Role: Water Supply Outage Manager (SCO Manager)
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Southern Water Region
Contact: Aaron Taylor @Randstad
Are you an experienced SCO Manager with experience in water supply management? Our client, a key player in the water industry, is seeking a Water Supply Outage Manager to lead the coordination and execution of planned outages across the Southern Water region. This role is critical to ensuring the uninterrupted supply of water while managing and mitigating the impacts of planned outages on customers and infrastructure.
You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of planned outages, from planning and communication to execution and restoration, ensuring that all activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in line with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Leading the planning, coordination, and execution of water supply planned outages across the Southern Water region, ensuring minimal disruption to customers.
- Developing detailed outage management plans, including risk assessments, resource allocation, and contingency measures, to ensure seamless execution.
- Collaborating with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to coordinate planned outages with ongoing maintenance and infrastructure projects.
- Communicating effectively with internal teams, external contractors, and customers to ensure that all parties are informed of planned outages and their potential impact.
- Monitoring and managing the progress of planned outages, ensuring that all activities are carried out safely, on time, and within budget.
- Conducting site inspections and audits during outages to ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations and industry standards.
- Managing the restoration of water supply following planned outages, ensuring that all systems are fully operational and meet quality standards.
- Ensuring that all outage-related documentation, including reports, records, and incident logs, is accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of planned outage management.
- Providing training and support to junior staff, promoting a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as an SCO Manager or in a similar role.
- Extensive knowledge of planned outage management processes, methodologies, and industry standards.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple planned outages simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, capable of managing and coordinating diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with water supply systems, infrastructure, and maintenance practices.
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety regulations, particularly those relevant to water supply and planned outages.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly, ensuring the successful execution and restoration of water supply during planned outages.
If you have the expertise and leadership skills to manage planned outages in a critical infrastructure environment, we encourage you to apply below. Our recruitment team will be in touch with further details.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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