Water Operations & Asset Manager

Janikin Energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + benefits

Job summary

Janikin Energy in London is seeking an Operations & Asset Management Manager to oversee performance, maintenance planning and long-term stewardship of water assets across a complex network. You will work with clients and delivery partners to drive reliability, reduce risk and inform investment decisions.

You will lead teams and contractors, develop plans for maintenance, inspections and renewals, monitor safety and regulatory performance, and report progress to senior stakeholders with clear

Qualifications

• Experience in water, wastewater, utilities, or asset-intensive environments.
• Strong knowledge of asset management, maintenance strategy, and risk management.
• Engineering or asset-management background; professional qualifications are advantageous.
• Ability to translate complex data into practical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and asset-management activity across water treatment, distribution and associated infrastructure.
• Develop maintenance, inspection and renewal plans that balance asset performance, cost and risk.
• Use asset condition, operational data and performance insight to prioritise investment and improvement programmes.
• Monitor safety, environmental, regulatory and service performance.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver work safely and effectively.
• Support incident response, resilience planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce clear reports, recommendations and performance updates for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Asset management

Maintenance planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Team leadership

Engineering background

Education

Engineering or asset-management background

Job description

London | Full-time | Competitive salary + benefits

Join a specialist engineering consultancy supporting the safe, efficient and sustainable operation of critical water infrastructure across London.

As Operations & Asset Management Manager, you will work closely with the client and wider delivery partners to manage operational performance, maintenance planning and the long-term stewardship of water assets. You will play a key role in improving reliability, managing risk and informing investment decisions across a complex asset base.

Key responsibilities

• Lead operational and asset-management activity across water treatment, distribution and associated infrastructure.
• Develop maintenance, inspection and renewal plans that balance asset performance, cost and risk.
• Use asset condition, operational data and performance insight to prioritise investment and improvement programmes.
• Monitor safety, environmental, regulatory and service performance.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver work safely and effectively.
• Support incident response, resilience planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce clear reports, recommendations and performance updates for senior stakeholders.

About you

• Experience within water, wastewater, utilities, infrastructure or another asset-intensive environment.
• Strong knowledge of asset management, maintenance strategy, operational performance and risk management.
• An engineering, technical or asset-management background; professional qualifications are advantageous.
• Comfortable turning complex data and operational insight into practical decisions.
• A collaborative, safety-focused communicator with strong stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience leading teams, projects, contractors and/or suppliers.