Construction Assurance Manager

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A major water and wastewater company in the UK is seeking a Construction Assurance Manager to lead project assurance and compliance. The role involves ensuring the effective operation of wastewater treatment plants and managing a team of engineers. Candidates should have an engineering degree and a solid understanding of the relevant processes. Desirable skills include project management and NEBOSH qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £60,000 to £79,000 with additional benefits such as a car allowance, holidays, and health care.

Benefits

Car allowance

26 days holiday

Annual bonus

Private medical healthcare

Defined contribution pension

Personal medical assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in developing, designing, constructing, and operating wastewater treatment works.
• Sufficient knowledge for technical review of project details.

Responsibilities

• Lead assurance within major projects team.
• Ensure compliance with policies and specifications.
• Manage the input of consultant specialists.
• Verify and approve project plans.

Skills

Technical understanding of wastewater treatment processes

Project management

Performance and quality management

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Are you an experienced construction professional with a background in wastewater, or a background in another industry with transferable skills?

Thames Water has an exciting opportunity for you!

We’re seeking a Construction Assurance Manager to lead assurance within our major projects team, ensuring compliance with policies, specifications, and best practices. You’ll provide proactive leadership through construction, commissioning, and handover, influence early project development for constructability and commissioning, and manage a team of up to eight engineers to drive consistency and innovation.

What you’ll be doing as a Construction Assurance Manager

• Providing a technical understanding of the Wastewater Treatment work processes to ensure that the day-to-day operation of our treatment plants is not disrupted.
• Ensuring compliance with environmental requirements in asset design and delivery, monitoring delivery performance and working with contractors to address issues and improve performance.
• Manage the input of consultant specialists and subject matter experts, delivering the construction phase assurance on all wastewater projects within your portfolio of work.
• Engage with Asset Management. Engineering and Operations: Identify synergies and use from previous projects to agree on the most effective solutions.
• Support the assessment and appointment of contractors and consultants.
• Manage the Operational Integration team to ensure project deliverables are clear and agreed upon by all stakeholders.
• Verify and approve project plans (Project Delivery Plan, Commissioning Plan, test plans).

The successful candidate will be based at an Office within the East London catchment of Thames Water, Beckton and Crossness STW are the main sites however an expectation of this role is to travel across the whole of Thames Water catchment.

As part of this role you must be on-site 4 days a week, as required by the business.

36 hours a week - Monday to Friday.

Successful candidates should hold a valid driving licence and have access to personal transportation – this role comes with a £5,800 per annum car allowance.

What you should bring to the role

• Hold an engineering degree or a background in a similar role.
• Have a technical understanding of the principles and processes involved in developing, designing, constructing, and operating wastewater treatment works or substantial experience in a similar process environment.
• Have sufficient knowledge and capability for the technical review of project details.
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate.
• Understanding of performance and quality management.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £60,000 to £79,000 per annum, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
• This role will come with a car allowance of £5,800 per annum.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays).
• Annual Bonus.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% – 2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

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’re doing a lot of work, 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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

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

Working at Thames Water

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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while protecting 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.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.