Affinity Water is looking to expand our existing Maximo Specialist Team. There is an ambitious road map for the next few years which includes regulatory change, enhancements, small change, and an upgrade to MAS to name a few. Maximo is and will continue to be a central component of Affinity Water’s IT enterprise supporting the operational business in meeting our commitments.
The Maximo system at Affinity Water is customised and includes integration to many other systems including:
ESRI GIS – Mapping solution
Hi-Affinity – CMS
Aurora – Streetworks Management system
Waternet – Leakage Monitoring system
Oracle Fusion – Finance and Procurement system
As a Maximo Developer, you will be seen as one of the company’s in-house Maximo experts. In conjunction with IT and business change teams you will be responsible for requirements definition, analysis, and design of Maximo enhancements, automation scripts and integrations. You will also have good problem-solving skills and a creative, curious approach to your work, being able to adapt to new technologies and suggesting alternative methods to achieve a solution.
You will have a ‘can-do’ attitude and contribute to ways of working within a small team of likeminded individuals. You will have experience with various project methodologies and can support colleagues in developing their skills.
As an experienced Maximo Developer, you will have the following responsibilities:
Work closely with the business to understand their processes and requirements for the Maximo system
Design and build new applications, interfaces, and extensions using Java, JavaScript, and external APIs to extend Maximo's capabilities for strategic goals across the business.
Working with architecture and development teams to help shape and design fit for purpose solutions
Development and implementation of minor configuration changes to the Maximo system such as
Start Centres
BIRT Reporting
Application Changes
Data Updates
Looking at opportunities to improve the existing system to improve user experience
Maintain product functional expertise in Maximo
Assist the Maximo Support team in investigating and solving recurring or challenging support issues
You may have come from an IT support background or consultancy, but you would have had comprehensive experience working with Maximo with the following skills:
Scripting in Java, Python, Jython
Ability to communicate with both business users and technical teams
Experience of requirements definition and designing Maximo configuration, customisations and integrations
Experience of Maximo configuration such as:
Start Centres, Queries, KPIs
Application Designer
Conditional Expressions
SQL and data analysis
BIRT Reporting
Ability to work independently using your own initiative or as part of a team
Understanding of development life cycle
Benefits:
Salary up to £70,000 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 through our Tap4Perks scheme
Discounts on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme through salary sacrifice
Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
Life Assurance.
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.
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.
Our vision is to be the leading community-focused water company.
Water is essential for life so the service we provide is vital for the customers we serve – this is a very special responsibility. We are the largest water-only supplier in the UK, delivering more than 940 million litres of safe, high quality drinking water to our 3.6 million customers each and every day!
In order to do this brilliantly we need really special people on our team. So if you have a passion for achievement, set sky-high personal standards, want to work in a great environment and love delivering great service for customers you should think seriously about joining us.
