Technical Coordinator

We currently have an opportunity to join or waste division at a Technical Coordinator.
As the successful candidate your role will be to provide essential planning and co-ordination of complex large 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.  As well as being responsible for delivering network infrastructure and process improvements to the sewage network, to ensure KPIs are met.

This role will suit someone who has 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

• Co-ordinate 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.
• You will need to develop safe systems of work for complex tasks including confined space activities.
• Responsible for ensuring all aspects of health and safety are managed correctly, by completing authorisations, permits and site inspections.
• The role will have a large focus on being site based on the various construction sites and will require some attendance in the evenings, nights and potential weekends.
• To monitor and report on all aspects of the projects that you are directly accountable for, to include 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 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 level of 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.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

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.