Salary: Competitive Salary
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: Blackburn waste water treatment works, Cuerdale Lane Samlesbury Blackburn Lancashire PR5 0UY
Role Type: Permanent
Employment Type: Full Time
Working Hours:
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.
To drive performance improvement across the production line within a number of Drainage areas. To work with the County Performance Manager to embed ways of working, producing plans to improve new capabilities including monitoring, control and where appropriate automation.
Responsibilities:
* Develop and embed situational awareness techniques through the use of multiple datasets.
* Champion the development and use of signature monitoring utilising asset monitoring to understand normal performance of the network.
* Make decisions to enable effective operation within budget and deploy resources to meet operational needs and Company priorities.
* Deliver financial targets set for the operational area while adhering to operational budget.
* Engage stakeholders to develop collaborative performance improvement solutions.
* Focus on driving performance improvement, achieving pre-set objectives to provide the best wastewater service within area of responsibility.
* Develop and implement Health and Safety risk management plans for all assets.
* Manage the implementation and commissioning of capital projects ensuring asset data is documented.
* Undertake specific projects or initiatives as directed by the County System Performance Manager.
* Provide technical input into planned programmes of work to reduce reactive incidents and improve customer satisfaction.
* Develop a coordinated strategic operational plan translating long term business plans into programmes of work.
* Lead and facilitate a change in the current business culture to a coordinated approach to operational and maintenance management.
* Manage and motivate employees to achieve their maximum level of performance through training and development.
* Monitor and deliver pre-defined budgets and financial targets.
* Identify areas for future efficiency savings.
* Direct both planned and reactive maintenance and operation of area based assets.
* Ensure accuracy of information provided by field to ensure cost-effective interventions.
* Drive the production of Drainage performance reviews and planning for each Drainage Area.
* Share best practices with other Drainage Performance Managers.
Minimum Requirements:
* Experienced professional with a proven track record, preferably with a degree and membership of a professional institution (CIWEM or IWO).
* High level of understanding of the regulatory and legislative framework surrounding wastewater operations.
* Strong leadership and communication skills to motivate and develop a large team.
* Strong customer focus.
* High levels of managerial ability to ensure delivery of financial plans and regulatory compliance.
* Developed analytical skills to identify and implement solutions to a wide range of problems.
* Good long and short term planning ability.
We believe in empowering you to achieve your aspirations and dreams, both in your work and in your life. To help you achieve your goals, we offer a variety of voluntary benefits that you can select according to your needs and preferences.
Benefits:
* A generous annual leave package of 26 days, increasing to 30 days after four years of service.
* A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution.
* Performance-related bonus scheme and recognition awards.
* A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme.
* Gym and wellness benefit with discounts on memberships.
* Employee Assistance Plan and mental health support.
* Enhanced parental leave schemes.
We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.
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