Senior Electrical & Control Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Thames Water Utilities Limited

Reading

On-site

GBP 63,000 - 77,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave 26–30 days

Pension scheme

Medical assessments

Wellbeing benefits

Performance bonus

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Project Engineering team, delivering our capital investment programme across the Thames Valley. You will provide specialist electrical and control engineering expertise for treatment works, reservoirs and network pumping stations, ensuring safety, compliance and value-led solutions.

You will influence projects throughout their lifecycle, from early briefs and technical solutions to detailed design, construction, commissioning and

Qualifications

HNC or higher in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Relevant experience in Electrical and preferably also ICA or Control Engineering, ideally gained within an industrial or process environment.
Experience developing technical solutions or project briefs for capital projects, ideally within water or wastewater.
Good understanding of project delivery, construction health and safety and CDM Regulations.
Knowledge of water /wastewater treatment, reservoirs, pumping stations or similar process infrastructure.
Ability to review technical information, identify risks and make clear, evidence-based recommendations.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, planning and organisational skills.
Chartered Engineer status, or working towards professional registration, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

Developing and refining project briefs from needs identified by Asset Management, including stakeholder engagement and technical optioneering.
Supporting the selection and approval of appropriate technical solutions through the relevant technical and governance processes.
Overseeing the development of electrical and control engineering solutions across treatment works, reservoirs and network pumping stations.
Identifying project risks and coordinating mitigation activities to reduce delivery costs and programme impacts.
Preparing for and supporting technical reviews during the definition, de-risking and detailed design stages.
Providing design sign-off and technical assurance across Asset Management and Capital Delivery.
Carrying out technical assurance checks and audits of contractor activities during detailed design and construction.
Reviewing contractor and consultant outputs to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, asset standards, project requirements and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
Supporting projects through delivery, commissioning and the safe handover of assets.
Coaching and mentoring colleagues while helping to identify and embed continuous improvements across the team.