Affinity Water is offering an exciting opportunity for an Asset Planning Engineer to join our Asset Planning Team. 

As an Asset Planning Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and delivering capital investment plans for storage and non-infrastructure asset. You will also help shape our future investment strategies. 

Your primary focus will be leading on plans for storage and process structure work packages, but your role may extend to other relevant asset classes. You will work collaboratively with Capital Delivery and Customer Delivery leaders to evaluate information and optimise our current and future investment plans. 

Our goal is to deliver best value for our customers whilst balancing cost, risk, and performance. The Asset Planning function drives robust investment planning to ensure projects meet business needs and deliver the intended benefits. 

Asset Planning Engineers develop sustainable and best-value investment for non-infrastructure assets, including reservoirs, contact tanks, water towers, and in-treatment process structures.

What you’ll need:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in construction, civil engineering, or related discipline.
  
• Proven experience in an engineering role and application of technical skills.
• Understanding of asset management processes and whole life costing.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data.
• High level of competency in data capture and management.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Full Uk Driving License.

Job Description available - Please email Hayley.savory@affinitywater.co.uk 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependant on skills and experience
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 26-30 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Let the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert know – they’ll be able to help you.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.