At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead customer experience improvements and drive performance across the United Utilities contract.
- Company: Network Plus, an award-winning utility services provider in the UK.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, full benefits package, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Join a diverse team that values every employee's contribution and fosters an inclusive workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on customer satisfaction and operational excellence in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in customer performance within utilities and strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Network Plus is looking for a Head of Customer to lead how we understand, manage and improve customer experience across the United Utilities contract. This is a new, senior role, helping operational teams understand how the work we deliver impacts customers and ensuring we consistently meet the standards expected by our clients and the communities we serve.
You will support the Group Customer Strategy, drive improvement in customer performance and work directly with contract teams and client representatives to strengthen how customer outcomes are planned, managed and measured. The role is about bringing practical leadership to customer performance — supporting contracts to improve where needed, sharing best practice across the business and ensuring customer considerations are built into the way we deliver our work.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development of the Network Plus customer strategy and lead the implementation across UU.
- Set clear standards for customer experience and customer performance across the business.
- Ensure customer considerations are embedded into operational delivery, mobilisation and change programmes.
- Monitor and improve customer performance metrics across the contract.
- Analyse complaints, feedback and customer insight to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Work with the contract team to address root causes and improve performance.
- Build a clear understanding of the end-to-end customer journey across the work we deliver.
- Identify where operational activities most impact customers and drive improvements in those areas.
- Use customer insight and feedback to improve processes, communication and delivery standards.
- Build strong relationships with client customer leads in UU.
- Represent Network Plus in customer performance reviews and discussions with the client.
- Ensure alignment between client expectations and how Network Plus delivers work on the ground.
- Provide leadership and direction to the customer teams across UU.
- Promote consistent customer processes, reporting and performance management.
- Support operational teams in understanding how their work impacts customers and how this can be improved.
Experience and Qualifications
- Experience leading customer performance or customer experience within utilities, infrastructure or operational delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of regulatory customer performance requirements across Gas, Water and Electricity sectors, including how regulatory measures influence contract delivery and customer outcomes.
- Experience working across multiple contracts or business areas.
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence operational teams.
- Experience managing complaints, customer feedback and service improvement programmes.
- Ability to translate customer insight into practical operational improvements.
- Confident working with both internal teams and client representatives.
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package. Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
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About Network Plus
Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater. We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer. We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
Head of Customer in Manchester employer: Network Plus
Network Plus is an excellent employer that values its employees by fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture in Telford, West Midlands. With a strong focus on professional development, we offer numerous growth opportunities and support for career advancement, ensuring that our team members can thrive while working on exciting projects that make a real difference. Join us to be part of a company that prioritises safety, teamwork, and client satisfaction, making every day at work rewarding and fulfilling.
