Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open – and this matters even more through a pandemic.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we’ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we’re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from the home, office, and our sites. We’ll cover this during the assessment process.
What you’ll be doing
- You’ll be working with state-of-the-art ICP-OES and -MS instrumentation to help deliver the best results of the samples we collect to ensure we get the best for our customers, environment, and organisms within the basins we protect. As well as using these systems we use traditional methods of testing which keeps your skills energetic and constantly developing
- You’ll be working in fast-paced, bright award-winning laboratories alongside fellow analysts at all levels you can work alongside to get results. But you will also gain huge achievement in working on your own to gain results and have a difference.
- Working alongside highly talented team managers and team leaders to work with the progression scheme in place to be able to help develop you into the senior analysts of the future with the Thames Water Laboratories.
- Develop your skills and become an expert in the Metals section
- You’ll be working with quality management systems to ISO 17025 and automated data handling
We’re looking for you to
- Have previous experience working in a laboratory or be a holder of a related Science degree or have an A-Level in a science-related subject and a grade B/6 in Maths GCSE
- Follow strict instructions and guidelines to produce, record, maintain and verify data within a highly regulated UKAS accredited Laboratory
- Have our customers at the heart of everything you do and value being part of a team to deliver exceptional customer service
- Be comfortable carrying out repetitive work and have a real passion for working in a laboratory
- Constantly looking for ways to improve both yourself and processes and will be comfortable in putting your ideas forward
What’s in it for you?
Joining our Labs allows you to put your skills into action in our labs. Testing over 2 million samples a year and providing the highest quality drinking water to the Thames Water Region, the role puts you at the heart of the business. It also provides you with the real chance to develop a strong long-standing career with our elaborates at Thames Water.
We have some analysts who have been with us for over 20 years and have enjoyed their time with us and have taken part in the progressions scheme we have in place to develop our analysts.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. You’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements, and great benefits if you join our team. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of your role, you’ll be asked to help out our Instant Support Team to help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you’ll be given full training – it’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.