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Asset Planner (Water/Utilities Industry)

£30,000 - £34,000, plus bonus/benefits - amazing career opportunity

Location is Chichester, West Sussex or Worthing, but various options and maximum of 2 days in the office

A leading Utilities company within the Water/Wastewater industry seek an Asset Planner to help manage and quantify risk within the wastewater arena for the south of England. You will also be heavily involved in prioritising investments within this area.

This role could potentially suit a graduate from within an asset management focused degree (could also be Engineering or Environmental) or someone with a similar base experience. Any asset management qualification/professional association are welcome.

Core purpose of the Asset Planner position:

• Using the new asset management systems and processes to establish industry leading asset management practices with the organisation, ensuring such processes that feed the Regulatory Business Plan become business as usual.
• Identifying and prioritise asset needs using advance asset planning tools, including scenario planning, modelling and interpretation of results versus specific output and serviceability performance targets.

Experience/Knowledge required for the Asset Planner:

• Some IT/technical modelling experience.
• Experience and technical expertise in a utility/asset management.
• Ability to evaluate and model complex regulatory & serviceability issues and information.
• Understanding of Water Industry regulatory framework and OFWAT's business model.
• Proven self-management experience.
• Excellent communication and verbal and written reasoning skills.
• Highly Numerate with competent IT skills.
• Strategic and analytical thinker.

Main Duties for the Asset Planner:

• Liaise with the Data team to ensure the Data Improvement programme delivers appropriate information to feed the new asset planning system.
• Perform the asset planning process under the guidance of the Planning Manager, modelling scenarios and interpreting the investment requirements necessary to deliver the necessary Outputs and Serviceability performance to ensure the highest possible AMA score.
• Input to the development and optimisation of the Capital programme to deliver the above outputs and serviceability performance at lowest whole life cost.
• Ensure the timely delivery of output briefs to the Solutions team.
• Maintain strong links with the Regulatory business planning team

Additional information for the Asset Planner position:

• The role demands an understanding of company drivers, outputs and serviceability targets and the ability to understand the technical aspects of the relevant discipline.
• The role also requires high levels of analytical and IT skill to maximise the effectiveness of new asset planning/modelling tools.

Asset Planner (Water/Utilities Industry)

£30,000 - £34,000, plus bonus/benefits - amazing career opportunity

Location is Chichester, West Sussex or Worthing, but various options and maximum of 2 days in the office