Asset Investment Planning Lead

Summary

Drive the water sector (water & wastewater) strategic asset management planning and management of the financial investments to enable the functional water business areas to achieve their strategic objectives

Key Accountabilities And Activities

Asset Investment Planning

• Support the water functional departments to define resources, timescales and costs to deliver the asset management objectives
• Ensure asset standards are defined to deliver water sector strategy and optimum asset lifecycle management
• Develop, implement and upkeep water sector asset management plans in line with the strategic asset management plan and the asset management objectives
• Develop the 5 years investment planning in compliance with the regulatory requirements
• Create and maintain an asset framework that links the asset strategies to the asset standards, design guidelines and specifications
• Modelling infrastructure levels of service / risk / budget scenarios to inform evidence-based decision making relating to their asset class.
• Optimising the performance of the assets, systems and processes in line with the strategic plan objectives, to achieve the lowest lifecycle costs and maximise the benefits to the community.
• Managing the risk prioritisation models for their asset class to develop a mid term asset investment program and planned maintenance programs
• Managing the development, operation and upkeep of the long term multi year asset management plans which will inform the long-term financial plan as well as the annual business plan and budget for their asset class
• Ensuring and supporting the functional water business areas to deliver water sector’s long term asset management plans in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, including overseeing the management of the annual review
• Managing periodic asset valuations and manage the asset condition and compliance auditing functions to ensure asset data is managed and assimilated into corporate systems
• Ensuring alignment with NEOM’s strategic plan and other relevant endorsed strategies and policies
• Monitor asset capitalization to ensure alignment with the asset management plans

Stakeholder Management

• Engaging, developing and maintaining constructive and collaborative working relationship across the Water Sector to deliver the strategic objectives
• Liaise with the functional water business areas to define asset investment requirements and prioritise needs

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Understanding of the relation of Codes & Standards and Design Guidelines
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in asset investment planning
• Knowledge of IFRS standards
• Strong interpersonal, team and communication skill as well as a focus on efficiency and effectiveness combined with a hands-on, can-do mentality
• Design and delivery of water assets, especially in relation to water transmission and distribution
• Strong presentation skills, presentation preparation and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience on plan of work stages and necessary interactions with Designers
• Advanced analytical interpretation and problem-solving skills
• Strong and positive relationships skills, influencing, and negotiation skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related field