Hybrid Asset Planner (12‑Month Contract)

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

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.