Senior Associate (Strategic Asset Manager)

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title: Senior Associate (Strategic Asset Manager)
Discipline: Building Surveying
Location: London (With Hybrid Working)

Why RLB

We value your skills talents and unique perspectives we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and youll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

Well give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

Youll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent employee-owned business teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

Our Strategic Asset Advisory team supports RLBs key national clients across large diverse property portfolios. Operating within a hybrid national delivery model the team collaborates closely with colleagues across our UK office network to deliver highquality clientfocused professional services.

We work across multiple sectors including Commercial Residential Education Sports Justice Defence Retail and PFI providing strategic asset advisory technical advisory lifecycle planning and project delivery expertise.

We pride ourselves on delivering insightdriven valueformoney solutions and building longterm relationships with our clients.

The Strategic Asset Manager will lead the development optimisation and delivery of client asset management strategies across complex and varied estates. Combining technical asset knowledge with commercial and strategic insight the role supports our clients decision making that not only ensures compliance it enhances performance improves lifecycle value and drives organisational outcomes.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams including building surveyors project managers cost consultants fire consultants and digital specialists to develop longterm investment plans asset frameworks data collection and strategies as well as capital programmes aligned with client needs.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing national consultancy team and shape the future direction of asset portfolios across major UK clients.

Role Responsibilities

Develop and deliver asset management strategies policies roadmaps and frameworks in line with ISO 55000 principles and other industry standards.

Undertake asset condition surveys lifecycle assessments risk profiling and criticality reviews.
Undertake detailed QA of data sets ensuring compliance with client needs and legislative or contractual requirements.
Prepare strategic investment plans prioritisation models and long-term capital programmes.
Produce options appraisals feasibility studies business cases (e.g. HM Treasury Green Book) and costbenefit analyses.
Provide strategic advice to optimise asset performance resilience sustainability and operational efficiency.
Support clients in transitioning to proactive datadriven asset management approaches.

Project & Programme Delivery

Lead asset management workstreams across large national programmes and multisite portfolios.
Manage multiple projects across live operational environments ensuring minimal disruption.
Prepare and manage key stage reports from feasibility through to delivery and posthandover.
Support procurement commercial compliance and contractual documentation.
Take ownership of deliverables ensuring ontime costeffective and highquality outputs.
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams coordinating input from design H&S commercial and digital specialists.

Data Systems & Insights

Define asset data requirements and support the implementation and optimisation of CAFM CMMS EAM and BIMenabled systems.
Interpret complex datasets and develop clear insights dashboards and reporting outputs.
Support clients in improving data governance data quality asset information standards and digital workflows.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

Understand clients needs and business requirements; present recommendations with clarity impact and robust evidence to ensure their aims and objectives are met.
Build and maintain strong client relationships acting as a trusted advisor.
Engage with leadership estates teams and operational stakeholders to understand goals and challenges.
Facilitate workshops technical briefings maturity assessments and strategic reviews.
Identify opportunities to develop further business with new and existing clients across other RLB services.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

Degree in Building Surveying Engineering Asset Management Construction or a related discipline.
Professional membership desirable:
- IAM (Institute of Asset Management)
- RICS ICE CIOB or similar
Additional project management qualifications are beneficial.

Experience

Experience delivering asset management strategic estates advisory or lifecycle planning services within consultancy construction or infrastructure environments.
Experience delivering programmes across multisite or complex estates.
Experience with surveys asset data capture PPM creation or strategic investment planning.
Understanding of relevant UK frameworks and standards (ISO 55000 RICS guidance HM Treasury Green/Orange Book etc.).
Exposure to retail commercial education or public sector portfolios (desirable).
Experience identifying and developing new client opportunities is an advantage.

Behaviours

Recognised as a client focused positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence with good commercial results.

RLB Employee Benefits

Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential so you can look forward to benefits that include:

Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.

Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.

Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.

Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.

Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.

Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.

Exceptional Exposure - Youll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.

Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.

Our Diversity Equity & Inclusion Promise

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting retaining developing and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity Equity & Inclusion - RLB Europe

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Title: Senior Associate (Strategic Asset Manager)Discipline: Building SurveyingLocation: London (With Hybrid Working) Why RLBWe value your skills talents and unique perspectives we think they are priceless.Bring them to RLB and youll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meani...