Water Operations Manager - South Remote
Job description
ROLE PURPOSE
Leep Utilities owns and operates regulated and non-regulated multi-utility networks across the UK. With sites in MediaCityUK, Liverpool Waters and Canary Wharf, our broad range of capabilities includes electricity, water and wastewater, alongside heating, cooling and hot water services.
Leep is the result of a joint venture between the independent mid-market infrastructure investment manager, Ancala Partners LLP and one of the UK’s leading private real estate investment and infrastructure companies, The Peel Group. We deliver straightforward connections throughout the UK and hold the relevant licenses that allow us to adopt regulated utilities on new developments.
The Water Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the safe, compliant, efficient and maintenance of Leep Utilities clean water assets for the Southern Region. The role will be required to take responsibility and accountability for both preventative and reactive maintenance needs, ensuring that standards of service are maintained aligned with business and Regulatory requirements and Water Licenced obligations. This position shall ensure that all Third Party clean water connection requests are managed to ensure the asset design & performance integrity is maintained and that statutory obligations of new connection provision are met by Leep Utilities. The Water Operation Manager South shall produce regular business reports that are able to demonstrate the Operational Performance, Ongoing Maintenance position and Regulatory and Licence compliance of the clean water assets in the Southern Region to the UK Water Operations Manager.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- To fully understand how each of the water networks operate from point of connection to end user
- Be responsible for the integrity of the asset information that Leep Utilities hold for all water assets in the Southern region
- Monitor and manage the mapping of networks process ensuring that the “as built” drawings of the clean water assets are acceptable and correct
- Ensure that Emergency Response & Contingency plans are in place for all Leep clean water sites within the Southern region.
- Ensure that Security and Emergency Measures Directive is complied with for all clean water assets in the Southern Region.
- Take part in the out of hours emergency cover.
- Organise & Execute one emergency exercise per annum for the Southern region
- Ensure that the Fire Service Authority requirements are met for both the initial design and handover of the asset.
- Maintain the necessary Fire Service Authority sign off and necessary maintenance for the enduring lifecycle of the assets within the region.
- Monitor and report upon the illegal use of water on sites
- Manage any report of low, high or no water pressure on networks
- Assisting with the delivery team with site co-ordination meetings with developers
- Provide support to the UK Water Operations Manager on all Water Asset Operations (South) activities & enquiries
- Ensure proposed designs for clean water assets are fit for purpose, commenting upon Proposed design along with proposed actions required to meet Leep Operational and Regulatory standards as necessary
- Ensuring that business processes covering contractor activities are in place and complied with
- Ensuring that all materials that are used are of acceptable industry standard also identifying any new and improved products that will give us efficiencies and greater performance in our networks
- Working with the Project Delivery and connection teams to ensure that new assets are handed over with all relevant records, agreements and contracts in place
- Work with the Project Delivery and connection teams to ensure that site inspections / audits and contractor checks are in place, and that assets are installed to specification / fit for purpose
- Work with the Water Operations Manager in the Northern region to ensure that common processes and procedures are in place across the UK for the Operations & Management of Leep Utilities clean & waste water assets.
- Support the waste water Project Managers to ensure that site inspections and contractor checks are carried out in accordance with the Water Act, the latest edition of Sewers for Adoption and LNWL requirements.
- To advise the developer on legal and technical issues / queries for both clean & waste water assets within the Southern Region.
- Proactively utilise the Company Asset Management system to document all activities undertaken, planned, reactive or other to support the overall objectives of the Operations Team.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED
- Experience of working in a Water Industry organisation, with specialised knowledge of water assets.
- Good Knowledge of the general utility industry
- Proven track record of the management of water utility assets
- Working familiarity with H&S management and audit
- Understanding of regulatory standards applicable to the Water business and the processes required to be compliant with them
- Good computer and reporting skills
- Adaptability and an eagerness to learn and to be able to work to tight / urgent timeframes.
Keep the Leep values at the front of your mind in everything you do –
- Safety
- Customer Promise
- Accountability
- Reliability
- Respect
- Flexibility
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH LEEP
Leep believes in stable growth and putting people first. Our 5 year strategic growth plan gives us both stability today and an amazing outlook for the future. We have a very friendly, supportive and collaborative culture here at Leep, which you could be a part of! You will also benefit from –
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Bonus Birthday day off
- Annual Bonus Plan
- Company pension plan
- Health Cash Plan
- Collaborative and supportive company culture
- Team social events
Come and join us today!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
Work Location: Remote
