At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance activities, ensuring safety and efficiency across operations.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainability and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous pension, private healthcare, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Enjoy excellent career progression opportunities and a supportive workplace culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a collaborative environment while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical maintenance and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 38250 - 46750 £ per year.
Salary: Circa 50,000 depending on skills and experience + Bonus. Clear progression opportunities to earn up to 62,400 Basic with further training and experience. Company van, all PPE, tools, and fuel card provided. Permanent Full Time: Mon-Fri 37 hours per week with flexibility for part time. Location: Great Billing, Northampton.
Make Every Drop of Your Potential Count.
The Lead Maintenance Engineer will play a pivotal role in the oversight and delivery of critical maintenance activities, with a particular focus on process safety critical tasks. The role is responsible for delivering a comprehensive maintenance programme across designated sites, including time-based, condition-based, and performance based interventions through the local maintenance teams and designated framework contractors, while driving improvements that reduce asset downtime and increase asset availability.
You will also play a key role in aligning planned work with local shutdowns to improve efficiency in the delivery of planned, condition-based, and performance-based maintenance activities. We are seeking an individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and possesses strong communication skills to effectively liaise with a wide range of teams.
You will:
- Drive improvements in the performance and efficiency of operational assets and maintenance activities within the assigned area.
- Ensure the effective day-to-day delivery of planned and reactive maintenance work.
- Own the design, development, and optimisation of Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) routes and associated alerts.
- Ensure all safety critical equipment maintenance activities are completed on time and in line with compliance requirements.
- Provide mechanical and electrical technical support to Maintenance Managers and their teams.
- Lead and undertake project work within the area, including initiatives to reduce operating costs and optimise mechanical and electrical asset performance.
What does it take to be a Lead Maintenance Engineer?
- Possess a minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Electrical/Mechanical maintenance background.
- Proven practical experience of fault finding and improvement of mechanical and electrical assets through Planned Preventative Maintenance and strong Root Cause Analysis skills.
- Good understanding of Contractor management and MOC policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of Water Recycling processes and associated Health and Safety requirements knowledge is essential.
- Experience using various IT programmes including SAP, IRIS and Power BI is desirable.
- Flexible approach to work as the sites operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Advocate of collaboration.
- Forward thinking and pro-active individual.
- Full UK driving license.
We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:
- Personal private health care.
- Generous double match pension - contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%.
- 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household.
- 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service and the ability to buy more.
- Life assurance (up to 8 x salary).
- Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary).
- Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay.
- Bonus scheme.
- Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
If you are interested in adding value to our team and progressing your career with us, please apply today!
Closing date: 27/09/26
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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.
