Battery and Generator Maintenance Manager

Power Resilience is critical to Thames Water's ability to provide safe, reliable services to millions of customers. We are expanding our Power Resilience capability to strengthen how power is planned, maintained and enhanced across our operations. We are looking for talented individuals to join this growing team and help shape a coordinated, data-led approach to managing Power Resilience across Thames Water.

As Maintenance Manager, you will lead the delivery and quality assurance of maintenance for auxiliary power supplies and associated assets. You will be responsible for ensuring that the auxiliary power systems that support operational sites during outages or emergencies are ready to respond when needed. You will also play a key role in strengthening resilience today while supporting the development of internal capability for the future.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a vital area of UK infrastructure and make a meaningful difference to customer outcomes and environmental protection. As the team grows, members will play an important role in shaping future ways of working and bringing their expertise to create lasting positive impact across Thames Water.

Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES
or Reading - Kemble Court - RG2 6AD

Hybrid - 36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday)

• Team Leadership and Organisational Capability:
  You will lead, support and develop a team of professionals, helping them achieve their potential, deliver excellent outcomes and contribute to the growth of future internal capability.
• Maintenance Performance and Asset Reliability:
  You will oversee maintenance and quality assurance for auxiliary power supplies and assets, ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory requirements while promoting reliability and continuous improvement.
• Maintenance Standards and Continuous Improvement:
  You will work closely with internal and external teams to standardise inspection practices and ensure auxiliary power asset testing and maintenance governance is effective, dependable and compliant.
• Planning, Budget Management and Assurance:
  You will manage planning and budgets, contributing to the development of policies and best practice within the maintenance function.

• Proven experience leading operational/technical teams and delivering outputs to required time, quality and compliance standards, with demonstrable experience developing people and providing supportive leadership.
• Strong commercial judgement with contractor performance and resource planning experience.
• Experience managing compliance, maintenance planning and operational budgets.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external contractors to support continuous improvement.

• Knowledge of maintenance, testing and quality assurance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• IT literacy, including maintenance management systems.

• Offering a salary between £70,000 and £78,500 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Car Allowance.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Access to a wide range of benefits designed to support you and your family's health, wellbeing and 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 (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment).

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…