Customer Leak Resolution Manager

Role Details

Salary - Competitve Salary
Work Type - Hybrid

Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP

Role Type - Permanent

Employment Type

- Full Time
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week

United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.

We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.

We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution."

Benefits

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
• Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• My Gym Discounts  - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
• Best Doctors
• Salary Finance
• Wealth at Work courses
• Deals and discounts
• EVolve Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Mental health first aiders
• Share Buy
• MORE Choices flexible benefits
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

The Role:

The Customer side leak Delivery Manager will be accountable for customer side leak resolution including Section 75 case resolution and management of third-party agreements under Section 75 of the Water Industry Act 1991, focusing on clean water leaks.

The role involves regulatory compliance, stakeholder and customer engagement and the management of customer side leak resolution via the section 75 process. The role will be accountable for the ownership of the process, whilst driving for water demand reduction, great customer service (domestic and commercial) and balancing an optimised cost effective and quality service.

The role will have one direct report which is the team leader of a team which focuses on water efficiency resolution and case ownership of private leaks via the demand reduction team. This position is integral to achieving performance commitments, particularly those related to per capita consumption, Business Demand and leakage reduction and water resilience.

What You Will Be Doing:

Section 75 Compliance and Legal Oversight:

• Manage and negotiate third-party agreements under Section 75.
• To ensure compliance with the Water Industry Act 1991 and all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with legal teams to handle enforcements and agreements effectively.

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management:

• Build strong relationships with regulators (e.g., Ofwat, Environment Agency), contractors, developers, social housing providers and local authorities to ensure they understand our processes and their responsibilities in line with leak resolution; plus our ability to serve notice under section 75 to resolve private leaks.
• Act as the primary contact for Section 75-related matters, ensuring all parties remain policy and process compliant, and act to achieve maximum leak resolution with predefined timescales.
• Travel to various sites and attend stakeholder meetings as required, with flexible hybrid working arrangements available.

Project and Workforce Management:

• Monitor and Manager the demand reduction team contact centre, workforce planning, process adherence and customer satisfaction.
• Provide subject matter expertise to projects involving systems such as INS,ICS and customer contacts to ensure that work under the…