The Role
As a Maintenance Specialist, you'll lead maintenance activity across a defined geographical area, ensuring corrective and preventative maintenance is delivered safely, consistently and to industry best practice standards.
You'll play a key role in improving asset performance, reducing operational risk and supporting the wider Wholesale business to achieve its strategic goals through collaboration, data-led decision making and continuous improvement.
What you'll be doing:
* Lead the delivery of corrective and preventative maintenance to improve asset reliability and business performance
* Manage maintenance backlogs effectively, reducing asset downtime and operational risk through visible leadership and hands‑on technical support
* Drive productivity by working closely with Network Asset Engineers, work management and planning teams to improve scheduling, reduce rework and resolve complex job issues
* Collaborate with planners to develop and deliver effective annual maintenance plans
* Use data and insights to communicate asset performance, risks and lessons learned, supporting continuous improvement and informed decision‑making
* Support root cause failure analysis and maintenance optimisation to improve long‑term asset health and reduce repeat failures
* Promote standardised maintenance practices, safety assurance and consistent ways of working across non‑infrastructure assets
* Build strong, inclusive working relationships with operational teams, planners, contractors and technical specialists
What we're looking for:
* A recognised engineering qualification (City & Guilds, ONC, Level 3 Diploma or equivalent) with hands‑on operational experience
* Strong technical knowledge of water and/or wastewater assets and maintenance operations
* Proven experience planning, managing and delivering maintenance activities in a complex operational environment
* The ability to lead and support complex job delivery with a focus on safety, quality, efficiency and customer outcomes
* Strong analytical, planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
* Confidence communicating and influencing effectively at all levels of the organisation
* A collaborative, resilient and continuous‑improvement mindset, committed to inclusive and safe ways of working
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 10.5% performance‑related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
* A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company‑funded scheme
* MyGymDiscounts – 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
* ShareBuy
* MORE Choices flexible benefits
* Enhanced parental leave schemes
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