Estates & Assets Manager

Role Overview

• Operate as part of the Insights and Advisory function, alongside the Business Intelligence Manager, providing a strategic capability to the contract and client.
• Provide client-facing advisory support on estate performance, asset risk, compliance and lifecycle planning.
• Translate operational activity and data into strategic insight and intelligence to support decision-making.
• Support the Quality, Risk and Governance Manager by providing validated asset intelligence, audit evidence and risk insight.
• Contribute to a balanced contract leadership model across delivery, assurance and insight.
• Provide expert advice to the client on estate performance, asset risk, compliance and lifecycle strategy.
• Translate asset and estate data into clear, structured insight, trends and actionable recommendations.
• Support development of estate strategies, investment priorities and optimisation initiatives.
• Present asset intelligence outputs within client governance and performance forums.
• Work in partnership with the Business Intelligence Manager to align asset data, reporting and analytical outputs.
• Ensure asset intelligence is integrated into dashboards, reporting packs and performance metrics.
• Support development of combined insight products covering performance, cost, compliance and risk.
• Contribute to development of advanced analytics, including predictive risk modelling, lifecycle forecasting and performance trends.
• Own the integrity and translation of asset data into assured, audit-ready intelligence.
• Ensure traceability between asset records, maintenance activity, compliance outcomes and contractual performance.
• Provide authoritative asset evidence to support CRAD submissions, audits, inspections and client reviews.
• Maintain confidence that asset-related contractual obligations are being demonstrably delivered.
• Lead establishment of asset intelligence capability during mobilisation, aligned to CRAD and mobilisation requirements.
• Ensure asset data, structures and systems are configured to support reporting, assurance and decision-making from contract commencement.
• Support mobilisation evidence development and readiness assurance activities.
• Maintain continuity of asset intelligence through transition into steady-state delivery.
• Oversee development of lifecycle intelligence supporting asset condition, performance and investment planning.
• Provide insight into asset reliability, risk and performance trends to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Enable optimisation of maintenance strategies and asset interventions through data-led analysis.
• Provide asset insight to support operational teams in improving service delivery performance.
• Provide asset-related data and evidence to support governance, audit and risk management activities.
• Act as subject matter expert for estate and asset intelligence across KBR, client and supply chain partners.
• Identify opportunities to enhance asset intelligence, reporting and analytical capability.
• Support implementation of digital tools, automation and innovation aligned to Estates Intelligence capability.
• Drive continuous improvement aligned to contractual obligations and client outcomes.

Requirements

• Significant experience in estate or asset management leadership roles within complex, multi-site or public sector environments.
• Demonstrable experience supporting mobilisation and transition of complex service delivery contracts.
• Strong experience in asset data governance, CAFM systems and estate intelligence management.
• Experience working with assurance frameworks, audit environments and evidence management.
• Proven ability to translate technical or operational data into insight for senior stakeholders and client decision-making.
• Experience in government or regulated estate environments (Desirable).
• Experience working within data-driven or analytics-led service models (Desirable).
• Strong understanding of asset management principles, lifecycle planning and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of mobilisation, readiness and assurance frameworks (e.g. CRADs, ORR or equivalent).
• Experience with CAFM systems, asset registers and data governance frameworks.
• Strong analytical capability, including data interpretation, trend analysis and reporting.
• Ability to convert contractual, technical and operational requirements into meaningful insight outputs.
• High standard of written and verbal communication, including client-facing reports and presentations.
• Degree or equivalent experience in Asset Management, Facilities Management, Built Environment, Property/Estates Management or related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in asset management, estate intelligence or data-driven estate environments.
• Chartered or working toward professional membership (e.g. RICS, IAM, IWFM) (Desirable).
• Professional accreditation in asset management or estates discipline (Desirable).

Benefits

• flexible working practices