High Voltage Maintenance Delivery Manager

Pertemps; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps is seeking a High Voltage Maintenance Delivery Manager to lead a team at various locations in Oxford. This role involves overseeing electrical maintenance, ensuring safety compliance, and providing technical leadership. Applicants should hold a degree in electrical engineering and have substantial experience within the utility sector, with a strong emphasis on safety and operational efficiency.

Benefits

Salary up to £70,000 per annum

26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service

Contributory pension scheme

Annual personal medical assessments

Benefits scheme for well-being

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC, or significant experience in electrical engineering.
• Experience in electrical engineering within a large utility or water company.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Managing planned and defective maintenance activities.
• Leading investigations into electrical failures.
• Monitoring contractor performance and conducting safety audits.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Safety procedures

Fault investigation

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Formal training in BS7671

Training as a Senior Authorised Person

Job description

We are seeking an experienced High Voltage Maintenance Delivery Manager to be based either at our Oxford, Maple Lodge, Basingstoke or Hampton Treatment Works, depending on your location.

As the successful candidate, you will lead a team of Electrical Engineers/Senior Authorised Persons, providing operation, maintenance, and fault-finding activities on high voltage and primary low voltage systems. This includes the overall responsibility to ensure that the installation of significant electrical assets is controlled by adequate arrangements for construction, commissioning, and handover, in accordance with the TWUL asset standards.

At Thames Water, we operate a significant number of high voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) electrical power networks. These assets are central to water production and waste treatment for our 16 million customers.

To maintain the safe and reliable operation of these electrical assets, a high level of knowledge and skills in electrical technology, safety procedures, and providing expert support to core operations is required. The teams involved in frontline operation and maintenance need continuous technical support for maintenance, fault investigation, solutions implementation, asset upgrades, and incident investigation.

This role requires frequent engagement with stakeholders from Operations, Engineering, Capital Delivery, and Health, Safety, and Wellbeing functions.

What you’ll be doing as the High Voltage Maintenance Delivery Manager

1. Managing planned and defective maintenance activities.
2. Updating records and producing reports for maintenance activities.
3. Engaging with Framework contractors to maintain safety and efficiency standards.
4. Communicating with stakeholders from various operational and safety functions to align team activities with business needs.
5. Supporting asset planning and capital delivery for high voltage or complex low voltage upgrades.
6. Delivering capital programmes managed by your team.
7. Investigating faults and leading serious electrical failure or unsafe event investigations.
8. Maintaining out-of-hours support coverage.
9. Providing technical leadership for plant issues and reliability improvements, including fault response.
10. Leading asset surveys and assessments, advising on operation and maintenance, and supporting risk management.
11. Coaching and mentoring team members, especially in preparation for Authorised Person appointments, and developing their skills.
12. Monitoring contractor performance and conducting safety audits.
13. Providing input into framework reviews and bid processes, and reviewing contractor safety procedures.
14. Carrying out safety audits and delivering safety briefings to promote team engagement with safety systems.

Base Location

Oxford STW, Maple Lodge STW, Basingstoke STW, or Hampton WTW.

Working Hours

36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with additional out-of-hours support rota compensated separately.

What you should bring to the role

• A degree, HNC, or significant experience in electrical engineering.
• Formal training in BS7671 requirements for electrical installations.
• Training and appointment as a Senior Authorised Person.
• Experience in electrical engineering within a large utility or water company.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations, especially electrical safety rules.
• Operational experience as a Senior Authorised Person.
• Ability to engage with operational teams, contractors, and third parties.
• Experience in mentoring and delivering high-voltage electrical maintenance.
• Understanding of Electricity at Work Regulations applied to electrical systems.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £70,000 per annum, plus car allowance, tools, and PPE.
• 26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service, plus bank holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12%).
• Annual personal medical assessments.
• Benefits scheme with offers to support well-being.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers. We aim to build a better future by helping our customers, communities, and the environment thrive. We seek passionate, skilled individuals committed to making a difference.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a diverse, rewarding place to work where every day offers new opportunities. We provide career growth, flexible working, and excellent benefits.

We welcome applications from everyone and support inclusion and diversity. We also offer opportunities to support our customers directly during crises, with full training provided.

Note: Due to high application volume, the advert may close early, so apply promptly.