Engineering Delivery Manager

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Guildford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading water utility company as an Engineering Delivery Manager in Guildford. You will oversee capital projects, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including a car allowance and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Car Allowance

26 days annual leave

Contributory pension

Personal Medical Assessments

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial and technical roles.
• Proven track record in engineering project management.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of capital projects for water and wastewater.
• Managing procurement and subcontractor supply chains.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Project Management

Resource Management

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Degree in Engineering

HND in Engineering

Job description

Job title Engineering Delivery Manager Ref 40958 Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Guildford - GU1 1RU Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Hours 36 hours per week Salary Offering a salary up to £66,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. Job grade B Closing date 27/05/2025

This is a fantastic career opportunity for someone with engineering project management experience to join a highly collaborative and supportive team in our Capital Maintenance Projects and deliver modern and innovative solutions to our operational sites.

In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of a large portfolio of capital projects, providing MEICA and Civil engineering construction solutions for wastewater, water production, waste and water network functions, above and below ground.

What you will be doing as an Engineering Delivery Manager

We are seeking a commercially astute and motivated person to provide MEICA and Civil Engineering construction solutions to the process and network functions across Thames Water, on both Clean and Wastewater Assets. You will ensure that the health and safety requirements, quality standards, contractual specifications, commercial objectives, and program deadlines are met promptly.

The main areas of focus will include:

• Being an integral part of the growing Capital Maintenance Projects team.
• Managing the procurement process, framework suppliers and sub-contractor supply chain involved in the delivery of site-based construction activities.
• Being directly responsible for resource management and the training, development, and support of directly managed Project Engineers.
• Providing estimates, programming, and planning support to the wider team.
• Ensuring delivery of all construction projects on the program with 100% compliance with client specifications.
• Managing the client’s site requirements, ensuring minimal impact on the operational functionality of the site.
• Delivering all projects within legislative, CDM and regulatory requirements, including Health & Safety, Environmental and HR.

The base location for this role will be Guildford. But it will require travel across the area. There will be a requirement to be office-based 5 days per week.

For this role, you will receive a car allowance, so a driving licence is required.

Hours of work are 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

What you should bring to the role

• Have gained experience within a commercial and technical role and preferably educated to degree/HND level in engineering and/or business administration, ideally with post-qualification experience.
• Have a proven track record of project management in an engineering environment with a good working knowledge of mechanical, electrical and ICA systems of work.
• Provide management of the procurement process, framework suppliers and of the sub-contractor supply chain, involved in the delivery of site-based construction activities.
• Be responsible for resource management and the training, development, and support of directly managed staff.
• Ensure the delivery of all construction projects on the program with 100% compliance with client specifications.
• To deliver all projects within legislative, CDM and regulatory requirements, including Health & Safety, Environmental and HR.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary up to £66,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Car Allowance of £4,500 per annum.
• 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.

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.

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 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 . Our aim is 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.