Technical & Asset Manager

Scottish Canals are the custodians of the nation’s canal network and surrounding estates. Our vision is to invest in the canal network to generate lasting benefit for people and communities; celebrating their industrial heritage, ensuring they offer quality green and blue spaces for people and communities and contribute to Scotland’s resilience in tackling climate change.

Our success is rooted in valuing the contributions of our entire team - we care, we create, and we collaborate to continue to deliver a whole range of activities from boating, paddling, walking and wheeling to living and playing and improving what the canals have to offer to our visitors and communities. As an employer we offer a truly unique opportunity to be part of our team, help us realise our vision and contribute to safeguarding our heritage and ensuring our canals flourish now and in the future.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Assets Technical Manager to join Engineering & Infrastructure in Glasgow/Falkirk, Scotland leading the team associated with Asset Inspection and Monitoring, project prioritisation and works planning, develop asset data and information as a key function within business planning and risk management.

Through strategic planning and programme management this role will report to the Head of Engineering, making clear recommendations for the determination and prioritisation of works to deliver £3.8m Capital and revenue expenditure on projects.

• Develop and manage the Asset Risk Register and Engineering/M&E Works Programme to provide an up-to-date platform to support SC asset risk management and business planning.
• Develop the capacity of AMX to assign risk to an asset, create and manage projects and dashboard reporting capabilities.
• Identify and escalate arising risks associated with assets, through management of data and work programmes.
• Clear articulation and implementation of the SC Asset Management Strategy and Plan across Operational Delivery teams.
• Maintain senior management commitment to, and active championing of, the portfolio management / strategic planning process to ensure collaboration in pursuit of shared goals.
• Provide impartial and credible analysis and decision-making support to the Project Board, along with support to projects and programmes.
• Cross-departmental project liaison to achieve efficiencies.
• Make informed recommendations for the prioritisation and costing for business planning and strategy development.
• Review outputs from asset inspections and provide recommendations/proposals for the (re)prioritisation of work required to direct work plans.
• Collate and analyse outputs from project delivery teams to feedback into asset system, re-prioritise works and assets.
• Collate and analyse outputs from maintenance delivery teams to feedback into asset management system, re-prioritise works and assets.
• Confirm asset data and maintenance requirements of new assets are entered into the asset management system (AMX) to ensure all assets are accounted for in the development of work programmes.
• Liaise with the Head of Engineering to ensure that there is sufficient budget and resource provided through the business planning process.
• Provide works planning information to the Operational Delivery Team to ensure that Planned Preventative Maintenance and planned works are undertaken timeously.
• Provide recommendations on improvements to asset data quality within AMX.
• Line Management.

Track record of managing asset data and ability to demonstrate strategic level and innovative thinking:

• General heritage and environmental awareness.
• Knowledge of heritage protection regime.
• Competent use of a personal computer and business applications software and specialist software.
• Experience of GIS or mapping systems.
• Valid driving licence appropriate for vehicle to be driven.
• Good judgement skills for planning and achieving strategic goals.
• Use professional knowledge and experience to provide definitive recommendations to Executive, Board and other colleagues on appropriate approach.
• Interpret statutory requirements and adapt business processes to take account of these.
• High standard of verbal and written communication and proven ability to present technical data to non-technical audiences.
• Proficient in the use of a personal computer and IT programming and development skills for business applications software.

The role is offered on a permanent basis, and with a starting salary of £53,452 (Band G). Working hours 35 hours per week, Monday- Friday.

Scottish Canals offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days, plus 10 public holidays, along with enhanced sick pay, discounted shopping vouchers, health cash plan and a contributory pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.