Global Physical Asset Manager - Infrastructure & HSWB Assets

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We are looking for a Global Physical Asset Manager – Infrastructure & HSWB Assets who is analytical, collaborative, and strategic to join our Global Physical Asset Management / Transversal Asset Fleet Management team, based at our UCB campus located in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium, or Bulle, Switzerland.

About the role

You will help shape the future of UCB’s infrastructure, underground, and Health, Safety & Well-Being asset landscape at global level. You will define asset strategies that support lifecycle performance, site integrity, workforce protection, operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and long-term business value. You will play a key role in making physical asset decisions more risk-based, data-driven, standardized, maintainable, and aligned with UCB’s growth ambitions.

Who you will work with

You will join the Global Physical Asset Management team and work closely with experts across Business, EHS, Engineering, Facilities Management, QA, Operations, Technical Services, Finance, Procurement, and ISSP. You will collaborate with site and global stakeholders to challenge priorities, align investment decisions, and support practical asset strategies across UCB’s global network.

What you will do

You will co-develop global asset management standards, governance principles, and lifecycle methodologies across infrastructure and HSWB (Health, Safety & Well-Being) assets.

You will lead modernization and renewal strategies using risk-based, data-driven asset insights and prioritization.

You will maintain a consolidated fleet view covering asset condition, compliance, supportability, performance, and investment needs.

You will manage lifecycle strategies for infrastructure, underground assets, and safety-related HSWB systems.

You will ensure asset decisions reflect prevention, protection, compliance, operational safety, and enterprise risk expectations.

You will partner with key functions to build business cases and align investments with enterprise objectives.

Interested? For this role, we are looking for the following education, experience, and skills:

You hold a Master’s degree in engineering, asset management, facilities, or a related technical field.

You bring strong experience in asset management, lifecycle management, and technical risk management.

You understand infrastructure, underground assets, safety systems, lifecycle needs, and degradation mechanisms.

You can build business cases linking asset decisions to resilience, cost competitiveness, COGS, and EBITDA.

You communicate complex technical topics clearly and influence senior stakeholders with practical recommendations.

You are fluent in French and have full professional proficiency in English; IAM certification is a plus.

Internal applicants should be in their current job for at least 12 months, must meet performance standards and are not on formal corrective/disciplinary process (PIP), warning, final warning, or compliance warning letters within the last 12 months. Please inform your Manager or your Talent Partner before applying to any internal job opportunities.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description, this role is hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office, irrespective of your current contractual agreement. Should your current working arrangements differ, please contact your Talent Partner to discuss, before submitting your application.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [email protected] . Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.

 

Requisition ID: 93535

Recruiter: Aude Remue

Hiring Manager: Florian Misen

Talent Partner: Katrien Jacobs

Job Level: MM II

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