Area Pumping Manager

We are looking for an Area Pumping Manager to provide maternity cover for 12 Months starting in December.

As part of the London Waste team, this role is accountable for day-to-day operational delivery of wastewater pumping services for 200 pumping stations and over 2 million customers in the Mogden Catchment.

We're looking for a driven individual to tackle customer and environmental challenges, lead asset investment, and champion operational excellence. You’ll work closely with teams across the Waste Directorate to meet performance, legal, and regulatory standards—while driving continuous improvement and minimising risk.

What you’ll be doing as an Area Pumping Manager:

• Oversee the implementation of health and safety standards.
• Take ownership of part of the delivery of a planned, proactive stakeholder and community engagement campaign.
• Drive delivery of maintenance schedules and recommend improvements based on local insight.
• Hold responsibility for compliance to environmental, legal, regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Drive optimal budgetary control of both operational and directly managed capital expenditure.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Base location: Hybrid - Mogden (STW) - TW7 7LW
Working pattern or hours: 36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday), plus the inclusion onto a standby rota for which you will receive additional payment.

What you should bring to the role?
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• Strong leadership with demonstrable ability to engage and motivate large, distributed teams
• Passion for health and safety with strong track record in fostering a strong culture of H&S excellence
• Ambassador for Thames Water with demonstrable ability to proactively engage & influence stakeholders and develop sustainable, long-lasting relationships both with networks and in the wider waste business
• Advocate for the environment with demonstrable track record of compliance and environmental excellence
• Strong financial and commercial acumen with demonstrable ability to manage to budget and to drive local accountability for cost control
• Full UK Driving Licence Required.
• Excellent IT literacy and communication skills.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• NEBOSH qualification
• Operational leadership background in wastewater process-related industries
• Understanding of industrial processes and identification of non-value-added activities

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a starting salary of £48,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
• Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Car Allowance Provided.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to 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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
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.

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

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

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 and meet colleagues.

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.