Operational Technology Asset Management Consultant Transport

Assetintensive organisations are under increasing pressure to improve the performance of their operational technology and asset systems driven by rising customer and regulatory expectations and the growing complexity of digitally enabled infrastructure. Many are at different stages of assetmanagement maturity from establishing foundational practices to pushing the boundaries of innovation. PA helps clients navigate this challenge by strengthening their assetmanagement capabilities modernising lifecycle approaches and delivering measurable improvements across cost risk and service performance creating exciting varied work for consultants at the intersection of OT asset management and transformation.

About the role

We are looking for exceptional Consultants and Senior Consultants to join our growing Asset Management practice with a particular focus on Operational Technology (OT) across the UK transport sector. Our clients including major national infrastructure operators are increasingly seeking support to improve the performance of operational technology strengthen management of critical assets and modernise how maintenance renewal and operational decisionmaking are carried out. You will work with organisations that own and operate complex safetycritical and highly regulated infrastructure. Your role will help clients improve the performance of their OpTech environments make better use of asset data and implement more effective approaches to maintaining and renewing their assets.

What you will do

Improve the performance of OT and asset systems

• Diagnose how OT assets and operational systems are maintained monitored and renewed.
• Identify opportunities to improve the performance of OT systems increasing reliability resilience and availability.
• Strengthen maintenance inspection and renewal approaches using riskbased proactive AM practices.

Strengthen assetmanagement maturity across the lifecycle

• Apply ISO 55001aligned assetmanagement principles to clarify roles responsibilities asset strategies and lifecycle controls.
• Support the development of assetmanagement system elements such as governance standards assurance and continuous improvement.
• Shape lifecycle approaches (plan design deliver operate renew) that drive consistent performance.

Analyse performance risk and operational insight

• Use operational data fault/incident logs service KPIs and asset health information to identify root causes of underperformance.
• Build baselines of asset & OT performance to inform investment cases and improvement plans.
• Recommend actions that improve the performance reliability and sustainability of OT estates.

Support transformation and delivery

• Contribute to operatingmodel improvements new ways of working and improved governance structures.
• Help clients adopt digital tools telemetry monitoring platforms and analytics to enhance lifecycle decisionmaking.
• Support delivery of improvement roadmaps business cases and change artefacts.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Qualifications :

Experience (one or more of the following):

• Exposure to operational technology environments (control rooms SCADAlinked assets roadside systems industrial automation etc.).
• Experience in engineering maintenance operations reliability engineering systems engineering or infrastructure management.
• Experience in assetmanagement roles covering asset strategies lifecycle planning performance management or investment planning.
• Experience working with operational or performance data.
• Strong analytical and structured problemsolving skills.
• Ability to translate operational issues into business implications (performance cost risk safety).
• Clear communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Curiosity and appetite to develop deeper expertise in asset management and OT.

Qualifications

You are likely to have one or more of the following (or be keen to develop them):

AssetManagement Frameworks

• Understanding of ISO 55001 and modern assetmanagement system principles.
• Knowledge of lifecycle asset management riskbased maintenance reliability engineering or assetinvestment planning.
• Awareness of assetmanagement maturity models.
• Membership (or interest in membership) of professional bodies such as IAM.

Operational Technology & Engineering

• Exposure to OT environments such as SCADA PLCs roadside or field assets control systems telemetry signalling or industrial OT.
• Understanding of how OT assets degrade fail are maintained and renewed.

Desirable (but not required)

• Experience with assetperformance monitoring tools or APM platforms.
• Familiarity with operational risk safety or assurance frameworks.
• Understanding of the interfaces between OT IT operations and engineering.

Why join us

• Shape solutions that improve the performance of critical infrastructure and OT systems.
• Learn from and work alongside specialists in asset management OT engineering data and operations.
• Build a career across asset strategy lifecycle optimisation performance improvement and operatingmodel design.
• Work in a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering meaningful change for clients.

We know the skill-gap and somewhat need to tick every box can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates so please dont hesitate to apply wed love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

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• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days 
• Generous company pension scheme 
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives 
• Annual performance-based bonus 
• PA share ownership 
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work give as you earn) 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time