Asset Risk Business Partner

Job title Asset Risk Business Partner  Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB
Contract type Fixed term/Secondment Full/Part-time Full-time Salary Salary of up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience Job grade B Closing date 19/06/2026

Ready to influence how risk is managed across Thames Water?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Asset Management function as an Asset Risk Business Partner on a 12-month maternity cover where you’ll play a key role in strengthening how we identify, assess and manage risk across the business.

Working closely with senior leaders, operational teams and delivery partners, you’ll help embed best‑practice risk management and support confident, informed decision‑making that protects essential services for millions of customers.

• Partnering with teams across Operations, Asset Planning, Engineering and Capital Delivery to identify and assess risks to service delivery, ensuring effective mitigation plans are in place.
• Supporting and contributing to monthly risk reviews, providing technical challenge and insight to senior stakeholders, including Exec and AO&CD leadership.
• Developing and delivering risk management training to build internal capability and improve consistency.
• Project managing key Asset Risk initiatives that support the maturity of our risk management framework.
• Acting as a Superuser for our Asset Planning System, supporting a community of 1,000+ users.
• Delivering assurance activities to improve risk data quality in line with ISO 55001 and ISO 31000 standards.
• Creating proactive and targeted communications to improve engagement and understanding of asset risk.
• Championing risk management across Asset Management and Engineering, aligned to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to influence at all levels.
• Practical experience or understanding of risk and/or asset management principles.
• Experience improving or implementing new ways of working.
• Confidence using risk management tools. (Asset Planning System experience desirable)
• Experience designing and delivering training or assurance programmes.
• A proactive, self‑starting mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively.

• Professional qualification with the Institute of Risk Management, Institute of Asset Management, or a relevant professional body. (desirable)

• Hybrid role, with attendance at Clearwater Court, Reading, once a week (normally Friday) or when required.
• 12‑month maternity cover secondment.

• Competitive salary up to £55,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus, bank holidays).
• 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.