Technical Coordinator (Mechanical / Electrical)

Pertemps Thames Water; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wastewater management company is seeking a Technical Coordinator in Oxford. In this role, you will manage complex maintenance activities and ensure compliance with legal and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in the water treatment industry, strong collaborative skills, and proficiency in SAP. Competitive salary ranging from £36,400 to £42,000, along with excellent benefits including contributory pension and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related pay

Contributory pension

Annual leave

Paternity and maternity leave

Health MOTs

Physiotherapy and counselling

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in Water or Wastewater treatment industry.
• Apprenticeship and relevant technical qualification.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex maintenance activities within the team.
• Manage materials and services using SAP.
• Ensure Health and Safety compliance for all tasks.

Skills

Logical reasoning

Collaboration

IT competency

Health and safety awareness

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Completion of apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are looking for a Technical Coordinator to join our Wastewater Operations Team

Working across the Thames Valley North area, based at Oxford Sewage Treatment Works, as part of a close and supportive Field Operations team.

Base Location: Oxford STW – OX4 4YU. Will be required to travel to sites around the Thames Valley North area.

What you’ll be doing as a Technical Coordinator (Mechanical / Electrical)

You’ll play a key role in coordinating complex maintenance activities, working closely with both our in‑house teams and external contractors. You'll also help ensure we meet all our legal statutory maintenance obligations, such as lifting equipment, pressure vessels and generators. Ensuring our sites meet the KPI for plant availability across the estate, driving improvement and striving for best practice.

You will be the technical mentor for the maintenance team, including apprentices, while delivering a high standard of service within budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage the pre‑requisites within SAP (materials, permits, resources and services) for all complex jobs for planned and reactive work across maintenance and operations.
• Use technical expertise and data captured from the field to design operationally critical jobs.
• Highlight key operational risks across the area and present these to obtain funding.
• Maintain the availability of plant and equipment and optimise treatment process performance.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert advice on technical issues and generate solutions to operational risks.
• Obtain quotes, order materials and 3rd‑party services through our framework contractors.
• Ensure all aspects of Health and Safety are managed correctly, through a safe system of work approval, reviewing RAMS, permitting and site audits.

Requirements for the role

• Valid UK driving licence.

What you should bring to the role

The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role:

• Relevant experience working within Water or Wastewater treatment or comparable industry, preferably as a Mechanical and Electrical technician or ICA technician.
• Time served an apprenticeship and a relevant technical qualification.
• Highly logical – able to decide on and build the dependencies between tasks.
• Collaborative – able to work closely with Planners, Field Performance Managers, suppliers, and 3rd parties.
• Technically experienced with a good understanding of how to maintain assets.
• Good local knowledge of how important an asset is to a site and how it relates to other assets.
• Meticulous in documenting the finer details of what needs to take place.
• Able to manage a large workload of numerous jobs in parallel.
• Competent with IT systems (will use SAP extensively) as well as effective communication skills.
• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues relevant to the industry.
• A clean driving licence is essential as the role involves travelling.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary of £36,400 to £42,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution, Maximum of 12% – 2x employee contribution.
• Annual leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Other benefits: annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, life assurance.

Working Pattern

36 hours, Monday‑Friday, 7:30 – 15:36.

About Thames Water

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.

Learn more about our purpose and values.

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.