Assistant Manager - Asset Management Advisory (Oil and Gas)

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Job description

The Team

We are looking for a passionate individual to join our Asset Management Advisory (AMA) team, part of the KPMG Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG). Our team advises infrastructure owners in both the public and private sector, including government with their most complex challenges. IAG is widely recognised as one of the world's leading independent financial and business advisers in infrastructure consisting of over 380 professionals.

Our team leads exciting projects across both public and private sectors principally focused on major capital and infrastructure portfolios in Transport, Energy, Water, Defence, Oil and Gas and Health. This is a fast-growing area offering many opportunities building upon a global capability in Asset Management where we provide:

• Asset Strategy and Transformation, including operating model design and transformation of asset management functions,
• Asset Performance including investment planning, efficiency improvements in capital and operating expenditure, as well as asset resilience and benchmarking,
• Digital asset management including asset performance and financial modelling and smart technology,
• Investor assurance of asset performance and transaction due diligence support

The work is varied, fast-paced, often high-profile and rewarding. We are working with leaders in the public sector and industry partners on issues including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), resilience of the UK's utilities sector in the face of climate change and the future structure of the rail sector. We are looking for people with a passion for identifying, creating and delivering transformative solutions which help our public and private clients to deliver some of the largest and most complex infrastructure programmes in the UK, while maintaining delivery of key business and customer outcomes.

The Role
We are seeking an Assistant Manager to perform a critical role contributing to client workstreams, supporting business development and helping our team to grow and develop. Key areas you will contribute to the team include:

Project Delivery

• Develop solutions to problems and collaborate with colleagues at all seniority levels across KPMG and in our client organisations,
• Produce client ready deliverables (slides, documents or spreadsheets) that exceed expectations,
• Take ownership of workstreams within engagements and/or contribute to larger workstreams, working closely with workstream leads,
• Liaise effectively and collaboratively with clients whilst working on engagements and act as an 'ambassador' for KPMG.

Team Contribution

• Contribute to the development of the team and foster a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team culture,
• Contribute to business development opportunities by helping with the generation of proposals and bid documents,
• Supporting the development of a continuous learning environment and keeping up to date with technical best practice and developments.

The Person

We are seeking a professional who wants to build on their asset management experience, applying their knowledge of asset management to a variety of different sectors and both business and engineering challenges. The individual must be proactive, able to work at pace and provide quality outputs that add value to our clients. The individual should have the ability to deal with ambiguity, structure their thinking and communicate it effectively to stakeholders.

Applicants need to display the following requirements:

• Demonstrate high levels of drive, ambition, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment,
• Be good team players who work with colleagues in a collaborative and inclusive way,
• Be comfortable handling ambiguity and changing client demands,
• Some experience of working in or with Oil & Gas, Capital Project &/or Energy Transition clients
• An understanding of the energy sector and its current challenges, specifically the within the Oil & Gas sector across Europe and the Middle East
• Have knowledge on the Oil & Gas value chain and decarbonisation
• Understanding of operating models and end to end process for asset management and capital delivery for asset intensive organisations
• Broad understanding of the capital project lifecycle and the implications for an Oil & Gas project
• Strong analytical skills and/or strong written, communication and excellent presentation skills
• A good understanding of asset management principles,
• Assessing and understanding risks at both a business and an asset portfolio level,
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills.

A final word from us...

Everybody likes to say they're different... but we really think we are.

We're hugely proud of what we've managed to achieve so far, but we're only just getting started. We're looking for people to grow with us and are committed to helping everybody reach their destination, regardless of what that is.

Should you choose to join us, you can expect an attractive benefits package, which typically includes:

Financial

• A competitive salary
• Pension options
• Bonus scheme that reflects firm and individual performance
• Rail and Oyster Card reimbursement
• Staff discounts
• Access to preferential banking

Lifestyle

• 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to an extra 10 days, plus an additional day of leave for your birthday
• Competitive maternity and paternity leave
• 6 days of work time each year for volunteering
• Daily lunch allowance
• Flextra - a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to choose benefits for you and your family, such as, travel insurance, critical illness insurance, dental insurance and discounted gym memberships

Health and Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Life assurance of 4 x salary with the option to increase this via flexible benefits scheme
• Access to private, remote GP appointments anytime and anywhere via a smartphone
• Online health risk questionnaire
• BeWell employee assistance programme for confidential information, advice, or counselling for life's daily challenges
• Group Income Protection

No matter what skills you bring to our team, you'll be surrounded by spirited, naturally curious people. People who want to learn from you, and who'll also teach you a thing or two along the way. It's how we make a collective impact, greater than the sum of its parts.

And if this isn't the role for you but you like what you see, keep in touch. There will be other opportunities to join us.

For more details about a career at KPMG, visit: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk