Operations Integration Manager

Thames Water; Sandford-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK water company is seeking an Operations Integration Manager to oversee operational readiness in capital projects. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in driving collaboration across teams. You will be responsible for ensuring operational objectives are met and benefits are realized throughout project delivery. The position offers a salary of £51,800 per annum along with generous leave and pension benefits.

Benefits

Starting salary of £51,800

26 days holiday, increasing with service

Generous Pension Scheme

Discounts and cashback access

Generous Paternity Leave

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Ongoing performance development reviews

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and team development experience.
• Solid understanding of Health & Safety systems.
• Knowledge of catchment and area impacts on performance.
• Experience facilitating site meetings and reviews.
• Track record of delivering capital delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Encourage collaboration within project teams through all project stages.
• Engage with teams to ensure operational requirements are met.
• Lead a team of Operational Integration Specialists.
• Drive the engagement and support of operational input into the capital programme.
• Monitor compliance of project processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

IT skills

Education

Engineering solutions experience

Full UK driving licence

Job description

We are looking to recruit an Operations Integration Manager to join Thames Water permanently in our Thames Valley region.

We’re looking for a strong leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of managing and influencing senior stakeholders under tight deadlines.

Reporting to the Operations Regional Capital Manager, you will deliver operational readiness capability by driving closer integration of operational requirements into capital delivery solutions and consistent handover standards.

You will have organisational insight & influence with an ability to challenge, and will liaise with Operations, Projects & Programmes and Developer Services to find the right solution for Thames Water.

Key Responsibilities

• Encouraging collaboration within operational and capital project teams and understanding the needs of all stakeholders.
• Involvement in projects from the start, supporting & representing operations throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that operational capability, resilience, and planning are included in the delivery scope.
• Accountable for the engagement, coordination and support of operational input into the capital programme.
• Leading a team of Operational Integration Specialists, ensuring the achievement of sustainable outcomes, representing the End User with responsibility for the identification, development, acceptance and implementation of solutions which deliver the required benefits across the AMP.
• Oversee a jointly agreed “outage” programme which balances the needs of Operations & the capital programme, ensuring the best outcome for Thames Water.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the operational benefits are embedded and realised throughout the AMP, intervening and implementing solutions where this is not the case.
• Ensure their team supports Operations after project takeover to maximise the benefits of the project.
• Ensure any escalated issues are resolved promptly.
• Monitoring compliance of the stage gate process within the team.
• Responsible for decisions around temporary arrangements, understanding critical information around temporary treatment solutions, in line with Operational Integration RACI.

Essential Criteria

• Proven leadership and team development experience.
• Solid understanding of Health & Safety systems and operational constraints.
• Knowledge of catchment and area impacts on site performance.
• Awareness of relevant legislative frameworks.
• Experience facilitating site meetings and reviews.
• Track record of delivering outcomes and budgets in capital delivery.
• Familiarity with contractual testing and project sign-off.
• Ability to meet commercial, technical, and operational objectives.
• Engineering solutions experience.
• Strong IT skills and data analysis capabilities.
• Full UK driving licence.

Benefits

• Starting salary of £51,800 per annum.
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Benefits on Tap: access to discounts, cashback and instant vouchers.
• Generous Paternity Leave – 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave – 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Ongoing performance development reviews to help you be your best and identify growth opportunities.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

About Thames Water

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.

Disclaimer

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.