Technical Coordinator Mechanical & Electrical

idibu; Witney; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Annual leave 26–30 days

Pension (AON)

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a proactive Technical Coordinator (Mechanical & Electrical) to join the Thames Valley North Wastewater Operations team. You’ll coordinate maintenance across Cirencester, Witney and surrounding sites, working with field technicians, ensuring high plant availability and KPI delivery.

The role requires a time-served apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, with experience as an M&E or ICA Technician.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or recognised technical qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience as Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Technician or ICA Technician with asset familiarity.
• Water or wastewater sector experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage SAP prerequisites (materials, permits, resources, services) for planned and reactive work.
• Design operationally critical jobs using field data and technical expertise.
• Highlight operational risks and secure funding for improvements.
• Maintain plant and equipment availability and optimise treatment performance.
• Collaborate with planners, field teams, suppliers and contractors.
• Provide expert technical advice and develop solutions for risks.
• Obtain quotes and order materials/3rd party services via framework.
• Ensure safety via RAMS, permits and site audits.
• Ensure statutory maintenance requirements are met (lifting equipment, vessels, generators).

Skills

M&E Technician

ICA Technician

Driving licence

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

Qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Location: Cirencester/ Witney (GL7 6DA / OX28 5JH)

Hours: 36 per week, Monday to Friday

We’re looking for a motivated and proactive Technical Coordinator, Mechanical & Electrical, to join our Thames Valley North Wastewater Operations team. This is an exciting chance to play a key role across the Cotswolds, Cherwell and Oxford areas, working predominantly in the field and closely with a supportive and experienced operations team.

As a Technical Coordinator, you’ll work side‑by‑side with local Performance Managers and a diverse team of technicians—including mechanical, electrical and ICA specialists. You’ll take ownership of delivering planned and reactive maintenance, coordinating both internal field teams and external contractors.

Your focus will be on ensuring our wastewater treatment sites achieve strong plant availability, meet operational KPIs and deliver excellent service for our customers—all while keeping activities within budget.

What will you be doing as a Technical Coordinator?

• You will be responsible for the management of 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 safe system of work approval, reviewing RAMS, permitting and site audits.
• You will be responsible for ensuring that our legal statutory maintenance requirements are met. These will include items such as lifting equipment, pressure vessels and generators.

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you need are:

• Completed a time‑served apprenticeshiporhold a recognised technical qualification inMechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven, relevant experience as aMechanical & Electrical (M&E) TechnicianorICA Technician, with a strong understanding of plant, equipment, and operational processes. (Preferably experience working withinWater or Wastewater Treatment, or a comparable industrial environment.)

• 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 at 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; ideally you will be IOSH or equivalent qualified.
• A full UK driving licence is essential for this position as the role involves travelling around our sites.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary up to £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Company Van.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• 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!
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTS and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

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, 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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

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 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.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. We’re here to help and support.

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 and meet colleagues.