Field Operations Manager

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Job description

Who are we?

Thames Water is the UK's largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km's of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.

What you'll be doing

You will lead a multi-disciplined team, who will be carrying out Operational and Maintenance activities at Sewage Pumping Stations in the Thames Valley area. You will be responsible for operational and maintenance delivery through the effective leadership and direction of resources to achieve set performance and expenditure targets, quality standards and statutory requirements. The successful candidate will work remotely however this role will involve travelling to different site locations.

Lead a multi-disciplined team delivering planned and defective maintenance, asset improvement schemes and site optimisation for approximately 1200 pumping stations across the Thames Valley area alongside existing operational teams.
Lead, Coach and Developing People to fulfil the business needs.
Champion change through a passion for continuous improvement, promoting best practice ways of working and sharing local knowledge.
Manage, control and report on an assigned budget, including contributing to budgetary planning to ensure that financial targets are met.
Assist with developing risk assessment and Safe Systems of Work for complex work activities.
Conduct health and safety and audits.
Demonstrate adherence to health and safety policies, and a clear commitment to continuously improving the health and safety of our people and sites.We're looking for you to

Have previous supervisory experience with great leadership skills.
Have experience in a process related or technical industry is desirable together with a sound working knowledge of the safe systems of work required under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Be IT literacy as this is essential as all work is managed using the SAP Click system. Your interpersonal and communication skills will be highly developed, as will your ability to communicate across all levels as you will need to liaise with staff within Network and Waste Operations and Planning offices.
Demonstrate good business / stakeholder awareness, together with an innovative and creative approach to problem solving and strong team working and influencing skills.
Have excellent communication skills are therefore a prerequisite, together with a flexible approach to work and the ability to work on your own initiative. A full current driving license is essentialWhat's in it for you?

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
We're proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you'll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We're also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader and we're a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.

Click here to find out more about working at Thames Water