Strategic Water Network Planning Engineer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Performance-related pay

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking an Operational Planning Engineer to shape the strategy and performance of the water supply network across the London area. You will coordinate outages and develop weekly, monthly and annual plans to ensure resilience and reliable service for millions of customers.

Based in Reading, you will collaborate with asset management and capital delivery teams, support permits to work, and analyse system performance data from SCADA and PI systems to optimise operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Engineering or Environmental field.
• Water industry experience would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills with an innovative approach to engaging with diverse stakeholders.
• Competence in health and safety practices.
• Ability to deliver against operational targets and analyse key performance data from SCADA and PI systems.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with water production and network teams to ensure overall optimum water supply system performance.
• Maintaining and facilitating the outage plan for the London water supply to enable maintenance and statutory inspections without impacting water quality or supply to customers.
• Assisting the London strategic control manager in maintaining weekly and annual production plans for optimal system operation.
• Carrying out supply/demand mass balance studies to assess system resilience.
• Providing technical support and/or risk assessments for permits to work on the supply system.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Health and safety practices

SCADA data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Science, Engineering or Environmental field

Job description

Thames Water is seeking an Operational Planning Engineer to shape the strategy and performance of the water supply network across the London area. You will coordinate outages and develop weekly, monthly and annual plans to ensure resilience and reliable service for millions of customers.

Based in Reading, you will collaborate with asset management and capital delivery teams, support permits to work, and analyse system performance data from SCADA and PI systems to optimise operations.