Regional Maintenance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Regional Maintenance Manager to oversee Wastewater Asset Maintenance in Sussex. This senior role involves managing a large team and budget, ensuring asset availability, and maintaining safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in utility maintenance and leadership skills, driving performance and compliance while aligning with company values.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Bonus up to 10%

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Utility, Maintenance, or Operations environments.
• Preferably with a Mechanical or Electrical background.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Wastewater Asset Maintenance teams in Sussex.
• Manage a budget of £2-15m and approximately 8 direct reports.
• Ensure compliance with LOLER & PUWER standards.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Acumen

Resilience

Strategic Vision

Job description

Job Opportunity: Regional Maintenance Manager - Sussex

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

Do you want to play a vital role in your community, help safeguard our natural resources for future generations, and work in a region with over 800km of pristine coastline?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Regional Maintenance Manager to oversee 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 apply the corporate maintenance strategy to ensure planned preventative maintenance schedules are followed, enabling assets to operate at their designed capacity and supporting wider Wastewater, Environmental, Financial, and Customer performance objectives.

Your key responsibilities include building an improvement plan with scheduled work programs, managing reactive capital maintenance, and evidencing spend and benefits. You will lead a motivated team, manage approximately 8 direct and 80 indirect reports, and oversee a budget of £2-15m.

Managing asset availability within regional targets and ensuring compliance with LOLER & PUWER standards is crucial. You will also focus on metrics like Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) to gauge effectiveness.

Your main accountabilities include:

• Ensuring team safety and wellbeing, maintaining a zero-compromise safety culture
• Managing asset availability and MTTR to regional targets
• Collaborating with Asset Management for asset improvement plans
• Driving contractor and service provider performance
• Providing excellent customer service
• Leading and engaging a significant workforce aligned with Southern Water’s values
• Representing Southern Water in external stakeholder interactions and media engagements regarding operational issues and compliance

Successful candidates will have strong experience in Utility, Maintenance, or Operations environments, preferably with a Mechanical or Electrical background. Leadership skills, financial acumen, and experience managing large budgets are essential. The role requires resilience, strategic vision, and a commitment to Southern Water’s values: Doing The Right Thing, Succeeding Together, Always Improving, and Working with Care.