Water Network Maintenance Strategy and Assurance Engineer

Thames Water; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A large water and wastewater company is seeking a Water Network Maintenance Strategy and Assurance Engineer to shape the future of its water network. The role includes developing and implementing maintenance strategies, ensuring compliance, and conducting inspections. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and substantial water network maintenance experience. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and hybrid work arrangements, requiring travel approximately three days per week.

Benefits

Competitive salary

£4.5k car allowance

26 days holiday per year

Annual Bonus

Private Medical Health Care

Generous Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in water network maintenance, strategy, standards and/or assurance.
• Proficiency in maintenance management software, data analysis tools, and GIS systems.
• A full and clean UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance strategies for the water network.
• Manage the knowledge stock of maintenance standards.
• Continuously develop serviceability measures for performance analysis.
• Perform regular inspections and audits of maintenance activities.

Skills

Water network maintenance experience

Data analysis tools proficiency

Maintenance management software

Knowledge of KPIs like MTBF and MTTR

Education

Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

GIS systems

Job description

Are you passionate about ensuring the reliability and efficiency of critical infrastructure? Do you thrive on creating strategies that make a real impact? If so, we want you on our team!

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Water Network Maintenance Strategy and Assurance Engineer to join our expert maintenance strategy team. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our water network and play a key role in delivering safe, sustainable, and compliant services to millions of customers.

What you’ll be doing as a Water Network Maintenance Strategy and Assurance Engineer

• Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance strategies for the water network, including preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Develop and manage the knowledge stock of maintenance standards to ensure they are kept up to date and reflect the network maintenance strategy.
• Continuous development of the serviceability measures used for performance analysis to support maintenance improvements, and assurance of the asset plans.
• Review of delivery issues through workshops for issues raised through field investigations to update plans where required.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure that maintenance activities are assessed for efficiency and in compliance with company standards.
• Perform regular inspections and audits of maintenance activities to verify compliance with quality requirements, and maintenance strategy.
• Ensure that work is completed according to specifications, with all necessary documentation completed accurately and promptly.
• Ensure that maintenance plans (preventive, corrective, and predictive) are in place and followed for assets and systems.

What you should bring to the role

• Degree level qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Substantial experience in water network maintenance, strategy, standards and/or assurance.
• Proficiency in maintenance management software, data analysis tools, and GIS systems.
• Knowledge of key performance indicators (KPIs) used in maintenance, such as Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Due to the nature of the role, a full and clean UK driving licence is required.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, based at an office within the Thames Water region. We are flexible on the exact location; however, you will need to travel to various sites approximately three days per week, so adaptability is essential.

The position is full-time, based on a 36-hour work week.

A valid driving licence and access to a car are required for this role.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary from £55,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• This role comes with £4.5k car allowance
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Annual Bonus.
• Private Medical Health Care
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we

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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

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.