Overview
In this role, you will lead the engineering maintenance standards for Bioresources assets, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and robust technical governance. You will translate complex requirements into practical standards and working methods, collaborating with engineers, technicians and suppliers. The role supports risk-based decision-making and continuous improvement in asset reliability and process safety. This is a high-impact position shaping engineering foundations across maintenance operations with a focus on legacy and emerging technologies in a critical utility domain.
Pay / Benefits
- Private health care
- Life assurance 8x salary
- Double-matched pension
- 26 days annual leave
- Family-friendly policies including maternity/paternity leave
- Bonus scheme
Responsibilities
- Own and develop engineering maintenance standards for Bioresources assets (CHP, gas, SRP, sludge treatment)
- Apply risk-based thinking to ensure standards are practical and fit-for-purpose
- Ensure standards meet OEM, statutory, regulatory and process safety requirements
- Collaborate with engineers, specialists and suppliers to embed standards into plans and procedures
- Provide technical governance, identify risks, variances and improvement opportunities
- Define and maintain competency and authorisation requirements for work
- Build resilience across specialist skills and out-of-hours maintenance capability
- Shape future capability through new technology, digital and predictive maintenance
- Drive consistency in engineering standards across operations
Key requirements
- Engineering, maintenance or asset management experience in industrial/utilities/process environment
- Ability to interpret technical/OEM requirements into practical standards
- Experience governing maintenance standards, strategies and documentation
- Strong understanding of asset reliability, engineering risk, process safety and regulatory compliance
- Experience in technical assurance, competency management and risk-based decision-making
- Strong communication and influencing skills to challenge and drive standards
- Influencing
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem solving
- Engineering standards development
- Risk-based decision making
- Process safety and regulatory compliance
Engineering Standards and Governance Lead in Ipswich employer: Anglian Water
At Anglian Water, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that values care, courage, and curiosity. As the Head of Finance for our ambitious Reservoirs Programme, you'll not only lead a high-performing team but also play a pivotal role in shaping sustainable water solutions for future generations. With competitive benefits including a double-matched pension, private healthcare, and generous leave policies, we are committed to fostering employee growth and well-being in a collaborative environment.
