Asset Management Lead - Bid Team (FTC)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Asset Management professional to join a growing bid team supporting a major national water and wastewater services procurement. Following successful pre-qualification, our client is entering the next stage of the procurement process and is seeking an Asset Management Lead to develop the long-term asset strategy that will underpin a competitive, technically robust bid. Working within a joint venture, you'll collaborate with technical, operational and commercial teams to develop investment strategies across a large, geographically dispersed asset portfolio. The Role You'll take ownership of the asset management strategy, ensuring investment plans are commercially sound, risk-based and aligned with operational delivery and regulatory expectations. Your responsibilities will include: Developing lifecycle and asset management strategies Defining maintenance, renewal and investment approaches Producing risk-based asset and intervention plans Supporting lifecycle costing and investment optimisation Aligning asset strategies with commercial and operational assumptions Contributing technical content to bid submissions and business cases Working closely with operational, commercial and senior leadership teams About You You'll have a strong background in asset management within utilities, infrastructure or other asset-intensive industries. We're particularly interested in candidates with experience managing large, decentralised or multi-site asset portfolios. You'll ideally bring: Asset management experience within utilities, infrastructure, engineering or facilities management Strong understanding of lifecycle planning and investment strategy Experience supporting major bids, tenders, strategic programmes or business cases Commercial awareness and the ability to balance risk, performance and cost Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Experience working across complex programmes involving multiple stakeholders Knowledge of regulated environments, ISO 55001 principles or public sector procurement would be advantageous.