About the role:
This is an exciting and varied role that offers a great opportunity to help facilitate change in a critical area of Water Control Room Operations, Alarm Management. You will be responsible for using your SCADA experience to support the Water System Operations Control Room team in driving the improvement of Alarm Management across the Water estate.
Understanding the regulatory and operational requirements of the System Operations team, you will, with support, analyse and review existing processes and procedures to ensure wider System Operations team are enabled to deliver on regulatory, operational and end customers’ requirements
This role will be key to ensuring Water Operations are able to update and follow the standards to enable a step-change in Alarm Management including alarm reduction. You will be working alongside a diverse and engaged team in a fast-paced environment in a role that has the potential to significantly benefit the company’s operational performance.
To support with continuous improvement of the capabilities of the System Operations team you will help develop and articulate requirements for system changes to our service providers and work closely with them and other stakeholders to deliver these successfully into the Control Room.
What do I need?
We are seeking a SCADA Engineer to drive improvements for Water System Operations. To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:
- HNC or Degree in a science/engineering or Control subject.
- Previous experience in using SCADA is beneficial
- Ability to use your own initiative to organise and prioritise workload
- Have experience working within an operational business environment (ideally water or utility industry)
- Have strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to apply structure and logic to problem-solving.
- Excellent communication skills – you can communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience.
- Good commercial and business acumen.
- Fully competent at using IT systems and office software.
What’s in it for you:
You will be working alongside a diverse and engaged team in a fast-paced environment in a role that has the potential to significantly benefit the company’s regulatory performance.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme. This includes an annual pay review, season ticket loans, voucher scheme giving you money off in major retail outlets, loyalty awards for continuous service plus much more, including our referral scheme, where you can receive £750 for helping someone get a permanent position within the company.
We’re also proud to be here for our local community, offering everyone two days of paid volunteer leave a year, as well as proudly supporting a lot of local events and charities.
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About us:
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to millions of customers by supplying 2.7 billion litres of world-class water to around 10 million homes.
As our world changes, the need to take care of our most precious resource is greater than ever, both locally and globally. That’s why, at Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open. We’re passionate about providing world-class tap water, now and for the future.
We’re also turning waste into power, self-generating 20% of the energy we use and, in turn, doing our bit for the planet. We’re reducing plastic waste by celebrating our tap water and rolling out an ambitious water fountain project. We’re using our voice to lobby for change and partnering with WaterAid to provide clean water to the world’s poorest communities.
Together, we’re building a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and leading the way with an award-winning mental health and wellbeing strategy.