Overview
Join us and play a vital role in protecting natural resources while delivering long-term value for our customers and the planet.
What you’ll be doing as an Asset Planner
You will own the plan for your sites and systems and stay involved in the plans as they are delivered through the sponsorship model.
- Lead the development of integrated site plans by facilitating cross-functional collaboration, identifying interdependencies and determining the optimal sequencing of interventions.
- Continuously update and maintain comprehensive site and system-level plans, adapting to project changes and reflecting evolving priorities across the asset lifecycle.
- Gather long-term strategic input from Asset Strategy to inform Price Review 29 planning and ensure alignment with future needs.
- Develop and prioritise projects for current and future 5-yearly Asset Management Periods (AMPs), incorporating engineering insights and defining technical scope for robust submissions to decision gates.
- Create and manage system-wide plans across abstraction, treatment, storage, pumping, and sludge assets—addressing capital maintenance, growth, enhancement, and quality goals.
- Deliver on Capital maintenance plans and the efficient spend in relation to asset health and supporting our Outcome Delivery Incentives.
- Monitor and evaluate asset condition, maintenance standards and anticipated failure rates.
- Support external engagement activities, helping stakeholders understand and align with our strategic plans.
What you should bring to the role
The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role are:
- Knowledge of asset management, engineering best practices and planning/forecasting.
- Confident communicator who builds strong relationships across teams and external stakeholders.
- Analytical and confident with numbers, able to communicate complex ideas clearly and simply.
- Proactive, can influence across all levels and consider different views.
- Able to work flexibly across multiple workstreams, responding to changes in focus.
- Has a good understanding of risk management.
Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:
- Knowledgeable about water and wastewater systems and external impacts.
- Professional membership of an engineering, environmental or asset management organisation is an advantage.
- Ideally, understand regulatory processes, such as price reviews or annual returns.
Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
