Asset Manager Secondary Systems

Function

In the role of Secondary Systems Asset Manager, you will develop your expertise in processes and the management of new and existing assets.

The Asset Manager function mainly comprises the following duties:

• Managing our fleet of assets throughout their life cycle, involving collecting vital information on equipment and systems, technical phenomena, aspects of or possible anomalies in secondary systems by both analysing feedback and liaising with external contacts, with a view to acquiring and preserving the necessary expertise. Establishing a long-term vision for the evolution and development of fleets and the resulting implications is also an important element.  
• Writing the maintenance and replacement policies and analysing feedback to improve them.
• Managing budgets and resources allocated to fleets, both in terms of forecast and monitoring, on various time scales.
• Drawing up risk-reduction plans and the spare-parts policy to monitor the risks of equipment obsolescence.
• Defining and implementing the use of health indicators for assets with a view to establishing the individual condition of a fleet of assets.
• Defining concepts and then translating them into technical requirements for specifications as part of your involvement in multidisciplinary teams during purchasing procedures for the framework agreements.
• Helping to define infrastructure projects by communicating the needs of secondary systems and seeking optimum technical and economic performance in cooperation with other technical departments.
• Conducting on-site visits to assess how technical concepts and policies are being applied, reporting your conclusions and suggesting an action plan.
• Participating as a technical expert in internal, national and international working groups.
• Drafting the annual maintenance plan for the maintenance areas and arbitration, if necessary, by integrating the risks and resources aspects.
• Developing and giving technical training courses for operational entities.
• Gaining the technical expertise in this area that is vital to performing the above tasks.

Your role will mainly be to:

• Collate replacement needs for all Secondary Systems fleets, and ensure that these needs are taken into account when defining the technical scope of new investment projects.
• Monitor the evolution of the project portfolio and ensure that the highest priority replacement needs for all Secondary Systems fleets are taken into account when project arbitration is necessary.
• Collate and review long-term replacement needs for all Secondary Systems fleets and report them to the department responsible for network planning, so that these needs can be taken into account in defining future investment projects.
• Compile and review budgetary needs and workload estimates for all operational teams associated with fleets Secondary Systems and ensure that they are taken into account in the Elia Group Business Plan.
• Support all Asset Managers Secondary Systems in the use of the Asset Performance Management and Optimization (APMO) tool, compile adaptation/evolution needs and ensure their implementation, working closely with the department responsible for tool management.
• Support and review the Assets Managers Secondary Systems with their daily tasks.

Your Profile

• You hold a degree in civil or industrial engineering, or have equivalent experience.
• You can communicate fluently in French or Dutch and English, both orally and in writing.
• You have a keen interest in technical and economic matters and are prepared to develop your knowledge in technical and financial matters with respect to risk management.
• You would like to gain insight into other areas of expertise by developing a system-level perspective.
• Where necessary, you can provide in-depth detail, but you are also able to see the big picture and put such details in a much broader context concerning the technical and financial aspects of asset management.
• You are pragmatic and focused on results, but you can also develop more conceptual ideas and long-term outlooks.
• You are not afraid to go on-site to perform your tasks in collaboration with the operational entities.
• You work well in a team and have good communication and persuasion skills.
• You have excellent analytical skills combined with the ability to see the big picture, enabling you to express yourself clearly on complex matters (both orally and in writing).
• You independently and proactively manage prearranged tasks.
• You can compile reports or presentations on your activities in a clear and structured manner.
• In-depth knowledge of MS Office would be a plus.

Offer

• Salary: a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€8 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results. 
• Insurance: group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance. 
• Vacation: You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment). 
• Social fund: Sinterklaas and year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs. 
• Communication: you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement. 
• Private PC plan: once every 3 years, a budget will be made available to you for a PC/tablet with software & peripherals for personal use. 
• Discounts: you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill. 
• Mobility: we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget. 
• Elia shares: Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price. 

Location

Léon Monnoyerkaai, 3 - 1000 Brussels