Overview
Closing Date: 2026-07-31
Job Title: Workshop Manager
Location: Kent (Wingham) / Hybrid working
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: from £45k
We’re looking for a Workshop Manager to lead multiple workshop locations across Kent, managing a team of technicians and overseeing the delivery of a growing projects programme.
You’ll be responsible for day-to-day workshop operations, team leadership, and project delivery, ensuring all maintenance and engineering activities are safe, compliant, and completed to a high standard.
Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a team of technicians within a key Kent workshop
- Oversee maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of mechanical assets
- Lead workshop operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety
- Manage and coordinate a project team delivering upgrades and improvements
- Ensure compliance with health & safety and regulatory standards
- Drive continuous improvement and asset reliability
- Work closely with operational teams and stakeholders across sites
About You
- Proven experience in maintenance or workshop management
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams and/or multiple locations
- Experience delivering maintenance or engineering projects
- Good understanding of health & safety and compliance
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Qualifications
- Mechanical or electrical experience is desired
- Full UK driving licence
This is a great opportunity to lead both workshop operations and project delivery, playing a key role in maintaining and improving critical infrastructure across Kent.
Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With planned investment for 2025-30, this is an opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.
You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Additional Information
In line with Southern Water’s security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record check (DBS) and verification of their employment and/or education history for the past three years.
Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks, including security vetting. Some positions may require higher levels of security vetting, which may involve providing additional documentation.
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