Construction - Operations & Maintenance Support Manager – O&M

Glanua; Wigton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company seeks an Operations Support Manager to ensure the seamless execution of contracted O&M services for wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion. The role involves managing client relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance, overseeing daily operations, and controlling project costs. Candidates should have a relevant engineering qualification and 5-10 years of experience in industrial effluent or wastewater management. This role offers opportunities for process optimization and vendor management.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in industrial effluent/wastewater O&M.
• Strong understanding of compliance and safety standards.
• Ability to manage client relationships and escalations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and scope of work.
• Monitor daily operations and resource deployment.
• Oversee safety and compliance with environmental regulations.
• Assist in cost monitoring and control.

Skills

SLA adherence

Regulatory compliance

Cost control

Performance optimization

Vendor management

Process improvement

Education

Relevant engineering qualification

Job description

Construction - Operations & Maintenance Support Manager – O&M

Application Details

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Job Description

The Operations Support Manager is responsible for ensuring seamless execution of contracted O&M services for industrial effluent, wastewater treatment plants, and anaerobic digesters at client sites. The role focuses on SLA adherence, regulatory compliance, client satisfaction, cost control, and performance optimisation across one or multiple O&M contracts.

Key Responsibilities

Contract & Client Management

• Act as the primary operations interface between Aqua Operations and the client site team.
• Ensure full compliance with contractual SLAs, KPIs, and scope of work.
• Attend daily/weekly coordination meetings with client representatives.
• Manage client escalations, non‑conformities, and performance reviews.

Site Operations Oversight

• Oversee daily operations of ETP/AD plants operated under contract.
• Monitor plant availability, treated water quality, recovery, and discharge parameters as per consent conditions.
• Ensure proper deployment of resources as per contract and shift rosters.
• Support site in handling abnormal effluent loads, shock loads, and process upsets.

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure continuous compliance with Environment Agency norms and consent conditions.
• Coordinate internal and external audits at client sites.
• Enforce safety standards, PPE usage, PTW systems, and toolbox talks.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, HSE policies, and statutory requirements.

Cost & Commercial Control

• Assist plant manager with monitoring and reporting of O&M costs including chemicals, power, spares, and subcontract services.
• Control site budgets and support monthly billing, measurement sheets, and invoice verification.

Maintenance & Asset Protection

• Assist in development of maintenance hierarchy.
• Ensure critical equipment availability (RO, MBR, blowers, pumps, AD, gas consumers).
• Plan protection of client assets through proper operation and maintenance practices.

Reporting & Documentation

• Develop and ensure delivery of daily, weekly, and monthly performance reports to clients.
• Maintain statutory logs, operations registers, calibration records, and chemical consumption data.
• Maintain documentation for renewals of consents, audits, and inspections.

People & Vendor Management

• Supervise and coach site teams.
• Manage subcontractors, chemical suppliers, and service providers at site.
• Conduct performance evaluations and recommend training and disciplinary actions.

Process Improvement & Optimization

• Identify opportunities for energy savings, chemical reduction, water recovery improvement, and sludge minimisation.
• Lead debottlenecking, retrofitting, and improvement projects within contract scope.
• Support commissioning and stabilisation of new units added under change orders.

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Relevant engineering qualification or background.

Experience: 5–10 years’ experience in industrial effluent/wastewater O&M.

Preferred Exposure: effluent treatment, pharma, factory setting, refining, advanced digestion.

• Sector: construction

Career Level

• Not Required