Maintenance Project Engineer

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Maintenance Project Engineer to lead the delivery of maintenance improvement projects. This hybrid role involves coordinating with stakeholders to ensure projects align with business expectations and are delivered on time and within budget. Offering a competitive salary and a chance to innovate in the water industry, this position is perfect for individuals passionate about making a difference.

Benefits

26 days holiday per year, increasing with service

Contributory pension scheme

Personal Medical Assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering technical projects in an engineering environment.
• Hands-on experience managing project resources, ensuring successful delivery.
• Experience with maintenance strategy and CMMS systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical project delivery from initiation to completion, ensuring timelines and budget are met.
• Collaborate to define project scope and deliverables.
• Provide ongoing technical guidance throughout project lifecycle.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Technical Project Delivery

Education

Project Management Certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)

Job description

Job title Maintenance Project Engineer Ref 41604 Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Salary Competitive salary of up to £56,000 per annum depending on experience. Job grade B Closing date 18/07/2025

This is an exciting new role at Thames Water which involves overseeing the technical aspects of project delivery, coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders, and ensuring that technical solutions align with and meet business expectations.

What you’ll be doing as aMaintenance Project Engineer

The Maintenance Project Delivery Engineer plays a key role in ensuring that maintenance improvement projects are delivered on time and to quality, within scope and budget.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of technical projects from initiation to completion, ensuring that they meet the technical, time, and budget requirements.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provide technical guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring best practices and efficient use of resources.
• Report regularly on project status, risks, and any changes to the technical scope, timelines or cost.
• Analyse post-delivery feedback and performance data to identify areas for improvement in the delivery process.
• Drive the adoption of new technologies, methodologies, and tools that improve efficiency and quality in project delivery.

Base Location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB, but can be flexible depending on the location of the successful candidate.

Basic Hours: 36 hours - Monday to Friday.

Please note this role includes some travel to Thames Water sites to meet with stakeholders where required.

What you should bring to the role

• Proven experience delivering technical-related projects in an engineering environment.
• Hands-on experience managing project resources (internal & external), ensuring the successful delivery of technical projects.
• Previous experience working with both internal and external stakeholders, managing expectations, and resolving issues.
• Project Management or technical certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) or equivalent relevant experience
• Due to the nature of the role, a full and clean UK driving licence is required.
• Experience with maintenance strategy, CMMS systems and industrial maintenance programmes is desirable

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary of up to £56,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• 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 and meet colleagues.

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.