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’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic. 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.
What you’ll be doing
As a Project Engineer you will manage the end to end delivery of small to medium sized engineering projects. This will include initial scoping of the need, competitively tendering the work, contractor procurement, site set up and inductions, and health and safety inspections, through to commissioning, training and handover to the operations teams. You will have advice and support from our subject matter experts, experienced colleagues, and health and safety advisors in the delivery of your projects.
- 36 hours per week, Monday-Friday
- £4,500 car allowance & paid company mileage
- You will be based at Crossness, South East London with some home working, but must be willing to travel within a 35 mile radius to sites within the Thames Water region
We’re looking for you to
- Hold a full UK driving Licence and have your own transport
- Hold a formal qualification in mechanical, electrical or civil engineering
- Have an awareness of CDM 2015 or hold a NEBOSH, IOSH or SMSTS qualification
- Have previous project management experience and use of project management tools
- Have a good understanding of engineering concepts and project delivery techniques
- Be commercially minded and have confidence procuring qualified contractors
- Be able to work unsupervised, be self-motivated and driven, and use your own initiative
What’s in it for you?
A perfect job for an experienced engineer who wants to join a highly collaborative and supportive team and deliver modern and innovative solutions across several operational sites. You will have the opportunity to make a genuine difference by improving pumping and treatment process performance and efficiency, making life easier for our operations colleagues and delivering value for money for our customers.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we’re moving to a hybrid approach where we’ll provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
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 and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
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