Technical Specialist (Ref:31442)

Salary: £52,800 – £73,200 per year

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.

We are looking for a Technical Specialist.
This is an exciting opportunity where you will be responsible for the senior risk outcomes through interfacing with capital and other delivery teams during project scoping, design, delivery, commissioning, and sign-off. You will be directly representing the production team through all phases of the project delivery to BAU. You will be responsible for projects across North East London which will include process, ME&ICA, and civils improvement across all our sites.

Due to the nature of the role, you can be based at several our water production sites depending on work priorities

Your main accountabilities will be:

• Technical competence – continuously develop and maintain operational expertise in a specific area to build positive relationships and deliver projects in a timely manner
• Capital Delivery Interface: confident and trusted to interface with capital and other delivery teams (small and large projects) and asset management during scoping, design, delivery, and commissioning; effectively communicating with the area operations team to ensure that they know what is going on and able to take over
• Capital Delivery Facilitation: ensure that projects are facilitated directly or through the area operations team, including supporting permitting and outage management
• Health & Safety: supporting the maintenance of statutory compliance in the area
• Technical Team Support: able to step in to support area the Technical Team, understanding the risk management process and process assurance methods

To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:

• Have strong Process Competence – including Management of Water Production (MoWP) and Management of Disinfection and extensive practical operational experience
• Be technically competent in (specific) area operations over and above MoWP
• Have construction and/or asset management experience advantageous
• IOSH; knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and application
• Have strong IT skills (especially in MS Excel) and an ability to interrogate data
• Be a good communicator and ability to develop effective relationships
• Have financial and commercial acumen

What’s in it for you:
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements and great 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.

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, when a crisis happens, we all rally round 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.