Wastewater Treatment Area Manager

We currently have an opportunity for a Wastewater Treatment Area Manager to join Thames Water permanently.

You will be part of the Wastewater Operations Leadership Team, in this role, you will oversee the day-to-day operational delivery of Wastewater treatment services within the Mogden Catchment.

The overall purpose of the role is to meet customer expectations by driving performance by operating standards and environmental, legal, and regulatory obligations.

To ensure operations keep pace with these obligations, you must optimise investment to minimise risk and lead a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. 

What you’ll be doing as a Wastewater Treatment Area Manager

• Oversee the implementation of health and safety standards, recognising both general and process safety.
• Optimise the technical delivery of waste treatment and site maintenance through operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ensure delivery of maintenance schedules and recommend improvements based on local insight.
• Be responsible for compliance with environmental, legal, regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Steer optimal budgetary control of both operational and directly managed capital expenditure.
• Input operational needs (including resilience opportunities) into the Asset Planning process
• Share commissioning and agree on the takeover of newly constructed assets.
• Oversee stakeholder engagement for your area with the involvement of Asset and Engineering, Network and Pumping colleagues.

Base location: Mogden - Isleworth - TW7 7LW

Working pattern or hours – 36 hours a week Monday- Friday

What you should bring to the role

• Experienced leadership with a demonstrable ability to engage and motivate geographically distributed teams.
• A passion for health and safety with a strong track record in fostering a strong culture of H&S excellence.
• Be an advocate for the environment with a demonstrable track record of compliance and environmental excellence.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen with demonstrable ability to manage budget and drive local accountability for cost control.
• Resilience to incident management scenarios and the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Ambassador for Thames Water with demonstrable ability to proactively engage & influence stakeholders and develop sustainable, long-lasting relationships both with treatment and in the wider waste business.
• UK Drivers Licence.
• Required to complete NEBOSH and MoWWT as well as AP(D) and WAMITAB if applicable to the site.

What’s In it for you? 

• Offering a salary up to £65,000 per annum plus a car allowance.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Annual Bonus.
• Benefits on Tap, access to discounts, cashback and instant vouchers.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Access to many benefits to help you take care of your and your family’s health and well-being, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

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 help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values 

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support you.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment