Engineering Infrastructure Asset Manager | York, Leeds, or Manchester | Hybrid working | Up to around £70,000

The Opportunity:

The Civils & Infrastructure Team at Ford & Stanley Recruitment are proud to be working with one of the UK's leading Train Operating Companies, to source an experienced Asset/Facilities Management specialist to look after their key Engineering sites across their Northern region.

The Engineering Infrastructure Asset Manager will have 4 direct reports looking after 32 engineering sites, split regionally, each with their own portfolio of depots and outstations to look after. The largest of these sites are complex engineering environments, with up to 400 employed and subcontracted staff.

They are looking for someone to look after the day-to-day operational management of these sites, create and manage their overarching asset & compliance strategy, and influence key stakeholders to continue to positively transform the way asset management works within the organisation.

This is the perfect opportunity for an experienced Engineering/Facilities/Asset Manager to step into a position of significant influence, in a role that will offer a high level of autonomy, and excellent future career progression prospects. This is a business that puts real emphasis on personal and professional development, and prefers to recruit internally for management positions, meaning there is the opportunity for vertical and horizontal movement within the business in the future.

Location / Working Patterns:

Hybrid working (2-3 days WFH), primarily based out of their nearest office location (York, Leeds, or Manchester)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary - up to around £70,000 per annum.
• Free Travel on Northern services - everyone who works at Northern, plus their partners/spouses and dependents, can travel for free right across our full network of services. *Certain eligibility criteria will apply.
• Cycle to Work Scheme - save up to 42% on the cost of a bike, while also spreading your payments throughout the year.
• 75% discount with other Train Operating Companies - after 1 year with us, you’ll also get discounted travel on many other rail services in the UK and Europe.
• Defined Benefit Pension Scheme - you’ll rarely find a pension as good as a Northern pension, and we top up your pension with a generous 1.5 times your contribution.
• Maternity and Paternity Benefits - we go above and beyond the standard, and mums can enjoy 9 months’ maternity leave on full pay while dads can make the most of 2 weeks’ paternity leave on full pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme - advice, support and useful information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on everything from family issues to lifestyle matters.
• Exclusive benefits with Northern Perks - enjoy retail discounts, instant vouchers, cashback, wellbeing support and much more.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme - if you join us at Manager or Executive level or above, you can use your salary to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave each year.

What they need from you:

1. A significant amount of experience working in Asset/Engineering/Facilities Management orientated roles, within a highly regulated industry. Essential
2. Solid communication/stakeholder management skills. Our candidate will need to be able to liaise with and influence a complex network of key stakeholders. Essential
3. Demonstrable people/line management experience. Essential
4. HND/HNC qualified in a relevant discipline or disciplines e.g., Facilities Management, Engineering. Essential
5. Extensive experience in compliance & regulatory management. Essential
6. Previous experience working within the rail sector. Desirable 

Likely Job Titles:

Asset Manager, Engineering Manager, Depot Manager, Facilities Manager.

About Ford & Stanley group:

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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