
Location
Hampton Coal Wharf - Hybrid working up to 3 days a week in office and on site.
Hours
36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Salary
Up to £60,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Process Engineer to join our Engineering team and support Thames Water in delivering its AMP8 ambitions and beyond. Working under the direction of a Principal Engineer, you will act as part of Thames Water’s intelligent client capability, providing specialist wastewater process engineering expertise throughout the project lifecycle. You will help establish the right technical requirements, identify and mitigate risks, maximise value and provide technical assurance through design, delivery, commissioning and asset handover.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to influence engineering standards, support major infrastructure investment and help deliver safe, effective and sustainable solutions for our customers and the environment.
Key responsibilities include preparing and assessing Project Definition Briefs, technical information and engineering solutions to identify risks and maximise value before contractor pricing; providing specialist wastewater process engineering input across projects and programmes; reviewing technical requirements and ensuring proposed solutions meet required standards; providing design sign-off between Asset Management and Capital Delivery; delivering technical assurance throughout project delivery, commissioning and asset handover; supporting the development and continuous improvement of Technical Asset Standards; managing multidisciplinary project teams in line with project delivery procedures; supporting delivery of project outputs to required time, cost and quality standards; planning and forecasting resource requirements; checking and reviewing technical outputs produced by internal teams and delivery partners; and coaching and mentoring colleagues to support continuous improvement and capability development.
Join Thames Water and contribute to delivering safe, effective, and sustainable water and wastewater solutions that make a real difference to millions of customers and the environment.
Experience
Significant wastewater process engineering experience.
Experience of leading multidisciplinary project teams and taking accountability for project delivery.
Strong technical checking, review and assurance capabilities.
About you
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly and influence stakeholders.
A collaborative approach and a willingness to coach and support the development of others.
If you have strong wastewater process engineering experience but do not meet every requirement, you are still encouraged to apply as valuable expertise can be gained through a range of professional and technical career paths.
Qualifications
A degree in a Process Engineering discipline, ideally supported by Chartered Engineer status and membership of a relevant professional institution.
Alternatively, an HNC or equivalent qualification supported by at least ten years of relevant industry experience.
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