Asset System Administrator

About the Role

This is more than just a Asset System Administrator position—it’s your opportunity to play a vital role in one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects, with 15 years of delivery still ahead. As the guardian of the Brightly Confirm asset management system for the M25 Strategic Road Network, you’ll be at the heart of keeping one of the country’s busiest motorways running smoothly and efficiently.

You’ll work at the crossroads of technology, engineering, and operations—collaborating with IT teams, maintenance crews, and key external partners. Every day will offer the chance to problem-solve, improve system performance, and make a measurable impact.

What sets this role apart is the unique blend of excitement, purpose, and security. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team where innovation is encouraged and personal development is supported. With a long-term project horizon and opportunities to grow your skills, this role provides the kind of stability and progression that few others can.

If you’re looking for a career that evolves with you—where your ideas matter, and your work has lasting value—this is the place to be.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a System Administrator, you’ll be at the core of our asset management operations—ensuring the Confirm system runs smoothly and supports the teams that keep one of the UK’s most critical road networks operating safely and efficiently.

You’ll take ownership of the system’s performance, tailoring its features to meet evolving business needs and driving continuous improvements. From configuring workflows to streamlining reporting, your contributions will help us work smarter and more collaboratively.

You’ll empower colleagues by delivering technical support and user training, helping teams make the most of the system—whether they’re planners, maintenance crews, or senior managers. Your attention to detail will ensure our asset data remains accurate, compliant, and ready to inform key decisions.

Working closely with internal teams, contractors, and national stakeholders, you’ll make sure the system is aligned with both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic goals. This is a role that blends autonomy with teamwork, structure with innovation, and stability with growth.

If you’re someone who thrives on solving problems, improving systems, and making a real difference in how infrastructure is managed, you’ll find a meaningful and rewarding career here.

Who we’re looking for Key Requirements

Proven experience as a System Administrator or similar role managing Brightly Confirm or equivalent asset management systems/routine maintenance management systems. Strong understanding of highways maintenance operations and asset management principles. Proficiency in SQL, database management, and system configurations. Experience with GIS mapping tools, APIs, and system integrations. Ability to analyse data, generate reports, and optimize system workflows. Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to troubleshooting. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. Understanding of IT security, data protection, and compliance frameworks. Desirable Skills Experience working in highways, transportation, or infrastructure environments. Familiarity with cloud-based systems and mobile workforce solutions. IT certifications (e.g., ITIL, Microsoft, SQL) are an advantage.

Behavioural Competencies

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

 

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

 

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:  https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

 

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.

 

 

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk