Operations Integration Specialist

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Job summary

Thames Water in Reading is seeking an Operations Integration Specialist to bridge Capital Delivery and operational teams, ensuring assets are designed for long-term reliability. The role is hybrid from a major Water Treatment Works, with duties spanning concept to handover and balancing regional operational impacts.

The position requires strategic thinking, a solid grasp of operational consequences, and the ability to influence project outcomes to guarantee assets serve well for years.

Qualifications

• Full driving license; travel between Thames Water sites required.
• Experience delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Good understanding of engineering solutions; experience in engineering environment.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate data to drive performance.
• Knowledge of H&S systems, processes and procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure; resilient and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Represent Operations throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring solution sign‑off and managing delivery team expectations.
• Plan and coordinate operational outages, align with wider schedules and own outage requests.
• Analyse site conditions and performance data, identify risks and local constraints.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, including meetings, workshops, access requests, and progress reviews.
• Support operational delivery through on‑site presence, testing facilitation, and alignment between operational needs and investment plans.

Skills

Driving license

Project coordination

Data interpretation

Communication

Multi-tasking

Job description

Based in Reading, this full-time Operations Integration Specialist role with Pertemps Thames Water offers a salary up to £50,000, dependent on experience. You will act as the crucial bridge between Capital Delivery and operational teams, ensuring new infrastructure is designed for long-term reliability. Your focus will be on championing operational needs from concept to handover, considering regional impacts and practical demands on existing teams. Working from a major Water Treatment Works, you will apply strategic thinking to align planning with real-world performance. This position requires a solid grasp of operational consequences and the ability to influence project outcomes, guaranteeing assets are built to serve effectively for years.

As an Operations Integration Specialist at Thames Water, you'll play a vital role in shaping the future of our infrastructure, ensuring that every project is built not just to work, but to last. You won't just observe projects from the side-lines, but you'll be right at the core, championing operational needs from concept through to delivery. The role requires the ability to think at a strategic level, a good understanding of wider operational impacts regionally, as well as any demands or implications on operational roles. Fully embedded in Water Operational teams and supporting Capital Delivery, you'll be the essential link between planning and performance, strategy and practicality. This role will be based at one the UK’s largest Water Treatment Works during an exciting period of major enhancement and refurbishment. You will be based at a site within the Thames Valley Region on a hybrid basis. Hours – Monday – Friday, 36 hours per week.

What you’ll be doing as an Operations Integration Specialist:

• Representing Operations throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring solution sign‑off and managing expectations of the delivery team.
• Planning and coordinating operational outages, aligning with wider schedules and owning outage requests.
• Analysing site conditions and performance data, identifying risks and local constraints.
• Leading stakeholder engagement, including meetings, workshops, access requests, and progress reviews.
• Supporting operational delivery through on‑site presence, testing facilitation, and alignment between operational needs and investment plans.

The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role is:

• Full Driving License, as travel between Thames Water sites will be required.
• Experience delivering projects on time and within budget, coordinating multi‑stakeholder meetings.
• Good understanding of engineering solutions, and experience working in an engineering solutions environment.
• The ability to analyse, interpret and effectively communicate data and information to drive performance and solutioning.
• Good knowledge and experience in H&S systems, processes, and procedures.
• Can manage multiple priorities under pressure, resilient, and adaptable to change.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £50,000 per annum depending on skills and experience, plus £4,500 car allowance
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 days
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
• Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&C 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 our 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

Learning about 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 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.