Operations & Maintenance Manager

Anderselite; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable management services firm in West Midlands is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Manager for the Water Industry. The ideal candidate will manage operations and maintenance of clean and wastewater assets, ensuring compliance with regulations. Responsibilities include leading a field-based team, managing budgets, and driving health and safety culture. Candidates must have substantial water industry experience and must be able to build strong relationships across various teams. This is a permanent, full-time position offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

generous annual incentive scheme

car allowance

healthcare plan

excellent pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in water and wastewater operations and maintenance.
• IOSH qualified or similar for health and safety practices.
• Experience managing large budgets and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and improving processes across the operations team.
• Effective leadership and budget management.
• Managing relationships with external partners and key stakeholders.

Skills

Technical water industry knowledge

H&S practices management

IT skills with MS Office

Leadership of field-based teams

Relationship building

Job description

Role

Operations & Maintenance Manager (Water Industry)

Salary

circa £55,000 to £65,000 per annum + up to 20% annual bonus

Location

West Midlands

Role Type

Permanent, Full-Time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday) plus 1 in 7 standby rota

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, birthday day off, generous annual incentive scheme at 20%, car allowance, Westfield healthcare plan for you and your dependents, excellent pension scheme, buy / sell annual leave, flexible working hours, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits, comprehensive health & wellbeing programme and lots more!

About the Role

We are seeking individuals who are driven, resilient and water-industry proficient to support the day-to-day operations and maintenance of our clean and wastewater assets. Using your expertise in a similar role—perhaps gained with one of the SU’s or within a smaller private company—you will be pivotal in delivering our operational objectives efficiently and cost-effectively. You will use your wealth of experience to minimise operational disruption, implement improvements, and lead our critical O&M team across a large operational area. On occasion, you will deputise for our team of seven Operations and Maintenance Managers to ensure continued excellent service. You will be key in ensuring assets across the MOD estate comply with regulatory and contractual obligations while keeping customers at the core of all we do. Our ideal candidate is a proven people manager with extensive water industry experience and a flair for continuous improvement. You will ideally be based in the West Midlands and surrounding areas, but we welcome applications from slightly outside the region.

Role Responsibilities

• Assessing and improving current processes across the operations and maintenance team
• Effective leadership and management of a field-based operations team, along with effective and timely budget management
• Driving forward a strong health, safety, environment and wellbeing culture
• Acting as an area Subject Matter Expert for Ancala Water Services and advising upon best practice solutions
• Building strong, trusted relationships with the wider business such as Asset Management, Project Management and Commercial teams
• Managing and developing relationships with external partners and representing AWS to key stakeholders where required

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Technical water industry knowledge and experience in a water and wastewater operations and maintenance environment
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of H&S practices, including managing contractors (IOSH qualified or equivalent)
• Experienced with coordinating internal project work and supply chain project work in a reactive environment
• Skilled and confident IT skills, including MS Office at an intermediate level, proficiency with mobile devices and experience with different software packages and databases
• Experience managing large budgets, along with strong financial and commercial acumen
• Effective leadership of field-based teams whilst promoting a positive team and work culture
• Ability to deliver operational requirements to meet challenging targets and deadlines
• Confident and persuasive communicator with all hierarchical levels and able to explain technical information clearly
• Skilled with developing and maintaining strong relationships to establish reliability, credibility and expertise

About You

Due to the nature of sites on which we operate, the successful candidate must:

Meet the security vetting requirements for the role, which includes, but is not limited to, being a full-time resident of the UK for the past 5 years and an enhanced DBS Check.

Possess a valid driving licence and be comfortable driving to different sites regularly across our operational areas. There will also be overnight stays on occasion.