Asset & Governance Manager

Asset & Governance Manager

Location: London, EC2M 2QS
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent

Our client, a leading provider of facilities services in the UK, is seeking an experienced Asset & Governance Manager to lead and continuously improve the Asset Management System (AMS), ensuring compliance with ISO 55001 standards and delivering robust, auditable, and best-practice asset management.

This role is focused on enhancing asset performance, governance, and organisational resilience through effective asset lifecycle management across a critical estate.

The Role

As the subject matter expert for asset management, you'll drive continuous improvement, maintain robust governance processes, and work collaboratively with stakeholders to align asset management activities with strategic objectives and sustainability goals.

You'll play a key role in ensuring asset data integrity, supporting investment planning, and embedding best practice across the organisation's asset management framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the Asset Management System (AMS), ensuring ongoing compliance with ISO 55001 standards.
• Manage asset documentation, lifecycle strategies, risk registers, and governance processes.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and closed out effectively.
• Integrate asset management practices into CAFM systems, including platforms such as Tririga, while maintaining asset data accuracy.
• Support lifecycle investment planning through condition-based analysis to optimise cost, risk, and asset reliability.
• Act as the subject matter expert for asset management and critical environment standards.
• Analyse asset performance data and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and performance.
• Deliver training and promote awareness of ISO 55001 principles and asset management governance, collaborating with stakeholders to support strategic and sustainability objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• Previous experience as an Asset Manager within a corporate, critical environment, or similar complex estate.
• Expertise in ISO 55001-compliant asset management systems.
• Strong knowledge of CAFM platforms such as Maximo and Tririga, with a focus on asset data governance.
• Experience preparing for audits, managing non-conformities, and driving continuous improvement activities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex asset management concepts to a range of stakeholders.
• Experience working within high-security or critical environments, such as financial services or data centres.
• Strong project leadership, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
• A technical facilities management background with a solid understanding of mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems.