Asset Planning Engineer Asset Strategy & Capital Delivery

Overview

As an Asset Planning Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering a leading asset planning service to the business. This will be a diverse role where you'll be involved in planning capital investment schemes across our water abstraction, water treatment and pumping assets.

You will gather and evaluate information to prioritise and develop projects through the concept and definition stages. You will work collaboratively with our asset management and operational teams to optimise the investment portfolio, delivering best value for our customers whilst balancing cost, risk and performance.

• Analytical mind and inquisitive approach, plus one or more of the following:
• Water industry experience
• Asset Planning/Asset Management experience
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of water industry assets, equipment and processes (technical, pumps, water treatment)
• Operational risk management experience
• Degree in engineering discipline preferred – Chemical, Process, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, general

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Double‑matching pension scheme
• Holiday allowance that increases with length of service, with the option to purchase up to 5 extra days
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources
• Annual leave from 23-27 days, rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days
• ‘Celebration Day’ to celebrate a religious festival or other important occasion
• Generous double‑match pension scheme (company contribution capped at 12%)
• Family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health
• Discounts at a range of retail outlets through our Tap4
  
  Perks scheme
• Discounts on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4
  
  Perks scheme through salary sacrifice
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community
• Life Assurance

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. If we have a high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.