Salary: £50,544 to £59,464 (dependent on experience)
Contract Type: Temporary: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full Time
Location: Poole, Dorset, England
Location Description: Hybrid
Interview Date: Week of 31 Aug
Closing Date: 23-08-2026
Reference: 21736
About Us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Transformation & Asset Management Lead to join our Engineering Team.
This is a fixed-term role for 2 years, created to lead the definition, design, implementation and organisational adoption of a new EAM solution for the RNLI.
The postholder will act as the organisational lead for asset management transformation, shaping business requirements, future processes, data standards and ways of working while maintaining effective oversight of current asset management operations during the transition.
Some of the Benefits
- £50,544 to £59,464 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Competitive pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health cashplan option
Your Role
As EAM Transformation & Asset Management Lead, you will be tasked with focusing on the following areas:
- Lead the RNLI’s Enterprise Asset Management transformation and future asset management strategy
- Design and implement the target operating model, processes, governance and data standards for EAM
- Continue to enable the organisation to operate a complex asset management ecosystem in the interim
- Drive stakeholder engagement, change adoption and benefits realisation across the organisation
- Ensure asset investment, lifecycle planning and deployment decisions maximise value, performance and operational readiness
About You
You’ll be a credible leader who is delivery-focused and thrives in complex transformation roles, with the ability to bridge strategy, operations and technology.
To be considered for the role, you will need:
- Degree standard or equivalent in Engineering, Asset Management, Business Change or a related discipline
- Significant experience in asset management, enterprise asset management systems, or ERP-enabled transformation in a complex operational environment
- Proven experience leading system-driven business change, including requirements definition, process design, implementation support and adoption activity
- Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management, maintenance planning, asset data, governance and performance reporting
- Experience working with or implementing EAM platforms such as Maximo, IFS, Ultimo, SAP or similar enterprise systems
- Demonstrable success in stakeholder management, influencing cross-functional teams and leading change in complex organisational settings
- Experience of improving data quality, supporting data migration, and embedding governance and controls for enterprise systems
- Strong communication, facilitation and leadership skills, with the ability to translate technical and process issues into clear business decisions and actions
- Ability to balance transformation delivery with operational continuity, ensuring business needs remain supported during periods of change
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Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One
Salary description
£50544.00 - £59464.00 per year