Associate Consultant - Asset Optimisation

At AtkinsRéalis we offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the natural environment. Our Infrastructure Division is supporting many of the major infrastructure programmes across the UK as well as major international projects. Our focus is to deliver effective outcomes by optimising the performance of both new and existing assets. Our Infrastructure Asset Management Practice is a key component of this, enabling us to ensure customers’ outcomes are realised in the projects we undertake as well as delivering bespoke sector-specific solutions to optimise asset performance.

Our Infrastructure Asset & Information Management practice delivers data-driven solutions as well as providing asset management, regulatory, and technical advice to a range of clients, both in the UK and internationally. We are looking for an enthusiastic, client and solution-oriented individual to lead and develop our asset performance business with our clients.

• Asset performance monitoring and benchmarking, including use/development of dashboards and digital tools to drive improved performance.
• Strategic Planning including development of risk-based decision-making tools and methodologies, and prioritisation.
• Tactical Planning. Turning Business Plans into reality and delivering outcomes.
• Assurance and regulatory advice both for UK Water utilities and internationally.
• Strategic Asset Management advice, including gap analysis and improvement plans against ISO55001/ business process engineering, business plan development.

AtkinsRéalis recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements. As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.

Our IT systems support homeworking, so where you have parental or carer duties; or you simply need to be elsewhere for a parcel, servicing your car, or waiting in for a tradesperson; AtkinsRéalis will work for you. Similarly, AtkinsRéalis’ corporate social responsibility provides the opportunity to give something back to the community, and we run professional networks supporting groups such as local schools, charities, parents, those coming out of the armed-forces and women in engineering.

We value your diversity and believe that everyone deserves to thrive – no exceptions. You’ll be part of a culture committed to finding new talent from underrepresented groups. We’re Disability Confident, an Inclusive Employer, and support STEM Returners. We also want to see more women in senior roles at AtkinsRéalis. In the energy sector, we’ve signed up to the AXIS Pledge, promising to make equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities a reality.

Your role

• Key Responsibilities
• Strategic Leadership – Develop and implement asset health and maintenance performance frameworks for diverse client portfolios, aligning with regulatory requirements, sustainability goals, and commercial objectives.
• Client Advisory – Act as a trusted advisor, providing evidence-based recommendations on asset investment, lifecycle planning, and risk mitigation.
• Performance Management – Establish KPIs, benchmarking tools, and reporting systems to monitor asset condition, maintenance efficiency, and service delivery outcomes.
• Innovation & Best Practice – Drive adoption of smart technologies, predictive maintenance, and data analytics to improve asset reliability and reduce lifecycle costs.
• Compliance & Risk – Ensure all asset management activities meet statutory, safety, and environmental standards.
• Team & Stakeholder Leadership – Lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor consultants, and collaborate with client leadership to deliver measurable improvements.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify opportunities to enhance processes, systems, and methodologies for asset health monitoring and maintenance planning.

Asset Health Matrix Development

• Design and implement robust Asset Health Matrices (AHM), integrating condition, performance, risk, and criticality to deliver consistent health ratings.
• Develop scoring frameworks, thresholds, and weightings tailored to diverse asset classes.
• Integrate inspection data, failure history, work orders, SCADA/telemetry, and criticality assessments into the AHM.
• Maintain metadata, version control, and data quality standards; establish governance protocols for ongoing updates.

Maintenance Data Analytics

• Analyse CMMS/EAM datasets including work order history, corrective versus preventive ratios, MTBF/MTTR, backlog and compliance, and spares usage.
• Identify failure modes and recurrence patterns using advanced statistical techniques, conduct root cause analysis (RCA, FMEA).
• Forecast asset deterioration and maintenance demand; estimate lifecycle costs and optimise preventive maintenance intervals.
• Translate analytical insights into actionable business outcomes, such as risk reduction, availability improvements, and OPEX/CAPEX optimisation.

Asset Strategy & Planning

• Develop renewal and rehabilitation plans, risk-based maintenance strategies, and interventions aligned with defined levels of service.
• Support Long-Term Asset Plans (LTAP) and Capital Investment Programmes, including scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Present options appraisals and risk-adjusted performance metrics; prepare recommendations for executive and regulatory audiences.

Risk & Regulatory Alignment

• Establish risk registers, risk appetite/thresholds, and ALARP principles for decision-making.
• Map performance and investment decisions to regulatory frameworks (e.g., Ofwat PR24/PR29 outcomes, ORR asset stewardship, Ofgem reliability standards, EA environmental compliance).
• Support assurance and audit readiness (ISO 55001, internal/external), including policy, procedures, and evidence packs.

About you

Candidates should combine technical expertise in asset performance and reliability with strong stakeholder engagement, commercial awareness, and project delivery skills. They must be able to interpret complex data, influence senior decision-makers, manage budgets, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-value outcomes in regulated environments.

The Individual

Candidates for this role must be open to UK and potentially international travel and periods away from their home office on a regular basis. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate evidence of:

• Proven delivery of asset health, availability, and reliability improvements.
• Extensive experience in MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation) systems, including the integration, maintenance, and optimisation of complex assets within regulated environments.
• Strong experience of ISO 55001, risk frameworks and assurance/compliance in regulated environments.
• Proficiency in CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance execution processes.
• Advanced analytical skills and statistical methods for fault trend and reliability analysis.
• Strong understanding of risk and criticality, failure modes, and condition/performance indicators.
• A confident, professional manner with a “Can Do” approach.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly.