Senior Asset Manager

Arsenal Football Club; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Asset Manager to play a crucial role in optimising asset performance and supporting long-term sustainability across the organisation.

You'll work with senior managers across the club to ensure that assets are managed efficiently throughout their lifecycle, reduce any operational downtime, minimise costs, and extend asset longevity. Your strategic execution and oversight will ensure that capital investments are prioritised effectively, enhancing financial planning and resource allocation.

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success. Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Asset Lifecycle Management - you will manage asset data and stewardship, collaborating with facility management teams to ensure accurate and complete data. You'll implement asset management plans to ensure performance and compliance.
• Performance & Condition Monitoring - you'll track asset performance and condition, develop metrics, conduct performance meetings and analyse data to improve operational and maintenance planning.
• Capital Investment Planning - you will manage budgets, develop long-term capital investment plans and prioritise investments based on data. You will work with various teams to ensure alignment with business strategies, incorporating sustainability initiatives and emerging technologies where possible.
• Risk Management & Compliance - you'll ensure compliance with statutory regulations, manage asset criticality and maintenance strategies, and develop risk mitigation plans to minimise disruptions, especially on match days.
• FM Contracts - you will oversee third party FM service providers, ensuring they improve maintenance plans, meet KPIs and comply with performance requirements. Collaborating with facilities managers and contracts managers to align asset management with the FM services.
• Internal stakeholder collaboration - your role will involve supporting other teams, such as our project management office, with asset requirements for handover and integration into capital projects.

What we are looking for

• Proven track record in asset management - you have extensive experience across the asset lifecycle including acquisition, maintenance and disposal in multiple sites.
• Background in engineering - you have in depth knowledge of engineering or other related fields in assets or facilities management across engineering, aviation, rail or similar fields.
• Professional qualification - you hold a membership or qualification in assets/facilities management.
• History with asset registers - you have been in a similar senior role which managed fixed asset registers and implemented lifecycle management strategies to align with organisational goals.
• Strong financial skills - you're confident with budgeting, forecasting and capital investment planning.
• Data driven mindset - you're skilled in data analysis for decision making and resource prioritisation.
• Inspiring and motivational leader - you've got excellent communication skills and you're easily able to lead and empower individuals to succeed and grow in their careers.
• Excellent communication skills - you're confidently able to build and maintain impactful relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders.

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme.
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service.
• Great internal learning and development programmes.
• A flexible hybrid working model.
• Priority access to apply for match tickets.
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package.
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme.
• Great discounts with some of our Partners.

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Application Closing Date - Friday 11th April 2025.

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Good luck!