Head of Asset Management

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Job description

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

Salary: £48,587 - £51,583 plus £3203 car benefit a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent

About the role:

We have an exciting role within our department where you'll manage the assets of the DART entity, ensuring safety and creating maximum value over the life of the assets and developing with our sub-contractor and approve maintenance plans that ensures safety, minimise cost whilst protecting the assets. The role provides assurance that all maintenance is carried out in line with the plans and procedures agreed and passenger safety is guaranteed and customer satisfaction is maximised. A further aspect will be to identify and report on assets whose lifespan is departing from what is expected and to make appropriate recommendations to either extend their life, or plan a replacement or upgrade, ensuring safety aspects are given full consideration.

The role covers the oversight of all of the assets, whether managed by Luton DART contractors or its suppliers and will involve the supervision & management of the Asset Manager.

A strong focus of the role will be the consolidation of two differing Asset Management systems used by the main sub-contractors, including ensuring that both have been populated to the correct level of granularity by the relevant contractors and that reports are designed to manage the assets in a controlled and safe manner.

About you:

Our ideal candidate should possess recent and successful experience of managing Civil, and Mechanical-Electrical assets in situations where external contractors are crucial in the company's success.

Experience of effective working with a broad range of partners and stakeholders.

Experience in developing and maintaining an ISO 55001 compliant asset management system.

You should be able to work effectively with partners demonstrating drive and passion to understand and achieve joint goals and objectives, sharing information and valuing others experience and expertise.

You should have good knowledge of ISO standard 55000 and how this is implemented in practice.

A degree in Civil or Electro Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. Alternatively equivalent knowledge gained through substantial relevant experience is required for the role.

Additional Information:

We offer a wide range of benefits including local government pension scheme with a generous contribution from us, annual leave and flexible working arrangements to name a few.

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