Water Asset Manager

Water Asset Manager

Working hours 36 hours per week

Permanent 

Salary £46,950 - £58,687

Location Chelmsford, Essex

We’re open to discussing flexible working

Please note this role is advertised in Essex and Suffolk, however there is 1 role, and the successful candidate will be based in either location with a willingness to travel to sites across the Essex and Suffolk region.

Interviews will take place week commencing 3rd February

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Water Tactical Planning team as a Water Asset Manager. In this leadership role you will provide tactical planning support to operational teams to ensure all investment opportunities have been assessed and prioritised using accurate data.

As a Water Asset Manager, you will lead the Asset Planners to undertake root cause analysis and option development. You will apply the TOTEX hierarchy to recommend best value solutions.

Good quality data and information is key to making informed asset management decisions. Relationships with project stakeholders across Water operational teams and the wider business is fundamental to ensure data is captured accurately, and correct investment decisions are made.

You’ll ensure compliance with governance processes whilst collaborating with Project Sponsors to achieve project milestones. You will be accountable for the quality of information that is submitted to Project Sponsors and Project Managers, which will influence the project budget that is assigned.

Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, and your role will involve driving and supporting efficient, innovative solutions to address business efficiency challenges.

You will have direct line management responsibility which will require mentoring and professional development for the team.

About you

If you have strong people management and leadership skills, then we want to hear from you. You’ll have the opportunity to effectively lead teams and influence investment decisions. An understanding of asset management or water industry operations is beneficial. 

We’re looking for you to demonstrate your ability to engage and communicate persuasively with a broad range of stakeholders across a variety of business levels, and externally, so strong influencing ability and good communication skills are essential. This means you will need to be confident in writing detailed reports and delivering presentations.

You’ll have proven leadership experience to help support the professional development of your team. In addition, you will be comfortable making effective decisions and challenging constructively.

A strong attention to detail and adherence to governance is critical to ensure smooth operations and compliance.

The ideal candidate will be resilient and flexible, and able to manage a variable workload with regulatory or operational deadlines.

Interviews will take place online or in person week commencing 3rd February 2025.

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 requires a driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across the Essex and Suffolk region.

Please note this role may  require a  DBS check completed prior to employment

NWL 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.

About us

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

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.

We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.

Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. 

Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date. 

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked