Asset Systems Officer
1 day ago
Bath
Salary Starting from £31,861, rising to £38,448 Grade Grade 6 Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended Placed on Tuesday 10 November 2026 Interview date To be confirmed Reference CC14085 Special Conditions Please see job description for all special conditions. An exciting opportunity has arisen in Campus Infrastructure at the University of Bath. The University of Bath has been ranked among the UK’s top 10 universities, while its graduates were rated the happiest in the UK. The Asset Systems Officer will support the University's Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) Manager by taking day to day professional responsibility for the integrity, assurance and continuous improvement of asset, planned preventative maintenance and lifecycle information within the University's IIWMS. You will act as the operational specialist for asset and PPM information, ensuring that records, maintenance relationships and lifecycle information are accurate, complete, traceable and capable of supporting statutory compliance, maintenance planning and investment decisions across the campus. The role will exercise independent judgement in investigating data and process issues, determine corrective action within delegated authority, lead defined data and system improvement activity, provide specialist advice and training to users, and undertake agreed Planon workflow, reporting and process development within the governance and permissions set by the IWMS Manager. Overall application ownership, major configuration, integrations, supplier governance and strategic system development remain with the IWMS Manager. You must have: • A degree, Level 4 qualification or equivalent professional experience in facilities management, asset management, building services, engineering, information management, data management systems or a closely related discipline., • Substantial experience of working with estate, facilities, maintenance or asset information in a complex, multi stakeholder organisation., • Practical experience of CAFM / IWMS systems, including the management and assurance of asset, planned preventative maintenance and associated operational data., • Strong working knowledge of asset registers, maintenance regimes, PPM principles and the relationship between accurate asset information, statutory compliance, operational delivery and lifecycle planning., • Experience of maintaining, validating and improving large or complex data sets, including investigating conflicting information, identifying root causes, assessing options and implementing corrective action., • A relevant professional qualification or membership, for example IWFM, IAM, CIBSE, RICS or another relevant professional body and formal training in Planon or another CAFM / IWMS platform would be a great help., • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools, Power BI or other data visualisation and dashboard tools, • Experience working in higher education estates For an informal discussion about the role please contact Natasha Baker, CAFM Manager ( ) or Ben Spicer, Head of Engineer Services ( ). We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer: • Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance, • Generous employer contributory pension schemes, • Cycle to work scheme, • Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, • Staff discount at Team Bath gym, • Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more, • Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath, • An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce, • Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including: • Staff support groups and networks, • A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions, • A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive Right to Work in the UK:We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage. Anonymous shortlisting:We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage. #J-18808-Ljbffr