Maintenance Manager (M&E)

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26-30 days

Performance pay

Pension scheme

Private medical health care

Cycle to work

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Maintenance Manager (M&E) to lead maintenance for auxiliary power supplies and assets, ensuring readiness to respond during outages or emergencies. You will manage planning, budgets and governance, develop people and teams, and drive continuous improvement with internal and external partners to strengthen power resilience.

This hybrid, permanent role is based in Reading, with 36 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operational/technical teams with delivery of outputs to time, quality and compliance standards.
• Strong commercial judgement with contractor performance and resource planning experience.
• Experience managing compliance, maintenance planning and operational budgets.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and external contractors to drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of professionals to achieve high performance and support internal capability development.
• Oversee maintenance and quality assurance for auxiliary power supplies and assets, ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.
• Standardise inspection practices and ensure testing and maintenance governance is effective, reliable and compliant.
• Manage planning and budgets, contributing to policy development within the maintenance function.

Skills

Team leadership

Commercial judgement

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES, Reading - Kemble Court - RG2 6AD

Job title Maintenance Manager (M&E) Ref 45593 Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES, Reading - Kemble Court - RG2 6AD Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Hours 36 Hours per week Salary Offering a salary between £70,000 to £78,500 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Job grade C Closing date 18/08/2026

Power Resilience is critical to Thames Water's ability to provide safe, reliable services to millions of customers. We are expanding our Power Resilience capability to enhance how power is planned, maintained and improved across our operations. We are looking for talented individuals to join this growing team and help build a coordinated, data-led approach to managing Power Resilience across Thames Water.

What you’ll be doing as a Maintenance Manager:

As Maintenance Manager you will lead the delivery and quality assurance of maintenance for auxiliary power supplies and associated assets. You will be responsible for ensuring that the auxiliary power systems that keep operational sites running during outages or emergencies are ready to respond when they are needed. You will also work to strengthen resilience today while building internal capability for the future.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a critical area of UK infrastructure and make a meaningful difference to customer outcomes and environmental protection. As the team grows, members will help shape future ways of working and bring their expertise to create lasting impact across Thames Water.

Base location:

Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES or Reading - Kemble Court - RG2 6AD

Working pattern or hours:

Hybrid - 36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Key responsibilities:

• Team Leadership and Organisational Capability: You will lead, motivate and develop a team of professionals to achieve high performance and support future internal capability development.
• Maintenance Performance and Asset Reliability: You will oversee maintenance and quality assurance for auxiliary power supplies and assets, ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintenance Standards and Continuous Improvement: You will work with internal and external teams to standardise inspection practices and ensure auxiliary power asset testing and maintenance governance is effective, reliable and compliant.
• Planning, Budget Management and Assurance: You will manage planning and budgets, contributing to policy development within the maintenance function.

What you should bring to the role?

• Proven experience leading operational/technical teams and delivering outputs to required time, quality and compliance standards with demonstrable experience developing people and team leadership.
• Strong commercial judgement with contractor performance and resource planning experience
• Experience managing compliance, maintenance planning and operational budgets.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and external contractors to drive improvement.

The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role is:

• Knowledge of maintenance, testing and quality assurance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• IT literacy, including maintenance management systems.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary between £70,000 and £78,500 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Annual Leave: 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.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• 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.

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.