# Strategic Asset Management Lead

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Midrand, Gauteng
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Strategic Asset Management Lead to establish, grow and lead our asset management offering within the Transport & Infrastructure: Civil Bridges and Major Projects practice across Africa.

You will lead the development and delivery of advisory services spanning asset strategy, portfolio optimisation, lifecycle planning, asset performance, operational readiness, maintenance strategy, asset intelligence and ISO 55000-aligned management systems.

Key responsibilities include:

- Establishing, leading and growing WSP Africa’s Strategic Asset Management service line.

- Developing the service catalogue, methodologies, tools, delivery frameworks and technical governance standards.

- Leading strategic asset management plans, maturity assessments, portfolio optimisation, lifecycle planning, capital investment planning, maintenance strategies and asset performance programmes.

- Driving ISO 55000 readiness, implementation and certification support for clients.

- Building executive-level client relationships and identifying, shaping and converting strategic advisory opportunities.

- Leading major proposals, pursuits and market-facing thought leadership initiatives.

- Acting as Project Director on major advisory engagements, ensuring quality, commercial performance and client satisfaction.

- Building, mentoring and developing a high-performing Strategic Asset Management team and wider community of practice.

- Generating pull-through opportunities for engineering, digital, sustainability and specialist technical teams.

- Championing WSP’s health, safety, environmental and quality standards and contributing to a Zero Harm culture.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Facilities Management, the Built Environment or a related discipline.

- At least 10 years’ relevant industry experience.

- Proven leadership experience in strategic asset management or property advisory.

- Advanced knowledge of ISO 55000 principles, asset lifecycle management, portfolio optimisation, investment planning, asset performance and risk management.

- Strong record of business development, work winning, proposal leadership and executive client engagement.

- Experience leading complex advisory engagements, multidisciplinary teams and organisational change.

- Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred qualifications:

- Relevant postgraduate qualification such as an MBA, MSc or equivalent.

- Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) or Institute of Asset Management qualification.

- ISO 55000 Lead Implementer or Auditor certification.

- Professional registration with an appropriate professional body.

## Skills

### Required
- strategic asset management
- asset lifecycle management
- portfolio optimisation
- investment planning
- asset performance
- risk management
- ISO 55000
- business development
- proposal leadership
- client engagement

### Nice to have
- MBA
- MSc
- Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA)
- Institute of Asset Management qualification
- ISO 55000 Lead Implementer or Auditor certification

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