Smart Assets Manager / Senior Manager - Energy Transition and Utilities

Capgemini Invent

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role

We help leading Energy Transition and Utilities organisations transform how they manage, operate and maintain critical infrastructure and asset-intensive operations. Combining deep sector expertise with strategy, engineering, data, AI and cloud capabilities, we help clients improve asset performance, reliability, safety and sustainability whilst accelerating the energy transition.

From defining Smart Asset Management strategies and modernising maintenance operations, to deploying digital twins, AI-enabled asset intelligence and connected field workforce solutions, we deliver transformation at scale. Our rare blend of strategy, transformation, engineering and digital expertise sets us apart. Joining our team means working at the forefront of asset innovation, shaping critical infrastructure programmes, and helping clients build the intelligent, resilient and sustainable asset operations of the future

As a Smart Asset Manager / Senior Manager – Energy Transition and Utilities in our Intelligent Industry practice you will:

• •Lead large-scale Smart Asset, Digital Asset Management and asset-intensive operational transformation programmes across leading Energy Transition, Utilities, infrastructure and energy organisations.
• •Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Asset Directors, Operations Leaders, Engineering Leaders, Maintenance Executives, Digital Transformation leaders and C-suite sponsors.
• •Define and deliver asset transformation strategies focused on asset reliability, maintenance effectiveness, operational efficiency, workforce productivity, network resilience, safety, sustainability and lifecycle value.
• •Lead asset management assessments, maturity diagnostics, operational value discovery and transformation roadmap development, identifying opportunities to improve asset performance, availability, risk management and whole-life cost.
• •Develop compelling transformation roadmaps, operating models and business cases that secure executive sponsorship and investment.
• •Lead multidisciplinary teams across strategy, manufacturing, engineering, data, AI, cloud and technology disciplines to deliver business outcomes at scale.
• •Shape and oversee the deployment of Smart Asset technologies, including Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Performance Management, digital twins, Industrial IoT, AI, advanced analytics, predictive maintenance and connected field workforce solutions.
• •Drive value realisation by ensuring transformation programmes deliver measurable improvements in productivity, quality, compliance, manufacturing agility and speed-to-market.
• •Coach and develop consultants and senior consultants, building capability across Smart Asset transformation, leadership and client engagement.
• •Build and strengthen executive-level client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand engagements and create long-term partnerships.
• •Lead complex stakeholder environments, aligning business, operational and technology leaders around a common transformation vision.
• •Act as a thought leader internally and externally, contributing to propositions, market insights, industry research, innovation and practice development in Energy Transition and Utilities.
• •Develop Capgemini’s offerings for Agentic and Physical AI at our Energy Transition and Utilities clients

As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• •Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• •Internal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• •Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

We’d love to meet someone with:

• •Significant experience in transforming asset-intensive operations within the Water, Nuclear, Energy Transition, Utilities, Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, or broader Infrastructure sectors, gained within industry or a top-tier consulting firm.
• •Deep expertise in manufacturing operations, quality management, production systems, supply chain performance and regulated manufacturing environments.
• •Proven experience leading large, complex transformation programmes from strategy and business case development through to implementation and value realisation.
• •Strong knowledge of Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies, including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Electronic Batch Records (EBR), Industrial IoT, advanced analytics, AI/GenAI, Digital Quality and Connected Worker solutions.
• •Experience of regulated manufacturing environments, including GxP principles, validation requirements, data integrity and manufacturing compliance considerations.
• •Demonstrable track record of delivering measurable improvements in productivity, quality, operational efficiency, compliance performance, service levels and cost competitiveness.
• •Strong business acumen, with experience leading compelling business cases, shaping transformation strategies and securing stakeholder buy-in for investment and change.
• •Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior executives, align diverse stakeholder groups and operate as a trusted advisor to operational and C-suite leaders.
• •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to transform data and insights into practical recommendations and measurable business outcomes
• •A strong people leadership capability, with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• •A passion for operational excellence, innovation and the future of manufacturing, with the ability to translate emerging technologies into practical business value while driving sustainable change.
• •Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organization, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• •Experience contributing to propositions, thought leadership and business development activities (e.g., proposals, RFPs, client pitches, and asset development).

What You'll Love About Working Here

No matter the project or customer, your work will have a meaningful impact on society, businesses and lives. It’s really rewarding. And it’s also really varied. You’ll potentially work on a huge variety of projects (some larger than others), so you could gain lots of experience in a short amount of time.

You will work directly alongside our clients in their manufacturing facilities, keeping the focus of digitisation on the user experience and the business outcomes. You will typically work with colleagues from Capgemini’s Engineering and Cloud Services businesses, collaborating to design, build and implement digital solutions that enable our clients to improve service levels, reduce costs and improve sustainability outcomes.

Need to Know

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