Bioresources Programme Lead — Sludge & Biogas

Thames Water Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days holiday increasing to 30

Performance-related pay

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water Ltd is seeking a Bio Resources Improvement Manager to drive the future Bio Resources strategy. You will lead strategic and operational programmes across the Bioresources business, delivering improvements in sludge treatment, digestion, biogas, and resource recovery while ensuring regulatory and safety compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Asset Management and external partners to translate strategic objectives into deliverable plans, manage budgets, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operational improvement programmes.
• Strong programme management expertise in water/bioresources.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Bioresources programmes from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with objectives.
• Drive performance across sludge, digestion, biogas and resource recovery with governance and risk management.
• Develop programme roadmaps, budgets, forecasts and delivery plans.
• Provide executive-level reporting on performance, risks, opportunities and benefits realisation.
• Engage with Operations, Engineering, Asset Management and external partners to ensure delivery of development plans.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and embed best practice programme management disciplines.
• Chair programme governance forums and steering groups; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Programme management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Financial management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Thames Water Ltd is seeking a Bio Resources Improvement Manager to drive the future Bio Resources strategy. You will lead strategic and operational programmes across the Bioresources business, delivering improvements in sludge treatment, digestion, biogas, and resource recovery while ensuring regulatory and safety compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Asset Management and external partners to translate strategic objectives into deliverable plans, manage budgets, and