Asset Needs Manager

National Highways have an exciting opportunity for an Asset Needs Manager to join our team in the Southeast. Operations southeast manage two, 30-year Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) Contracts, including the M25 DBFO, the largest roads PFI contract in the UK. The Asset Needs Manager will lead a team of technical specialists working with our DBFO service providers to ensure that their delivery and investment plans achieve contract requirements and National Highways objectives. As well as providing oversight of the DBFO plans for all asset classes. they will contribute to developing the NH forward investment planning process for roadside technology and tunnels on the DBFO network. They will work with the Service Providers to support innovation which can add value for National Highways. This role can be based from our offices in Guildford, Maidstone or Basingstoke.

• Ensure that the service providers' forward programmes, capital investment and maintenance plans for all asset classes reflect customer needs, and are developed in a way that meets service requirements and will achieve the condition requirements at the end of the contract period.
• To ensure that the required internal technical expertise are in place to provide assurance and constructive challenge to service providers' technical strategies, plans and proposals.
• Support the service providers in developing and implementing their asset and service delivery plans; liaising with National Highways Safety Engineering and Standards (SES) directorate and colleague within Operations to share good practice and innovation.
• Provide technical input and advice to the management of contract change and the development of NH contract management strategy and plans. Supporting the delivery of NH funded improvements on the DBFO network.
• To lead the identification and evaluation of asset needs for NH roadside technology and tunnels, develop the forward programme of investment and oversee delivery of options appraisal and preliminary designs of schemes.
  
  Demonstrable experience of leading multidiscipline teams.
• Expert understanding of highway asset policies, strategies, planning and risk management.
• Good commercial and financial acumen, including contract management, budget management and reporting.
• Experience of asset management decision making, using asset data to assess how asset investment decisions impact on customer service, condition outcomes and risk.
• Demonstrable experience of collaborative supply chain management.
  
  Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads. We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Why you should join us At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we're open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible. Our benefits package
• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)