Pavement Asset Lead - Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - Atkins

Atkins
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Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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Atkins, Balfour Beatty and Egis Road Operations UK are part of a consortium, creating Connect Plus Services, a unique partnership with a collective strength in highways asset care from finance, through to design, build, maintenance as well as day to day operation.


As part of our 30-year remit to manage and improve the capital's orbital motorway network, we deliver major improvement projects, such widening 38 miles of the M25, refurbishing tunnels and bridges, and installing hundreds of variable messaging signs and gantries, helping to maximise the use of the network and deliver more reliable journeys.

We also manage the Dartford River crossing and operate and maintain 440 kilometres of motorway providing our customer and road user with a world-class highway service.


We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic, and innovative organisation.


Role responsibilities:


  • To manage and coordinate all the Asset team responsibilities in developing, implement and continuously improve an asset management strategy to deliver efficient and effective maintenance and renewal activities to the Pavement whilst considering the DBFOs asset management objectives.
  • To contribute to the development and maintenance of network plans using the Asset management systems. (Agile).
  • Undertake all team management responsibilities ensuring that the team functions in a way so as to be sufficient in the production of the AMFP and daily requirements of the Asset team listed below.
  • To provide a longterm integrated asset management and value adding approach for Pavements and assist in the development and implementation of an integrated Asset Management System.
  • Assist with the management and maintenance of National Highways Pavement Management System, to include network referencing, construction updates, and reporting for inclusion in the Asset Management Forward plan.
  • Collect and manage Highway inventory asset data using HD video and upload into the Asset management systems, Agile assets/CONFIRM databases.
  • Identify and scope maintenance, renewal and improvement projects to overcome pavement issues.
  • Assist with the management of technical inspections and machine surveys, to include planning of survey routes, assessment and monitoring of programmes, evaluation of completed surveys identifying missing or incomplete data.
  • To provide input into the Production of Asset Management Forward Plan for road traffic signs to continuously develop / improve the 5 and 30 year programme in order to demonstrate the management of condition in order to meet hand back requirements.
  • To identify and embrace change and promote innovations as the key to continuous improvement. With this, the identification of potential improvement funding opportunities weighted against National Highways Value Management principles and Contract Change Impact.
  • To work closely with commercial and financial business areas in order to provide technical support to help the wider business understand (whilst identifying and agreeing with all affected stakeholders) the impact of third party additional works and network improvement schemes on the pavement assets.
  • To promote the highest standards of safety in accordance with the Zero Harm commitment implemented by CPS.

Qualifications/ skills/ experience:


  • Qualified to degree level or proven experience.
  • Progressing towards / membership of appropriate Professional Institute (example: ICE, CIHT, or equivalent).
  • Familiar with pavement design standards in accordance with the DMRB, MCHW.
  • General understanding of pavement operations, maintenance and renewal and RWSC.
  • Project Management and programming skills.
  • Methodical and structured approach working individually or as part of a team.
  • Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Why work for Atkins?
Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment.

You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies.

As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.


Meeting your needs:


To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs.

You'll enjoy benefits such as partner discounts, leadership training, professional, accreditations, and career planning for any stage of your career.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your in
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