Lifecycle Manager
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 145530 |
Summary
Lifecycle Manager
Location: Birmingham, B37 7YE
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a newly formed team focused on shaping the future of asset management across a large and complex estate.
As the key lead for the Forward Maintenance Register (FMR), you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and leveraging this vital tool across the client’s asset portfolio.
You'll be working closely with a high-performing and supportive team, with a real opportunity to deepen your asset management knowledge and grow your expertise within a high-profile environment.
Job Description
Your core focus will be on enabling long-term, data-driven decisions.
By forecasting future maintenance needs, you will help shape capital investment planning and ensure requirements are identified early, accurately costed, and prioritised effectively.
The insight you generate will be essential to driving smarter, data-informed decisions across the estate and improving the long-term performance of critical assets.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and maintain the Forward Maintenance Register using asset data, surveys, and compliance records
Develop 5-year lifecycle management plans aligned with estate strategies and asset condition priorities
Analyse CAFM system data and condition reports to identify building fabric and related work requirements
Prepare cost estimates and forecasts for maintenance, refurbishment, and asset replacement
Work closely with surveyors, compliance managers, and FM teams to ensure accurate data and consistency
Use data analytics and KPIs to support capital investment planning and strategic decision-making
Maintain robust reporting to support budget setting, business cases, and long-term estate planning
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Proven experience in asset lifecycle planning or FMR management across large, complex estates
Strong knowledge of building fabric, M&E systems, and maintenance forecasting
Familiar with IAM, ISO 55000, RICS NRM, BIM, Uniclass and COBie frameworks
Skilled in working with CAFM, IWMS, and managing large technical datasets
Effective at communicating technical and financial data to non-specialist stakeholders
Strong understanding of facilities management, statutory compliance, and sustainability
Able to apply structured lifecycle planning approaches to support long-term estate strategies
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Location: Birmingham, B37 7YE
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a newly formed team focused on shaping the future of asset management across a large and complex estate.
As the key lead for the Forward Maintenance Register (FMR), you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and leveraging this vital tool across the client’s asset portfolio.
You'll be working closely with a high-performing and supportive team, with a real opportunity to deepen your asset management knowledge and grow your expertise within a high-profile environment.
Job Description
Your core focus will be on enabling long-term, data-driven decisions.
By forecasting future maintenance needs, you will help shape capital investment planning and ensure requirements are identified early, accurately costed, and prioritised effectively.
The insight you generate will be essential to driving smarter, data-informed decisions across the estate and improving the long-term performance of critical assets.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and maintain the Forward Maintenance Register using asset data, surveys, and compliance records
Develop 5-year lifecycle management plans aligned with estate strategies and asset condition priorities
Analyse CAFM system data and condition reports to identify building fabric and related work requirements
Prepare cost estimates and forecasts for maintenance, refurbishment, and asset replacement
Work closely with surveyors, compliance managers, and FM teams to ensure accurate data and consistency
Use data analytics and KPIs to support capital investment planning and strategic decision-making
Maintain robust reporting to support budget setting, business cases, and long-term estate planning
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Proven experience in asset lifecycle planning or FMR management across large, complex estates
Strong knowledge of building fabric, M&E systems, and maintenance forecasting
Familiar with IAM, ISO 55000, RICS NRM, BIM, Uniclass and COBie frameworks
Skilled in working with CAFM, IWMS, and managing large technical datasets
Effective at communicating technical and financial data to non-specialist stakeholders
Strong understanding of facilities management, statutory compliance, and sustainability
Able to apply structured lifecycle planning approaches to support long-term estate strategies
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com