Technical Coordinator

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job description

Job title: Technical Coordinator Ref 40528

Division: Asset Operations & Capital Delivery

Location: Abbey Mills - Stratford - E15 2RN

Contract type: Permanent

Full/Part-time: Full-time

Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Plus the option of joining a standby rota for which you will receive additional payment.

Salary: Competitive Salary offering up to £45,000 per annum, depending on your skills and experience.

Job grade: B

Closing date: 01/05/2025

We currently have an opportunity to join our waste division as a Technical Coordinator.

As a successful candidate, your role will be to provide essential planning and coordination for large, complex sewer activity in central London to facilitate significant capital investment projects. This role will require a large focus on engagement and communication with key stakeholders to ensure all activities are planned effectively and efficiently. You will also be responsible for delivering network infrastructure and process improvements to the sewage network, to ensure KPIs are met.

This role will suit someone with experience managing small teams, projects, or activities. The role provides a great opportunity for someone to build on existing skills and develop within Thames Water, or the opportunity to learn new skills.

The role would suit someone who has experience in planning and managing activities, and although water industry experience is preferable, it is not essential; transferable skills have often come from construction, military, utility, engineering, and planning roles.

What you’ll be doing as the Technical Coordinator

• Coordinate briefed projects and activities, provide and deliver reports, presentations, and analysis of data as necessary.
• Support the department by liaising or attending meetings with key internal and external stakeholders, as required.
• Develop safe systems of work for complex tasks, including confined space activities.
• Ensure all aspects of health and safety are managed correctly, by completing authorisations, permits and site inspections.
• Be site-based on various construction sites and will require some attendance in the evenings, nights and potential weekends.
• Monitor and report on all aspects of the projects that you are directly accountable for, including H&S, finance, programme, risk and opportunity.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures and external regulations, and best practices.
• Deliver excellent customer service and continuous improvement.

What you should bring to the role

• Experience within maintenance, water or waste, or a similar technical environment.
• Experience in technical job design and/or prerequisite management at another water utility.
• Technical experience from an industrial maintenance background.
• Ability to demonstrate logical thinking, attention to detail, workload management, and decision-making, and possess excellent communication skills.
• Health and safety knowledge.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Competent with IT systems – in particular SAP.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Salary offering up to £45,000 per annum, depending on your 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 wellbeing.

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.

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 to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world's 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.