Role Objective:

The Reservoir and Booster First Line Manager is responsible for managing a team of operators to ensure distribution reservoir, booster and ancillary assets are operated and maintained to meet customer, environmental and regulatory requirements in a safe manner. This includes the planning and prioritisation of both routine and reactive activities to improve asset performance and reliability.

Key Accountabilities:

* Manage and lead a team of operators who operate and maintain distribution assets

* Plan, risk assess and prioritise operational routine activities which also includes reservoir cleaning

* Identify and initiate follow on work and solutions to problematic processes and equipment

* Ensuring effective team working and communication incl. key stakeholders

* Staff development and welfare

* Deliver against key OPA targets; including DG2, DG3, DG7 and DWI incidents via effective operational and maintenance management of Distribution's key assets.

* Monitor and supervise contract work to ensure quality, delivery and adherence to STW standards.

* Promote safe working and ensuring compliance with the Company Health and Safety policy.

* Identify and promote capital investment to improve asset performance and reliability.

Experience:

Essential

* Good understanding of basic hydraulics.

* Experience in managing people and contractors.

* Health & Safety Awareness.

* Experience of working with Best Practice principles.

Desirable

* Knowledge and experience of the distribution system and associated assets

* Good technical knowledge of asset operation

* UADMS, Risk assessment, valve management

* City and Guilds / ONC in M,E & I preferred

* Knowledge and experience of the distribution system and associated assets

* Working knowledge of the distribution network and assets.


Capabilities:

* Enthusiastic, highly motivated with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.

* Commitment to delivering an excellent customer service.

* Good communication skills.

* Excellent planning and organisational skills.

* Good IT skills.

* Capable of working alone using own initiative.

* Good problem owner and solver.

* Individual who seeks continuous improvement of self, role and team .


Qualifications:

Essential

* Must hold full UK driving license

* Good standard of education including GCSE Maths, English and science or equivalent.

* City and Guilds -Desirable

* Engineering related qualifications

* NVQ level qualifications.

* IT skills qualifications

Additional Information:

Circa Salary: upto £25,000


To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Contact details

• Email: Alex.Kerr@Matchtech.com