OT Maintenance Manager: Lead Reliability & Security (24/7)

South West Water Limited; Redruth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance + bankholid

Discretionary bonus

Competitive contributory pension

Share-save scheme

Health benefits & wellbeing support

Cycle to Work scheme

Development and training opportunities

Job summary

South West Water Limited is seeking an experienced OT Maintenance Manager to lead and develop a skilled team responsible for the reliability and security of our operational technology across water and wastewater operations.

You will oversee a multi-disciplinary team of OT Maintenance Engineers, ICA Technicians and Maintenance Technicians, driving performance, data-driven improvements and compliance across critical infrastructure in the South West region.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including Mathematics, English and a Science subject.
• ONC/HNC or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Relevant industrial control, instrumentation, electrical or automation qualification/apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of OT Maintenance Engineers, ICA Technicians and Maintenance Technicians.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance to maximise asset availability and performance.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams to understand priorities and site criticality.
• Drive the maintenance, reliability and optimisation of instrumentation, control and automation systems.
• Provide technical leadership and support on complex operational issues and incidents.
• Use data and root-cause analysis to improve system reliability and inform investment decisions.
• Support OT governance, cyber security and compliance requirements.
• Ensure high standards of health, safety and wellbeing across the team.
• Manage budgets and contribute to capex and opex planning.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and the development of future OT capabilities.

Skills

Industrial control systems

Automation

ICA maintenance

Team leadership

UK driving licence

Security clearance (SC)

Education

GCSEs including Maths English Science

ONC/HNC or equivalent in related discipline

Industrial/control/electrical qualification/apprenticeship

Tools

PLC programming

Industrial communications

Job description

South West Water Limited is seeking an experienced OT Maintenance Manager to lead and develop a skilled team responsible for the reliability and security of our operational technology across water and wastewater operations.

You will oversee a multi-disciplinary team of OT Maintenance Engineers, ICA Technicians and Maintenance Technicians, driving performance, data-driven improvements and compliance across critical infrastructure in the South West region.