Operational Leakage Strategy Manager

About the role:

This is a new and exciting role created to have the responsibility to develop and implement the Thames Water leakage detection strategy.
It is a high-profile role designed to enable our leakage performance commitments to be met and to be delivered in the most efficient and effective way.

You will have the opportunity to work with the recently formed Transformation Team wider Senior Leadership Team and internal sponsors to establish the future vision for leakage and the future commercial implications for the whole business.

This is an opportunity to work in a challenging but highly rewarding role within Thames Water. And being part of our significant business transformation as part of its Turnaround Plan that spans all areas of the organisation, you will be instrumental in motivating, steering and overseeing a changing organisation.

What you’ll be doing as Operational Leakage Strategy Manager

• Design and development of a robust improved and sustainable end-to-end leakage strategy.
• Creation of transformational and tactical plans to convert the strategy into workable delivery programmes.
• Working with senior stakeholders in the business, ensuring critical business initiatives are well defined, justified, successfully managed and delivered.
• You will be required to provide support and challenge to ensure the delivery of the desired outcomes.
• Playing a leading role in engaging the executive sponsor regarding additional scope changes or requirements.
• Create a long-term leakage reduction roadmap that credibly achieves the company’s leakage reduction ambitions by 2030 through 2050.
• Supporting the development of current and future annual delivery plans and budgets as they relate to leakage delivery.
• Representing the company at external events and conferences. 

Base location: This is a hybrid role, and your base location can be flexible within the Thames Water area of operations.

Hours: 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

What you should bring to the role:

• Significant experience in management and influencing roles in an Energy or Utilities industry, specifically in water and leakage management.
• Be a commercially astute, strategic-thinking manager with experience and the ability to create and transform ideas and projects into practical operational plans.
• Have a collaborative management style which brings teams together in a regulated and safe environment.
• A proven track record of effective performance, continuous improvement and change management through positive stakeholder relationships.
• Be willing to take calculated risks and be comfortable operating under pressure.
• Be able to demonstrate the importance of health & safety in an operations environment.
• Have a UK driver’s licence and be prepared to travel around the Thames Water region.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary between £55,000 & £65,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays) 
• Car Allowance.
• Annual Bonus.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing. 

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part? 

Working at Thames Water 

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

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, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

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.