Asset Manager – District Heating / Cooling

Salary: £52,800 – £79,200 per year

We are working on behalf of a company that design, build, finance and operate low carbon heating, cooling and power networks. As well as responding to tendered opportunities, they also develop their own projects aiming to build the new heat networks infrastructure which will support the UK’s transition to Net Zero. We are now seeking a National Asset Manager, who, operating from offices in the Southeast, will take on responsibility for all Assets across the UK.

An opportunity has arisen to join The Asset Operations team as Asset Manager for the Heat Networks division. The Asset Operations team operates many types of complex Distributed Energy networks. This includes the operation of several Heat networks around the UK distributing heat, cooling, and electricity to their customers. Operating these networks over their whole life in an efficient and effective manner is core to our overall Operational, Financial and Commercial success. The Heat Networks Asset Manager role is at the heart of realising this success by ensuring that we have the right asset management in place to ensure that all the Heat Networks are performing to the best of their ability.

A key part of this role will be ensuring the right information and data is generated and interpreted so that informed decisions can be made around future operating and maintenance and plant replacement strategies on the networks. The focus will be on maintaining a robust process for managing and delivering plant replacement. The role will work extensively with key stakeholders within Operations & Maintenance, Commercial and Adoption to ensure that any factors that impact the effective operation of the networks are understood and actively managed.

The role will also be responsible for ensuring that all service providers perform fully and in line with the contractual arrangements with them. Attention will also be required to ensure working collaboratively with suppliers to ensure the benefit of the full potential of suppliers’ service offerings.

Key Responsibilities

• The Heat Networks Asset Manager should have a technical understanding and experience of building services and distributed energy technologies to support the wider team in owning, operating and replacing asset equipment
• Facilitate the planning of capital replacement works or optimisation projects.
• Ensure we meet our contractual obligations surrounding the management and use of the various forms of capital replacement provisions we are responsible for managing.
• Support the Commercial team around the operational strategy and cost of operation within our 5-year financial models and biannual re-forecasts
• Interface with the respective Stakeholders to ensure operational service delivery, resources, costs and planning are aligned with commercial and regulatory requirements for each utility asset.

The ideal candidate will:

• A recognised Engineering Qualification at Degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Chartered or working towards Chartership
• SHEW Management – IOSH or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of Asset Management best practices
• Commercial understanding around Asset Operation, risks and guarantees
• Knowledge of CIBSE CP1 – Heat Networks Code of Practice

Due to the nature of this role, it’s essential you possess a full UK driving licence.

What’s in it for me?

In addition to your basic salary, there are a variety of additional bonus schemes and benefits on offer to improve your health, wellness, finances and family including:

• 34 days of holiday
• Option to buy up to an additional 10 days annual leave through salary sacrifice.
• Company car or equivalent cash allowance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Enhance Pension scheme
• Discounted healthcare schemes for family members
• Retail discounts
• Technology loans
• Employee counselling service
• Charity volunteering days
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wide range of additional offers via an enhanced benefits scheme.

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* APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK – SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE*

Before commencing employment you will be required to fully complete a pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal record and credit check.

Please note that unfortunately any applicants without the relevant work experience, or the Right To Work in the UK will be unsuccessful.

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