System Planning

At Thames Water, every decision we make helps to shape the future of water for over 16 million people. Supplying billions of litres daily, we’re committed to delivering vital services while protecting our environment and communities. Right now, we're looking for a strategic-thinking System Planning Lead to help us build resilient water systems for generations to come.

What you’ll be doing as our System Planning Lead

In this influential role, you’ll lead a team to develop dynamic, system-wide in-AMP Asset Plans and Capital Maintenance plans. You’ll champion the in-AMP work required to enable targeted investment prioritisation with Operations and wider stakeholders, ensuring decisions are driven by risk and outcome-based thinking.

Key responsibilities include

• Leading the development and delivery of strategic and in-AMP Asset Plans at catchment, site, and system levels.
• Overseeing the planning and justification of Capital Maintenance interventions and risk mitigation options to prioritise spend effectively.
• Ensuring your team maintains a deep understanding of asset risk positions and supports mitigation strategies across the lifecycle, from identifying needs to supporting delivery and handover.
• Driving long-term planning that underpins future price reviews by surfacing critical asset risks.
• Influencing strategic investment and cultural transformation towards a proactive, lifecycle-focused approach to asset planning.

Base Location: Hybrid working from either Hampton or Orpington

Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday–Friday (36 hours per week)

What you’ll bring to the role

• Strong leadership and management experience, with the ability to inspire teams and drive meaningful cultural change.
• Solid understanding of asset management, engineering, or related best practices.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to convey complex information and influence senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities for improvement and proactively drive solutions.
• Good grasp of regulatory frameworks and external factors impacting water and wastewater management.

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team:

• Ideally, degree-qualified or significant equivalent experience, with professional membership being an advantage.
• Driving License and access to a car