Infrastructure Asset Lead - Roads

This is a permanent contract with Egis and seconded to Connect Plus Ltd (M25)

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work side by side with clients to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world.

We’re one of the top global engineering firms and one of the few that operate the infrastructure we design. We’re proud to be ranked 7th in the world for transportation and 8th for building. In 2024, Egis also appears 6th in the Top 10 International design firms in the Middle-East category.

Our Purpose: Egis is committed to help with solving the great equation of the 21st century: successfully blending improved people's quality of life with supporting communities in their social and economic development, whilst drastically reducing carbon emissions and achieving vital 2050 net zero targets.

Our Values: We are a Responsible, People-First and Creative Company.

Within Egis Group, Consulting and Operations Business Line is one of the world leaders in the financial project structuring of PPP projects, as well as in the operation of infrastructures and services.

In the road sector, Egis operates and maintains 44 roads and highways, including civil structures such as bridges, viaducts and tunnels. Through 28 operating companies, Egis employs more than 9,300 people in more than 20 countries, i.e. nearly 4,400 km.

In the airport sector, we operate, maintain and develop a network of 20 airports around the world, handling more than 30 million passengers and 330,000 tons of freight per year.

We also offer a wide range of services for our customers such as electronic toll collection, interoperability and on-street parking management.

M25, one of our flagship projects! Together with our partners, Egis has formed Connect Plus Ltd (M25) for managing the 30 year, £6.2bn Design, Build, Finance, Operate (DBFO) contract for the M25 motorway and associated arterial routes surrounding London. We are accountable for the delivery of operations and maintenance, renewals and other network improvements.

The Asset Lead – Linear will sit within the asset investment team reporting to the Asset Investment Manager. This role will work closely with the rest of the Connect Plus Team, Connect Plus Services (the O&M Company) and other key project stakeholders, to oversee all asset management activities for highways linear assets (i.e., pavement, geotechnical, drainage, road restraint systems).

From a client-side perspective, this role will own asset management strategies for linear assets in line with DBFO’s handback and performance requirements, provide strategic guidance and support to the business enabling effective and consistent roll out & execution of asset management strategies, and continuously driving the asset management excellence to mature asset management approach.

The role is a unique opportunity to work within the Project Company (SPV) of a major infrastructure project and directly interface with other senior stakeholders, parent company and a range of supply chain across the whole life cycle of highways linear assets.

Accountabilities:

• Ownership of Asset Management Strategies for highways linear assets covering the whole lifecycle (inspection, maintenance, and renewal).
• Act as a Connect Plus sponsor in gateway meetings for lifecycle renewal projects for highways linear assets to ensure that projects deliver expected benefits within expected budget.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager and the Commercial & Asset Delivery team to optimise and sign off scope and delivery methodologies and unblock technical issues.
• Support the Engineering Manager with all technical approvals and alternative proposals (managing departure from standards).
• Drive innovation, efficiency and carbon reduction throughout the gateway process; Communicate and share best practice in the field of asset management.
• Develop Innovation business cases based on understanding of long-term asset risks and opportunities. Contribute with case studies for the Proactive Management Review.
• Support and influence the development of the Asset Management Forward Plan, ensuring that proposed investment delivers benefits (risk mitigation, condition benefit, etc.) and meets strategic objectives and performance indicators.
• Support the development of the Annual Asset Management Report to capture the benefits achieved, lessons learned from the delivery and expenditure movement against the budget.
• Understand Asset Management IT systems, particularly, Asset Investment Planning Toolkits; ability to review and challenge the input, configuration, modelling of Decision Support Tools.
• Support the annual review and update of key elements of the integrated asset management system, including processes, strategies, procedures, and key documents such as the asset strategies, condition methodologies and support ISO 55001 certification.
• Collaborate with Connect Plus Services relevant teams to understand impacts of strategic changes, changes in standards and third-party schemes on contract and asset performance.
• Understand and act as a source of knowledge for contractual and system requirements around asset management obligations.

We are looking for a candidate with an engineering background or similar, with experience in managing large scale and complex infrastructure assets (ideally, highways linear assets) from a client perspective.

• Chartered Engineer (ICE or equivalent) or relevant accreditation.
• Ability to set, challenge and refine Asset Management Strategies for Highways linear assets in line with handback requirements.
• Ability to make decisions and move things forward balancing stakeholder requirements.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Proactivity and ability to operate autonomously in a senior team.
• Ability to multi-task and deliver multiple projects in parallel.
• IT literate; Knowledge of Asset Management IT systems would be a plus.

You must have the right to work in the UK, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.