Asset Investment Planning Lead

Ensure effective asset management, guiding specialist teams to identify, prioritise, and implement value-driven maintenance and renewal solutions. Ensure these are accurately reflected in the Asset Management Forward Plan (AMFP).

The AIP Lead, will also oversee and engage with the Asset Delivery team and Commercial Team supporting that agreed project, programme and portfolios plans remain on track in terms of time, quality and performance. They will highlight and escalate delivery issues where necessary, ensuring the business is aware of any asset or operational impacts caused by delays or failures. As a co-custodian of the Asset Strategy, the candidate will collaborate with the Asset Managers to ensure our forward-looking positions exhibit strong alignment with business and asset management objectives and retain a strong focus on deliverability. A key aspect of the role is effectively communicating the asset strategy—explaining decisions, priorities, risks, and opportunities to a diverse audience. The role also requires building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including CPS functions, supply chains, and clients.

Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement within asset delivery teams. Oversee maintenance and renewal delivery functions, refine integrated delivery plans, and monitor progress against time, quality, and cost metrics—escalating issues when necessary.

Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement within commercial and supply chain teams. Support and guide commercial information and development of robust spending forecasts. Oversee the development and implementation of key policies and documentation, including the Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP), asset management policies, methodologies, performance specifications and operating processes.

Providing strategic direction and leadership, the AIP Lead, will interface with the specialist asset management teams across a diverse range of assets, including: Technology, Tunnel mechanical and electrical systems, Lighting, Pavement, Structures, Drainage, Vehicle restraint systems, Road markings & signage.

Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including CPS functional areas, CP, and National Highways (NH), to align with CPS delivery objectives.

The Asset Investment Planning Lead, is the Asset Management Strategy Sponsor, and is accountable for the strategic asset management, planning, and performance of the M25 DBFO portfolio including Paved Areas, Structures, Dartford Crossings and the wider Tunnels and Ancillaries portfolio. This role supports the delivery of a TOTEX investment approach that is applied across Planned Maintenance, Lifecycle Renewals, and Improvements, with projected investments exceeding £70 million per annum over the remaining 15 years of the contract.

Provide leadership across CPS Asset Managers, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure that Asset Management Strategies are implemented and evidenced by our forward-looking Asset Management Plans.

Act as the internal Client for PDA Asset Portfolio, helping to define budgets for maintenance, renewals, and improvement activities.

Manage holistic risk plans, addressing potential impacts of change and ensuring resilience in asset operations.

Drive environmental and sustainability goals, ensuring alignment with CPS commitments to net-zero and biodiversity net gain.

• Development / Use / Implementation of Decision Support Tools and Asset Management systems.

*Please note, to be considered for this role, you must be based in the UK and must already be able to legally work in the UK. We are unable to offer or provide sponsorship for this position*

• A relevant professional qualification, ideally Chartered / Incorporated status with a recognised and relevant UK institution.
• Good grasp of data analytics and data driven decision making.
• Experience of working in a Joint Venture or similar arrangement (desirable).
• Effective strategic communicator, with confident challenging skills
• Strategic thinker, influencing problem solving and empowering decisions
• Inspirational leader, with demonstratable skills to nurture and develop outcome focussed and positive teams
• Experience of roads / tunnels and/or highway structures asset management (desirable)
• Experience of asset investment and delivering value for money management in a construction-critical infrastructure environment
• Strong planning and decision making to deliver continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder influencing and management skills
• Project focussed leader with demonstrable experience building collaboration in teams for continuous improvement
• Resilient and adaptable

*This role offers flexible working and can be based from any of our key sites, South Mimms, Leatherhead or Dartford