Senior Project Engineer

Join us as a Senior Project Engineer – Shape the Future of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on communities and the environment? As a Senior Project Engineer at Thames Water, you’ll be at the forefront of transforming and modernising our sewage treatment works. Your expertise will drive the delivery of innovative, cost-effective, and resilient engineering solutions that protect public health, preserve ecosystems, and support sustainable growth.

In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate closely with contractors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure designs meet our rigorous technical standards and quality benchmarks. You’ll be empowered to lead projects that matter—bringing engineering excellence to life while contributing to a cleaner, greener future

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What you’ll be doing as a Senior Project Engine

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  You'll have the exciting opportunity to collaborate with diverse internal stakeholders, including engineers, asset management, and operations. This collaboration will shape fit-for-purpose solutions and positively influence the balance of innovation, value for money, and resilien
• ce.This role also requires extensive collaboration with, and assurance of, consultants and contractors who support the delivery of often large and complex capital projec
• ts.Ensuring compliance with legislation and regulations, as well as our policies, standards, and expectations, so that solutions are delivered safely and meet the technical and environmental requirements of the Project Bri
• ef.Your role will be crucial in actively supporting Thames Water’s ‘triple zero’ Health, Safety, and well-being vision. By conducting audits and reviewing Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and Safe Systems of Work, you'll help us achieve our goal of zero incidents, zero harm, and zero compromi
• se.Identifying and supporting the management of delivery risks and opportuniti
• es.Contributing to the creation of Project Briefs and responding to RF

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Hybrid – Clearwater Court with travel to Oxford Sewage Treatment works. The successful candidate will be required to be on-site for 2 to 3 days a w

eek.
36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, we are open to part-time and full-time h

ours.
What you should bring to th

e role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll n

• eed is:
  Be educated to a degree level in Mechanical Engi
• neering.Background in working in a design and construction-relat
• ed role.Awareness of applying the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. (C

DM 2015)
Nice-to-haves that would make you s

• tand out:
  Have technical knowledge and expertise of pumping systems, mechanical package plant and the ability to work with various engineering disciplines to create fully operational

solutions.
What’s in

• it for you?
  Competitive salary from £55,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on skills and
• experience.26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus ban
• k holidays).Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee c
• ontribution.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