Critical Assets Lead

This is a 10-12 month fixed-term opportunity to join the Asset Health & Performance Team, where you will define and promote short-, medium-, and long-term asset management plans for our critical assets. The plans will be based on a comprehensive bottom-up risk analysis of critical asset cohorts and determining investment priorities using risk thresholds to prioritise the asset base.

This prioritisation is then used to develop intervention options and preferred solutions. These plans will inform ongoing activity in AMP8, and our multi-£billion PR29 and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) submissions.

What you’ll be doing as a Critical Assets Lead
You will work closely with the water and wastewater asset planning, sponsorship and operational planning teams to ensure that plans for critical assets are grounded in the operational realities and reflect the current business priorities.

Key responsibilities:

• Development of critical asset health investment cases for PR29 and the Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP).
• Comprehensive risk appraisals of asset cohorts to provide inputs and insights.
• Prepare risk reports in accordance with the company’s safety-critical asset risk management procedures and improve the management and reporting of critical assets.
• Review of delivery and benefit of asset management programmes against the intention of the plan.
• Work across the business to develop an improved understanding of asset health and align with the Asset Health framework. Embed learning to drive continual improvement in our long-term Critical Asset Management Plans.
• Ongoing support to the PR24 Asset Health Improvement gated allowance.
• Management responsibilities for a team of professionals and ensuring appropriate SME support from the team to help develop the asset health insights dashboard for critical assets.
• Documentation of our critical asset management processes.

Base location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB 
Working pattern or hours: 36 Mon-Fri
 
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Have the ability to interpret complex data and make recommendations by using your strong communication, influencing, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Have commercial awareness and use judgment based on the analysis of information.
• Possess the ability to structure and frame strategic issues, identify key analytics and drive to an outcome.
• Build effective relationships with all levels of the business , including senior stakeholders.
• Have exceptional listening, communication, and interpersonal skills to support teams in working towards a high-functioning delivery culture.
• Utilise your excellent organisation and planning skills.
• Role model the Thames Water values and lead with PACE (personal, accountable, collaborative and engaging leadership)
• Degree level or equivalent professional body qualification
• Best practice Asset Management, e.g., IAM qualifications / prior experience

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £ 62,215 to £64,704 per annum depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) 
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Private Medical Health Care
• 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 fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, 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.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, 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.