Asset Planner

Description

You will own the plan for your sites and systems and stay involved in the plans as they are delivered through the sponsorship model.

We’re investing more than ever to build a sustainable future for our water systems and the environment. In one of these exciting roles, you’ll be at the forefront of that transformation - developing and maintaining asset plans that enhance operational performance, resilience and environmental outcomes. Your work will directly support our commitment to sustainability, ensuring our infrastructure meets both today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges. With a focus on regulatory improvements and community impact, you’ll help shape a water supply system that’s fit for the future.

• Monitor and evaluate asset condition, maintenance standards and anticipated failure rates.
• Lead the development of integrated site plans by facilitating cross-functional collaboration, identifying interdependencies and determining the optimal sequencing of interventions.
• Support external engagement activities, helping stakeholders understand and align with our strategic plans.
• Gather long-term strategic input from Asset Strategy to inform Price Review 29 planning and ensure alignment with future needs.
• 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.
• Continuously update and maintain comprehensive site and system-level plans, adapting to project changes and reflecting evolving priorities across the asset lifecycle.
• 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.

Requirements

• Has a good understanding of risk management.
• Ideally, understands regulatory processes, such as price reviews or annual returns.
• Analytical and confident with numbers, able to communicate complex ideas clearly and simply.
• Knowledge of asset management, engineering best practices and planning/forecasting.
• Able to work flexibly across multiple workstreams, responding to changes in focus.
• Confident communicator who builds strong relationships across teams and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, can influence across all levels and consider different views.
• Knowledgeable about water and wastewater systems and external impacts.

Benefits

Salary: Up to 68,000 per annum depending on experience

• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Competitive salaries up to £68,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance