£59,630 - £80,000 Per Annum
Full Time
Permanent
Beckton, Greater London
Engineering And Technical
Posted 11 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
Thames Water has embarked on our latest 5-year multi-billion investment plan for London, to protect our rivers and serve the needs of our customers and communities.
Reporting directly into our Head of Region, you will be responsible for the capital programmes for the London wastewater regions of Thames Water which are comprised of sewage treatment works, our networks and pumping stations.
You will own the strategy and then oversee the delivery of capital works on your sites, ensuring frequent project updates are communicated to our Operations Teams, and project interactions and dependencies are identified and planned for.
What you’ll be doing as Operations Capital Programme Manager
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
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 meaning 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.
Reporting directly into our Head of Region, you will be responsible for the capital programmes for the London wastewater regions of Thames Water which are comprised of sewage treatment works, our networks and pumping stations.
You will own the strategy and then oversee the delivery of capital works on your sites, ensuring frequent project updates are communicated to our Operations Teams, and project interactions and dependencies are identified and planned for.
What you’ll be doing as Operations Capital Programme Manager
- Project liaison between Capital Delivery and Operations teams as well as all the directly managed work that we do.
- Responsible for managing the directly managed capital works (reactive and planned) minor capital works and health and safety capital allocation budgets for the region.
- Be responsible for managing the region’s risks from identification through to delivery of the project.
- Work with System Planning to identify gaps between current, medium and long-term investment requirements and developing short to medium term investment proposals to present to the business for consideration.
- For larger investment schemes you will represent our Operations Team and have the responsibility for the identification, development, acceptance and implementation of solutions which deliver the required benefits across the 5 year AMP.
- You will work closely and collaboratively with key operations and business stakeholders to analyse risk and balance priorities across all regions in support of Wastewater investment across the 5 year AMP, reporting performance on the programme across wastewater against the agreed targets.
- You will be accountable for the engagement, coordination, and support of operational input into the capital solutions associated with the AMP delivery programme.
- Necessary requirements for the role – travel across region as required
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
- Experience successfully managing and delivering large asset infrastructure programmes.
- Have experience of asset infrastructure management from a utilities industry, large-scale construction, engineering or similar operations industry.
- Have broad business knowledge, be financially and commercially astute with demonstrable ability to manage to budget and to drive local accountability for cost control.
- A track record in project & programme management and able to demonstrate ability to deliver project to meet both commercial and technical objectives.
- Extensive operational understanding with a proven track record of delivering outcomes and budgets and working closely with capital delivery teams.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with demonstrable ability to engage a wide range of internal (across business units) and external stakeholders.
- A passion for health and safety and strong focus on the how you work affects the environment.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and effectively communicate data and information to drive performance.
- You will be an advocate for the environment with a demonstrable track record of compliance and environmental excellence.
- You will be an Ambassador for Thames Water with demonstrable ability to proactively engage & influence stakeholders.
- Self- starting resilient and tenacious under pressure
- Ideally, have experience of asset infrastructure management from the water sector.
- Ideally, have a strong understanding of London and key stakeholders and influencers.
- Competitive salary from £59,630 to £80,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) 
- Car Allowance - £5,800 per annum
- Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company 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.
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 meaning 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.