Senior Project Engineer

Pertemps; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to oversee water and wastewater treatment projects in the Thames Valley. This role involves managing design development, risk analysis, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The successful candidate will have a degree in Civil Engineering and a passion for sustainable water solutions, contributing to essential services and environmental protection.

Benefits

26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30

Contributory pension – Defined Contribution

Personal Medical Assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Hold an HNC/degree or master’s in Civil/Mechanical Engineering.
• Be a chartered engineer or nearing chartership.
• Understanding of project delivery in process industries.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design development of water/wastewater projects.
• Identify and mitigate project risks.
• Ensure contractors make necessary design changes during construction.

Skills

Project delivery principles

Health & Safety understanding

Industrial process decision making

Education

HNC/degree or master’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Chartered engineer or approaching chartership

Job description

Ready to Make a Real Impact?
Thames Water is recruiting a passionate Senior Civil Engineer driven to help shape the future of water and wastewater treatment in the Thames Valley and the Home Counties. This is your chance to be part of something bigger in AMP8: modernising our Treatment Works, delivering essential services, and protecting the environment for future generations.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Project Engineer

• Oversee the design development of several water/wastewater network projects by engineers and consultants from the initial concept design and feasibility stage to contract award.
• Identify, analyse, and mitigate project risks to realise opportunities, enabling scope definition and robust pricing by contractors.
• Ensure contractors undertake detailed design and make any necessary design changes during construction.
• Be responsible for providing the Project Teams with the support they need during the commissioning and handover of assets.
• Conducted design reviews to ensure robust, safe solutions that met business and operational requirements.
• Act as the key contact for the CDM Designer or Principal Designer role during the initial design stages.

Hybrid – Clearwater Court.

As part of this role, you must be on-site 2-3 days a week, working 36 hours a week, Monday through Friday.

The successful candidate must have a valid driver's license and access to a car; however, please apply if you don't, as we are open to candidates without a vehicle.

What you should bring to the role

• Hold an HNC/degree or master’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
• Be a chartered engineer or approaching chartership status with a relevant professional organisation.
• Understanding the principles of project delivery in process industries.
• Understanding of Health & Safety in the Construction Industry.
• Understanding the decision of industrial processes in their Engineering discipline.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering between £46,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on skills and 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 well-being.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

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
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 in 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.

The 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 a 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. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support you.

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, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

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.