Head of Asset Management

Shape the future of asset investment and performance across our network. As our Head of Asset Management, you’ll play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring our network assets are managed effectively, efficiently and sustainably. This is a strategic position where you’ll lead the development of our Network Asset Management Plan (NAMP), driving investment decisions that balance cost, risk and performance while delivering regulatory commitments and exceptional outcomes for our customers.

Working across the business, you’ll provide expert asset management leadership, supporting major delivery programmes, influencing investment strategies and ensuring robust regulatory reporting. You’ll lead a highly capable team responsible for asset data management and onsite data capture activities, ensuring the quality, accuracy and integrity of information that underpins critical business decisions. You’ll also work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, identifying innovative technologies and new ways of working that improve network performance, drive efficiencies and enhance the customer experience. This is an opportunity to have a significant impact on the future of our network while leading substantial investment programmes and shaping long‑term asset strategy.

Why you'll love this role

• Strategic Leadership – Develop and deliver the Network Asset Management Plan and associated investment business plans that support long‑term network performance.
• Significant Impact – Oversee the management of asset investment programmes worth circa £100m annually, balancing cost, risk and operational performance.
• Innovation & Improvement – Champion data‑driven decision making, new technologies and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Regulatory Influence – Lead on asset‑related regulatory reporting and ensure compliance with industry obligations, standards and performance requirements.
• People Leadership – Lead and develop a team of asset management and data professionals, creating a culture of accountability, performance and excellence.

What You'll Bring

• Asset Management Expertise – Significant experience in a senior asset management role, ideally within a regulated utility or infrastructure environment.
• Strategic Investment Experience – Proven ability to develop asset investment strategies and manage large‑scale programmes that optimise cost, risk and performance.
• Technical Knowledge – Strong understanding of asset management principles, systems and techniques, with experience working with complex engineering assets.
• Leadership Capability – Exceptional people leadership skills with experience managing high‑performing teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Commercial & Regulatory Understanding – Experience managing substantial budgets and delivering against regulatory frameworks, obligations and performance targets.
• Professional Credentials – Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline, with professional asset management accreditation desirable.

Ready to lead the development of our asset management strategy and make a lasting impact on the performance of our network? Join us as Head of Asset Management and help shape the future of critical infrastructure delivery and investment.

We support a healthy work‑life balance and are open to flexible working options. Diversity and Inclusion Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent. We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer.