Civil Engineer

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Civil Engineer, where your expertise will help shape sustainable water and wastewater solutions. You'll work collaboratively to design and deliver innovative engineering projects that meet regulatory standards while making a positive impact on the community. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits, you'll be part of a team dedicated to providing essential services to millions. If you're passionate about engineering and want to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

26 days holiday per year

Health and wellbeing benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Cycle to Work schemes

Life assurance

Shopping vouchers

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Analyze root causes of problems at treatment works.
• Prepare calculations, designs, and specifications.
• Liaise with other engineering disciplines.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Regulatory Compliance Knowledge

Initiative

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Technical Qualification in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job title Civil Engineer Ref 39127 Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Salary Competitive salary from £40,000 to £50,000 per annum depending on skills and experience of the successful candidate. Job grade B Closing date 22/05/2025

Join our innovative Civil Engineering team as a Civil Engineer, where your skills will be essential in solving engineering challenges and delivering top-notch designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports while ensuring regulatory compliance. Collaborating with the Senior Civil Engineer, you will conceptualise water and wastewater treatment works and infrastructure designs.

Your insights will help develop project briefs, ensuring we achieve optimal engineering solutions throughout our projects. Please become part of a sustainable engineering framework guiding Thames Water’s success as we move into AMP8 and beyond, positively impacting our community and the environment.

What you’ll be doing as a Civil Engineer

• Analysing the root causes of problems at our treatment works or in the network.
• Undertaking site visits.
• Ensuring that safe, sustainable designs are developed.
• Preparing calculations, designs, study reports, specifications, drawings and H&S documentation.
• Liaising with other engineering disciplines ensures that the civil engineering design caters to their requirements.
• Provide civil engineering input into asset surveys, plant condition assessments, feasibility studies, optioneering, whole-life costing, and preliminary designs.

Based in Hybrid, Clearwater Court, you will be required on-site as part of your role requires you to, work on average 2-3 days a week.

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

What you should bring to the role

• Be educated to degree level or other appropriate technical qualification in Civil Engineering.
• Understand the regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our Engineering regulatory requirements.
• Possess the ability to use your initiative and undertake tasks efficiently and independently.
• Have excellent communication and influencing skills to engage with our colleagues and stakeholders.
• Deliver exceptional service through a passionate and positive approach, taking accountability for your role while working accurately and flexibly within a busy team.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £40,000 to £50,000 per annum, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays).
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of your and your family’s health and wellbeing and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job, and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process . We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support .

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.