Senior Reservoir Engineer - Safety & Asset Integrity (Hybrid)

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Annual medical assessments

Health & wellbeing benefits

Performance-related pay

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Reservoir Engineer to lead inspections, manage reservoir safety risks and deliver engineering assurance across a diverse portfolio of assets. You will influence investment decisions, ensure compliance with the Reservoirs Act, and support statutory undertaker duties with expert technical leadership.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent, Supervising Panel Engineer status or progress, and strong experience in reservoir engineering, reporting

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering, or an equivalent reservoir or dam-related discipline.
• Supervising Panel Engineer status under the Reservoirs Act 1975, or strong progress towards panel application.
• Proven experience in reservoir engineering, inspections, civil asset management or dam safety.
• Experience inspecting civil engineering structures and producing high-quality technical reports, recommendations and assurance outputs.
• A sound understanding of reservoir safety legislation, compliance requirements, risk management and industry best practice.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess technical risk and recommend practical engineering solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to provide clear technical advice to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead inspections and condition assessments of raw water reservoirs, service reservoirs, and associated infrastructure.
• Support statutory undertaker duties, including Section 10 and Section 12 inspections and the delivery of statutory recommendations.
• Identify, assess and manage reservoir safety risks and deterioration mechanisms that could affect compliance, resilience or public safety.
• Produce clear technical reports, recommendations and engineering guidance that support operational priorities and long-term investment decisions.
• Provide technical reservoir safety advice to the Reservoir Safety Manager and stakeholders across Operations, Engineering and Asset Management.
• Review designs, drawings, technical reports and submissions, providing engineering assurance and constructive technical challenge.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering teams, regulators, consultants and contractors to ensure reservoir safety and compliance requirements are met.
• Drive continuous improvement in reservoir safety practice, asset management and governance across Thames Water.

Skills

Reservoir engineering

Inspections

Asset management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Communication

Risk assessment

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Reservoir/Dam discipline

Supervising Panel Engineer status or progress

Job description

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Reservoir Engineer to lead inspections, manage reservoir safety risks and deliver engineering assurance across a diverse portfolio of assets. You will influence investment decisions, ensure compliance with the Reservoirs Act, and support statutory undertaker duties with expert technical leadership.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent, Supervising Panel Engineer status or progress, and strong experience in reservoir engineering, reporting