Non Household Metering Admin

Thames Water; Slough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary starting at £30,960

24 days holiday per year (plus bank)

Performance-related pay

Generous Pension Scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a highly organized Non-Household (NHH) Metering Administrator to provide specialist support across complex business customer metering activities. You’ll manage complex cases, support bulk warrant and legal processes, and coordinate activities across multiple teams to ensure accurate data supports operational delivery.

You’ll work closely with our NHH Metering team, contractors and stakeholders including Leakage, Water Networks, retailers and MOSL interfaces.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail with experience managing complex data sets.
• Experience with sensitive, regulated or process-driven activities.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, cases and priorities.
• Good communication skills for escalated or sensitive queries.
• Structured and methodical approach to work.
• Ability to apply procedures to complex situations.
• Good judgement to determine next steps.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex metering cases and workflows for business customers and retailers.
• Support bulk warrant and legal processes with accurate data collation and timely submissions.
• Collate, validate and prepare data and reporting to support operational delivery.
• Act as a point of contact for escalated administrative queries and ensure timely, accurate handling.
• Coordinate activities across Legal, Field Operations, Metering and retailers.
• Collaborate with Leakage and Water Networks teams to complete metering activities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve processes, especially where complex/manual tasks exist.
• Provide ad hoc administrative support across NHH metering activities as priorities evolve.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Managing complex data sets

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Structured and methodical

Procedural understanding

Judgement

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Non-Household (NHH) Metering Administrator

Complex & Business Customer Support

Smart meters are changing how we manage water, and we’re going big. Our ambition is to make all our business water meters smart by 2030, and we need great people to help us get there.

As we continue the rollout of our smart metering programme, we’re looking for a highly organised Non-Household (NHH) Metering Administrator to provide specialist support across some of our more complex business customer metering activities.

This is a varied role where you’ll manage complex cases, support bulk legal and warrant processes, coordinate activities across multiple teams and ensure accurate data supports operational delivery. Your work will contribute directly to the successful rollout of smart meters for business customers, helping to improve market performance, reduce demand and leakage, and deliver a better customer experience.

You’ll work closely with our NHH Metering team, contractors, internal/external stakeholders including Leakage and Water Networks teams, retailers, MOSL interfaces and business customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing complex metering cases and workflows involving business customers and retailers.
• Supporting bulk warrant and legal processes, including accurate data collation, timely submissions and compliance with relevant requirements.
• Collating, validating and preparing data and reporting to support operational delivery.
• Acting as a key point of contact for escalated administrative queries, ensuring cases are handled accurately, professionally and on time.
• Coordinating activities across teams including Legal, Field Operations, Metering and retailers.
• Supporting collaborative working with Leakage and Water Networks teams to help complete metering activities.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify and improve processes, particularly where activities are complex or manual.
• Providing ad hoc administrative support across NHH metering activities as priorities evolve.

What you should bring to the role

We’re looking for someone who is organised, confident working with complex information and comfortable managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.

Essential criteria:

• Strong attention to detail, with experience managing complex data sets and information.
• Experience of working with sensitive, regulated or process-driven activities.
• The ability to manage multiple stakeholders, cases and competing priorities effectively.
• Good communication skills, with the confidence to handle escalated or sensitive queries with tact and diplomacy.
• A structured and methodical approach to work.
• The ability to understand procedures and apply them effectively to more complex situations.
• Good judgement, with the ability to review information and determine the appropriate next steps.

Desirable experience

• Water industry or utilities experience.
• Metering knowledge.
• Knowledge of non-household water.
• Experience supporting legal or warrant processes.
• IT System and Power BI awareness.
• Confident in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
• Experience identifying or supporting process improvements.

What’s in it for you?

• A Competitive salary starting at £30,960 per annum.
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days with length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at 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 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.

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.

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.