Battery and Generator Maintenance Team Leader in Oxford

Power Resilience is critical to Thames Water's ability to provide safe, reliable services to millions of customers. We are expanding our Power Resilience capability to strengthen how power is planned, maintained and enhanced across our operations. We are looking for talented individuals to join this growing team and help shape a coordinated, data-led approach to managing Power Resilience across Thames Water.

The Maintenance Team Leader supports contractor delivery to meet safety, compliance and performance standards, ensuring critical standby power assets are maintained and tested effectively so they are ready to support operations during power disruptions. As Maintenance Team Leader, you will be responsible for overseeing maintenance performance across a diverse portfolio of critical assets, providing operational assurance through site audits and identifying opportunities to enhance resilience processes and ways of working across Thames Water. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a vital area of UK infrastructure and make a meaningful difference to customer outcomes and environmental protection. As the team grows, members will play an important role in shaping future ways of working and bringing their expertise to create lasting positive impact across Thames Water.

Base location: Location can be flexible for both London or Thames Valley (e.g., Hampton, Beckton, Maple Lodge, Cirencester, Reading, Slough, Swindon & Oxford)

Working pattern or hours: 36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Key responsibilities

• Contract Management and Delivery Oversight: You will oversee contractor performance, ensuring all maintenance activities are delivered to agreed standards, timelines and budgets while fostering positive and collaborative working relationships.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: You will implement and monitor quality assurance processes and compliance across contracted works, manage performance reporting and ensure risks are identified, addressed and escalated where necessary.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Continuous Improvement: You will act as the primary interface between Thames Water supervisors and contractor organisations, supporting effective communication, collaboration and timely resolution of issues while encouraging continuous improvement.

What you should bring to the role?

• Experience managing contractor delivery within engineering, mechanical or utilities environments.
• Experience overseeing planned work, managing budgets and ensuring compliance.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and external contractors while building strong working relationships.

The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role is

• In-depth knowledge of mechanical engineering and maintenance principles.
• Strong understanding of management, asset management and quality assurance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• IT literacy, including maintenance and contract management systems.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary between £55,000 to £68,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Car allowance of £4,500 per annum.
• Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to a wide range of benefits designed to support you and your family's health, wellbeing and finances, from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

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.

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.

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.