Strategic Asset Manager
| Posting date: | 07 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 November 2025 |
| Location: | Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | WJF Technical Support Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
The Strategic Asset Manager plays a pivotal role within the Engineering & Assurance team. This position is responsible for developing and overseeing the organisation’s asset management strategy, driving data-led decision making, and ensuring that asset performance, risk, and lifecycle costings are fully understood and optimised. The role will work cross-functionally with the projects, compliance, finance, and operations teams to create a strategic framework for asset management that supports long-term investment planning, regulatory compliance, and improved service delivery. They will provide thoughtful leadership, influence business direction, and ensure that asset-related insights drive value across the estate.
Primary Duties:
• Asset Strategy Leadership: Develop and implement an organisation-wide asset management strategy aligned with operational goals, compliance requirements, and financial targets.
• Lifecycle Planning & Risk Management: Oversee the process for planning of asset lifecycle interventions, refurbishment, and replacement based on risk, performance, and criticality.
• Data Governance & Insight: Champion data quality and lead the integration of CAFM and other data sources to deliver accurate asset registers, risk profiles, and forward works plans.
• Strategic Planning & Capital Forecasting: Collaborate with finance, projects and commercial departments to support strategic capital planning, investment prioritisation, and business case development.
• Compliance & Assurance Alignment: Ensure statutory, contractual, and audit obligations are reflected in asset strategy and long-term planning.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with internal and external stakeholders including executive leadership, clients, contractors, and regulators to influence and shape asset priorities.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop and report on asset performance KPIs, failure trends, and service resilience measures to inform continuous improvement.
Ideal Person:
The following lists detail the ideal person to carry out this role and will be used as the selection criteria during the recruitment process.
What you know:
• Knowledge of strategic asset management principles, methodologies, and lifecycle planning in a complex, multi-site environment.
• Knowledge of Hard & Soft Facilities Management activity particularly in relation to Asset Management requirements
• Knowledge of relevant statutory and regulatory frameworks affecting MOD property and engineering assets (e.g. SFG20, DIO TMs, ISO 55000, H&S legislation).
• Knowledge of CAFM systems (preferably Maximo) and their role in supporting asset strategy, compliance tracking, and investment planning.
• Knowledge of risk-based and condition-based maintenance modelling.
• Knowledge of data governance principles and how to ensure high-quality asset information is captured, maintained, and used effectively.
• Knowledge of long-term capital investment planning, including net present value, lifecycle cost modelling, and budgeting principles.
• Understanding of how asset strategies link to operational delivery, compliance assurance, and business resilience.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and digital asset management trends (e.g., IoT, predictive analytics, AI and BIM integration with CAFM).
• Knowledge of the process for achieving ISO55001 certification for an organisation conducting asset management activities where lifecycle decision ultimately remains the client’s responsibility.
What you can do:
• Develop and lead a forward-looking asset strategy that balances risk, compliance, operational performance, and long-term investment
• Interpret and translate asset data into strategic business insight, influencing board-level decisions and investment priorities.
• Establish and maintain a governance framework for asset data quality, reporting accuracy, and decision-making transparency.
• Model asset risk using both qualitative and quantitative data to inform critical infrastructure planning.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with senior leaders, ensuring alignment between asset strategy and organisational goals.
• Produce and present clear, evidence-based reports, business cases, and board papers that support strategic direction.
• Engage confidently with contractors, external consultants, and auditors, holding stakeholders accountable to high standards.
• Champion innovation and influence the adoption of digital asset management tools to enhance insight and decision-making.
Prerequisites for employment
• Institute of Asset Management qualifications (preferably be a registered Asset Management Professional) and relevant higher-level qualifications in an engineering or technical discipline.
• Full driving licence valid in the United Kingdom.
• Complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard – this is compulsory for all personnel who work for Landmarc Support Services Limited as Official Defence Contractors. This includes a Basic Police Disclosure, however, unspent convictions are not necessarily a bar to employment and will be reviewed case by case to ensure there are no risks to the security and integrity of the work completed by the company.
• National Security Vetting may be required however you will be informed of this requirement during completion of the Baseline Personnel Security Standard.
• Candidates must meet the UK residency requirements to undergo the above (5 years minimum).
Primary Duties:
• Asset Strategy Leadership: Develop and implement an organisation-wide asset management strategy aligned with operational goals, compliance requirements, and financial targets.
• Lifecycle Planning & Risk Management: Oversee the process for planning of asset lifecycle interventions, refurbishment, and replacement based on risk, performance, and criticality.
• Data Governance & Insight: Champion data quality and lead the integration of CAFM and other data sources to deliver accurate asset registers, risk profiles, and forward works plans.
• Strategic Planning & Capital Forecasting: Collaborate with finance, projects and commercial departments to support strategic capital planning, investment prioritisation, and business case development.
• Compliance & Assurance Alignment: Ensure statutory, contractual, and audit obligations are reflected in asset strategy and long-term planning.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with internal and external stakeholders including executive leadership, clients, contractors, and regulators to influence and shape asset priorities.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop and report on asset performance KPIs, failure trends, and service resilience measures to inform continuous improvement.
Ideal Person:
The following lists detail the ideal person to carry out this role and will be used as the selection criteria during the recruitment process.
What you know:
• Knowledge of strategic asset management principles, methodologies, and lifecycle planning in a complex, multi-site environment.
• Knowledge of Hard & Soft Facilities Management activity particularly in relation to Asset Management requirements
• Knowledge of relevant statutory and regulatory frameworks affecting MOD property and engineering assets (e.g. SFG20, DIO TMs, ISO 55000, H&S legislation).
• Knowledge of CAFM systems (preferably Maximo) and their role in supporting asset strategy, compliance tracking, and investment planning.
• Knowledge of risk-based and condition-based maintenance modelling.
• Knowledge of data governance principles and how to ensure high-quality asset information is captured, maintained, and used effectively.
• Knowledge of long-term capital investment planning, including net present value, lifecycle cost modelling, and budgeting principles.
• Understanding of how asset strategies link to operational delivery, compliance assurance, and business resilience.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and digital asset management trends (e.g., IoT, predictive analytics, AI and BIM integration with CAFM).
• Knowledge of the process for achieving ISO55001 certification for an organisation conducting asset management activities where lifecycle decision ultimately remains the client’s responsibility.
What you can do:
• Develop and lead a forward-looking asset strategy that balances risk, compliance, operational performance, and long-term investment
• Interpret and translate asset data into strategic business insight, influencing board-level decisions and investment priorities.
• Establish and maintain a governance framework for asset data quality, reporting accuracy, and decision-making transparency.
• Model asset risk using both qualitative and quantitative data to inform critical infrastructure planning.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with senior leaders, ensuring alignment between asset strategy and organisational goals.
• Produce and present clear, evidence-based reports, business cases, and board papers that support strategic direction.
• Engage confidently with contractors, external consultants, and auditors, holding stakeholders accountable to high standards.
• Champion innovation and influence the adoption of digital asset management tools to enhance insight and decision-making.
Prerequisites for employment
• Institute of Asset Management qualifications (preferably be a registered Asset Management Professional) and relevant higher-level qualifications in an engineering or technical discipline.
• Full driving licence valid in the United Kingdom.
• Complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard – this is compulsory for all personnel who work for Landmarc Support Services Limited as Official Defence Contractors. This includes a Basic Police Disclosure, however, unspent convictions are not necessarily a bar to employment and will be reviewed case by case to ensure there are no risks to the security and integrity of the work completed by the company.
• National Security Vetting may be required however you will be informed of this requirement during completion of the Baseline Personnel Security Standard.
• Candidates must meet the UK residency requirements to undergo the above (5 years minimum).
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