Senior Control Engineer

We currently have an excellent opportunity to join Thames Water as a Senior Control Engineer to work in our Systems Catchment and Operation team in London.

As a Senior Control Engineer, you will work closely with operations water supply, assisting the strategic control manager and production teams. Your focus will be on weekly, monthly, and annual supply/demand planning, as well as developing and maintaining control strategies to ensure the optimal operation of the London supply system.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Control Engineer

• Working closely with water production and network teams to ensure overall optimum water supply system performance. You will also collaborate across asset management and capital delivery teams to ensure new assets meet performance requirements.
• 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.

Base Location: Hampton (TW12 2ES), with flexibility across London to be discussed with the successful candidate.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm or 9 am to 5 pm.

What you should bring to the role

• Relevant industry experience or a degree in a related field.
• Strong communication skills with an innovative approach to engaging with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of the water industry and experience in operational water supply or control room environments.
• Competence in health and safety practices.
• Ability to deliver against operational targets and analyze key performance data from SCADA and PI systems.
• Proven ability to apply water supply operation knowledge to ensure overall system performance.
• Availability for standby duties as part of an out-of-hours roster.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary: £42,880 to £53,600 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual leave: 26 days, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Pension: Defined contribution scheme, with up to 12% contribution. (2x employee contribution)
• Personal medical assessments: Available annually to all employees.
• Additional benefits: Access to a benefits hub packed with offers and resources to save you money and support your well-being.

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.