Field Technical Coordinator – Water Asset Ops

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Pension (AON)

Health & wellbeing benefits

Cycle to Work

Life Assurance

26 days holiday (30 with service)

Paternity Leave

Maternity Leave

Job summary

Thames Water Utilities Limited is seeking a Technical Coordinator to support Field Operations across water treatment works, pumping stations and reservoirs. You will assist the Production Manager to ensure 24/7 safe operation, statutory compliance, asset availability and continuous improvement.

The role is hybrid, based at Fobney WTW in Reading with a 36-hour week plus out-of-hours rota. Competitive salary up to £47,000, car allowance, pension and extensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of Water Production.
• IOSH; HSW and managing contractor experience.
• High attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and a proactive approach.
• Understand customer expectations and our customer base.
• Understand project delivery, business procedures and processes.
• Ability to mentor and transfer skills to others.
• Ability to liaise at all levels and influence beyond span of control.
• Fully competent at using the Company IT systems and Office software.
• Experience in technical job design or prerequisite management within utilities is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Planned maintenance and statutory compliance for assigned area.
• Support Production Manager as deputy controller of premises.
• Manage technical workbench to avoid delays in maintenance workplans.
• Improve asset availability and resilience; update assets in the MDM system.
• Be aware of area budget and contribute to targets via maintenance delivery.
• Identify and deliver efficiency and optimisation projects.
• Promote safe systems of work and manage RAMs and site audits.
• Ensure first line assurance through audits and coaching.
• Act as escalation point for incident management.

Skills

Water production knowledge

Contractor management

IOSH/HSW

Mentoring

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Project delivery understanding

IT systems & Office software

Tools

Office software

Job description

Thames Water Utilities Limited is seeking a Technical Coordinator to support Field Operations across water treatment works, pumping stations and reservoirs. You will assist the Production Manager to ensure 24/7 safe operation, statutory compliance, asset availability and continuous improvement.

The role is hybrid, based at Fobney WTW in Reading with a 36-hour week plus out-of-hours rota. Competitive salary up to £47,000, car allowance, pension and extensive employee benefits.