Resilience Manager (Electrical)

Based in Beckton, this full‑time role carries a salary of £65,000 to £77,000, dependent on experience. You will deliver technical leadership across water and wastewater sites, ensuring power systems are designed, maintained, and upgraded to reduce the risk of outages. Translating the Power Resilience strategy into actionable plans, you will coordinate a data‑led approach to improve how power is planned and managed. This position is central to safeguarding service reliability for millions of customers.

We seek a candidate with strong electrical expertise and strategic oversight, capable of driving improvements across operational sites. Your work will directly underpin the security of critical infrastructure. 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 enhance how power is planned, maintained and improved across our operations.

What you’ll be doing as Resilience Manager:

• The Resilience Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership on Power Resilience across water and wastewater sites, ensuring that electrical power systems are designed, maintained and upgraded to minimise the risk and impact of power loss.
• You will be responsible for translating the Power Resilience strategy into engineered solutions, standards and plans that improve reliability and protect customers, the environment and Thames Water’s assets.
• This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a critical area of UK infrastructure and make a meaningful difference to customer outcomes and environmental protection.
• As the team grows, members will help shape future ways of working and bring their expertise to create lasting impact across Thames Water.

Base location: Location can be flexible for both London or Thames Valley (e.g., Beckton, Hampton, Reading & Swindon). Working pattern or hours: Hybrid - 36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday).

Key responsibilities:

• Team Leadership and Capability: You will lead, develop and performance‑manage the Power Resilience Engineering team, coaching and mentoring a geographically dispersed workforce to build capability and consistency of delivery.
• Resilience Assessments: You will own priority system and site Power Resilience assessments, producing single‑line views and technical documentation that identify vulnerabilities, critical paths and mitigation options.
• Investment Planning and Reporting: You will manage and report on planned resilience investments (scope, sequencing, budget, benefits), maintaining clear delivery baselines and outcomes for board and programme governance.
• Standards and Best Practice: You will champion Power Resilience standards, policies and guidance, ensuring engineering best practice is embedded across delivery, maintenance and operations and aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Delivery Integration and Stakeholder Coordination: You will coordinate with internal and external teams to schedule planned power work, manage dependencies and ensure clean hand‑offs across teams.

What you should bring to the role:

• Proven managerial experience leading technical/engineering teams with experience coaching and developing geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety.
• Knowledge of LV/HV electrical engineering and Power Resilience principles and understanding power system design, assessment and upgrade methodologies.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and safety standards.
• Ability to interpret and approve technical documentation, single line diagrams and risk assessments.
• Full UK Driving License.
• Deep understanding of project and programme management tools and familiarity with asset management and maintenance systems.
• Data analysis and reporting for technical and compliance purposes.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary between £65,000 to £77,000 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.
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances.

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.

Working at 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.

Why choose us?

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.