Maintenance Manager - ICA

Maintenance Manager (ICA)

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, up to £60,000.

Location:

Hybrid Working, 3 office/site days a week.

Work type:
Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday‑Friday. Standby requirement.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Manager (ICA) to join the Asset Maintenance team at Yorkshire Water and help deliver the best service to our customers.

• Competitive salary up to £60,000
• Company car lease/allowance scheme (£500 per month/£6,000 per year); optional EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme available 6 months after joining
• Annual incentive bonus up to 10% of salary, increasing to 15% in the 26‑27 performance year
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme with up to 12% company contribution
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus 2 extra wellness days
• Additional benefits: health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex, partner cover
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle‑to‑work scheme, gym membership discounts, and many more

• Lead the ICA team to deliver excellent performance, set clear expectations linked to business targets, and manage performance discussions
• Drive high standards of health & safety, risk management, and work control, ensuring compliance with the YW Safety Policy
• Provide SME support to manage incidents and minimise environmental and customer impact, resolving customer‑impeding issues swiftly
• Manage team and individual performance to increase productivity and quality outputs, implementing best practice
• Provide engineering services for assets, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality assurance requirements through effective planning, monitoring, control, operation and optimisation
• Complete quality assurance audits of maintenance activities for both internal and contracted work
• Maintain real‑time understanding of key assets and operational performance, risks and priorities; maximise asset availability in line with engineering plans and procedures
• Participate in the out‑of‑hours standby rota

• Experience managing and leading a team, with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets
• MEICA‑based apprenticeship or engineering degree (or equivalent). (ONC/HNC/BTEC in Electrical, ICA or Mechanical Engineering)
• Proficiency in using a CMMS such as SAP to manage work activity
• Resource management skills to identify priorities and actions that deliver results
• Valid full driving licence with no more than six points
• Experience in business planning, resource and budget management

• Previous experience in a wastewater or similar utilities, process, and manufacturing background
• Experience in an engineering/operational/strategic leadership role in a commercially orientated and/or regulated environment