute of Asset Management certification.
• Degree in Engineering.
• Knowledge of UK Water Sector & regularity regime.
• Experience of supporting and leading organisational change.
• Experience and knowledge of strategic investment planning in asset intensive organisations.
• Strong stakeholder and customer engagement.

Advert Close Date: 21/8/25

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependant on skills and experience
• Working Hours: 08:30am - 17:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 08:30am - 16:30pm (Friday)
• Hybrid Working: 2 days in the office.
• Car Cash Allowance.
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 26-30 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.
• Disability confident: if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us

Disability Confident Employer

Disability Confident is a voluntary government scheme which Affinity Water has signed up to. It means we are committed to employing, fairly assessing, and supporting our disabled employees through reasonable adjustments and an inclusive culture.

Offer an interview scheme

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit to offering interviews to disabled candidates who evidence that they meet the essential criteria for the role and who opt in on the application form. To see all the essential criteria please contact the Talent Acquisition lead to request the full job description.

Please note that in some situations where we have a very high volume of applications, it may not be practical to offer interviews to everyone, in which case we commit to take through a fair and proportionate number, offering interviews to those disabled candidates who best meet the criteria.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Please contact the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert if you need any adjustments during the process.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.