Asset Management Consultant

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

12/8/2024

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role …

WSP are looking for Asset Management Consultants to join our team with flexibility in being based out in any of our UK offices with hybrid working.

A Typical Week Would Include

• Working with analytical staff and technical experts to inform long-term capital investment programmes.
• Supporting the development of long-term improvement strategies, showing how things can be done better.
• Meeting clients to understand how they currently manage their assets and how they would like to manage their assets in the future.
• Supporting with bidding for and managing consulting projects.
• Providing technical advice at a subject level.
• Delivering complex technical projects ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management, and good communication and collaboration between WSP colleagues.
• Designing and delivering innovative engineering solutions for clients that resolve complex problems.
• Ensuring delivery of projects on time, meeting both quality and budgetary targets, whilst striving to exceed client expectations.
• Providing input into specific technical aspects of individual bids to support the production of high-quality winning submissions.
• Keeping up to date with technical and legislative developments in the industry and seeking out opportunities to develop a strong professional profile at a national level (e.g. conference presentations, publications, and participation in technical committees).
  
  

We'd Love To Hear From You If You Have

• Degree or Masters qualification or significant experience in Asset Management will be considered.
• A strong understanding of the design and maintenance engineering challenges faced by at least one industry, preferably including highways.
• Experience of working with asset data systems, including configuring or specifying Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems, Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or Decision Support Tools (DSTs).
• A demonstrable interest and understanding of asset management practices and theory.
• Broad knowledge of the regulatory frameworks affecting infrastructure development in the UK.
• Strong project management skills, having delivered tasks or projects that include planning, managing and completing deliverables.
• The capability to engage and present to clients the creative and innovative development of engineering technology, contributing to continuous improvement systems.
  
  

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

What’s In It For You

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.