Regional Maintenance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utilities sector is seeking a Regional Maintenance Manager to oversee Wastewater Asset Maintenance teams in Sussex. This senior management role involves ensuring asset availability, leading a large workforce, and implementing maintenance strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in utilities and operations, with excellent leadership and financial management skills.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Bonus up to 10%

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Utilities, Maintenance, or Operations.
• Mechanical or Electrical background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee performance of Wastewater Asset Maintenance teams.
• Develop improvement plans and manage budgets of £2-15m.
• Ensure asset availability and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Acumen

Utilities

Maintenance

Operations

Job description

Job Opportunity: Regional Maintenance Manager

Location: Sussex - Driving licence is essential due to site visits

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Competitive pay and benefits, including £400 per month car allowance and up to 10% bonus

Are you interested in playing a vital role in your community, safeguarding natural resources for future generations, and working in a region with over 800 km of pristine coastline? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Regional Maintenance Manager to oversee the performance of our Sussex-based Wastewater Asset Maintenance teams, ensuring assets are available for use as designed within the region.

In this senior management role, you will deploy and rigorously apply the corporate maintenance strategy to ensure planned preventative maintenance schedules are followed, enabling assets to operate to their design capacity and supporting wider objectives in Wastewater Environment, Financial, and Customer performance.

Your key responsibilities will include developing an improvement plan with scheduled work programs (such as inlet works and screens), focusing on timely delivery of planned work and reactive capital maintenance, managing spend and benefits, and leading a motivated team with a focus on continuous improvement.

You will manage approximately 8 direct reports, around 80 indirect reports, and oversee a budget of £2-15m in Opex and Capex. Ensuring asset availability within regional targets while complying with LOLER & PUWER regulations is critical. The effectiveness of your team will be measured by metrics like Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).

Your main accountabilities include:

• Ensuring team safety and wellbeing, with a zero-compromise attitude towards health and safety
• Managing asset availability and MTTR to regional targets
• Collaborating with Asset Management to implement asset improvement plans
• Driving contractor and service provider performance
• Providing excellent customer service within the region
• Leading and engaging a large workforce aligned with Southern Water’s values
• Representing Southern Water in external stakeholder engagements and media interactions related to operational issues and compliance

To succeed, you should have strong experience in Utilities, Maintenance, or Operations, preferably with a Mechanical or Electrical background. Leadership skills, financial acumen, and experience managing large budgets are essential. You should be a resilient leader, open to positive change, with a strategic vision aligned with Southern Water’s core values: Doing The Right Thing, Succeeding Together, Always Improving, and Working with Care.