Asset Planner

Thames Water Ltd; Herne Bay; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is looking for an Asset Planner to own and deliver integrated site and system plans for the next AMP and future planning periods. The role focuses on sequencing interventions, prioritising projects, and aligning plans with regulatory and strategic objectives.

You will work from our Hampton office on a hybrid basis, coordinating with across teams and external stakeholders to deliver capital maintenance and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of asset management and planning/forecasting.
• Analytical and confident with numbers, able to communicate complex ideas clearly and simply.
• Have a good understanding of risk management.
• Confident communicator who builds strong relationships across teams and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, can influence across all levels and consider different views.
• Able to work flexibly across multiple workstreams, responding to changes in focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of integrated site plans by facilitating cross-functional collaboration, identifying interdependencies and determining the optimal sequencing of interventions.
• Continuously update and maintain comprehensive site and system-level plans, adapting to project changes and reflecting evolving priorities across the asset lifecycle.
• Gather long-term strategic input from Asset Strategy to inform Price Review 29 planning and ensure alignment with future needs.
• Develop and prioritise projects for current and future 5-yearly Asset Management Periods (AMPs), incorporating engineering insights and defining technical scope for robust submissions to decision gates.
• Create and manage system-wide plans across abstraction, treatment, storage, pumping, and sludge assets—addressing capital maintenance, growth, enhancement, and quality goals.
• Deliver on Capital maintenance plans and efficiently spend in relation to asset health and supporting our Outcome Delivery Incentives.
• Monitor and evaluate asset condition, maintenance standards and anticipated failure rates.
• Support external engagement activities, helping stakeholders understand and align with our strategic plans.

Skills

Asset management

Forecasting

Analytical

Communication

Influence

Workload flexibility

Job description

We are recruiting for an Asset Planner to cover a year’s maternity contract. This role is accountable for creating and maintaining asset plans for each site and water supply system for the current AMP and for future planning periods. The primary aim is to build and maintain comprehensive plans containing a prioritised and sequenced list of projects/ interventions on-site and across the wider system/ catchment and to communicate clearly the stage gate timelines required from project deliverers.

The site and system-based plans will focus on the issues and themes each area faces, and the business plan objectives to be achieved in the next 5 years. This will include how we can improve operational performance, resilience, asset health and new environment/ regulatory improvements. It must also consider community and stakeholder requirements. They will need to be aligned to our strategic themes and be based on our strategic plans.

What you’ll be doing as an Asset Planner

You will own the plan for your sites and systems and stay involved in the plans as they are delivered through the sponsorship model.

• Lead the development of integrated site plans by facilitating cross-functional collaboration, identifying interdependencies and determining the optimal sequencing of interventions.
• Continuously update and maintain comprehensive site and system-level plans, adapting to project changes and reflecting evolving priorities across the asset lifecycle.
• Gather long-term strategic input from Asset Strategy to inform Price Review 29 planning and ensure alignment with future needs.
• Develop and prioritise projects for current and future 5-yearly Asset Management Periods (AMPs), incorporating engineering insights and defining technical scope for robust submissions to decision gates.
• Create and manage system-wide plans across abstraction, treatment, storage, pumping, and sludge assets—addressing capital maintenance, growth, enhancement, and quality goals.
• Deliver on Capital maintenance plans and efficiently spend in relation to asset health and supporting our Outcome Delivery Incentives.
• Monitor and evaluate asset condition, maintenance standards and anticipated failure rates.
• Support external engagement activities, helping stakeholders understand and align with our strategic plans.

Base Location: Hybrid from our Hampton office, TW12 2ES.

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, January 2027 – January 2028

What you should bring to the role:

• Knowledge of asset management and planning/forecasting.
• Analytical and confident with numbers, able to communicate complex ideas clearly and simply.
• Have a good understanding of risk management.
• Confident communicator who builds strong relationships across teams and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, can influence across all levels and consider different views.
• Able to work flexibly across multiple workstreams, responding to changes in focus.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have:

• Knowledgeable about water and wastewater systems and external impacts.
• Professional membership of an engineering, environmental or asset management organisation is an advantage.
• Ideally, understand regulatory processes, such as price reviews or annual returns.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary between £45,370 - £68,055 per annum, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet. Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more. We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support. When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.