Proactive Maintenance Manager

About the role

Here at Northumbrian Water Group, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Proactive Maintenance Manager who will provide strategic, technical and people-focused leadership to drive NWG toward world-class performance in asset reliability and proactive maintenance.

Reporting to the Reliability Engineering Manager within the Maintenance & Reliability Engineering Department, this role is accountable for driving continuous improvement of the Technical Maintenance Plan, ensuring all activities comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards while fostering strong collaboration with internal teams, external contractors, and regulatory bodies.

You will establish and lead a proactive maintenance team, implementing preventative maintenance strategies for critical wastewater assets such as screens and pumps, and creating a high-performance, safety-focused, and collaborative team culture.

In addition, you will take ownership of maintenance-related wastewater compliance issues, responding promptly to regulatory inquiries and adapting the maintenance plan as needed to strengthen reliability and resilience across operations.

If you have proven experience leading and inspiring multi-disciplinary maintenance teams, with a focus on team development, performance management, and fostering a collaborative and supportive environment – we would love to hear from you!

You will have a HNC or Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Maintenance Engineering, providing the technical foundation necessary to lead teams and deliver innovative safety-led maintenance solutions.

You can design and execute strategic maintenance initiatives that improve asset reliability while balancing regulatory obligations and available maintenance resources to support wastewater ODI targets.

You will have extensive knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems such as Maximo, with experience creating preventative maintenance plans, job plans, sequencing, and applying Uniclass and Problem, Cause, Remedy codes.

You will have a strong understanding of wastewater compliance frameworks and regulations, with a track record of aligning maintenance activities to meet regulatory requirements.

You will have exceptional communication and relationship building skills to engage with stakeholders including regulators, senior leaders and team members, and gain buy-in for initiatives.

Here at Northumbrian Water / Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.

Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply

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