Senior Project Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Capital Delivery Project Engineering team and play an important role in developing and delivering projects across our sewage treatment works in the Thames Valley. As a Senior Project Engineer, you’ll act as part of Thames Water’s intelligent client team, providing the engineering expertise and technical assurance needed to ensure our contractors and consultants deliver safe, compliant and best-value solutions. Working under the direction of a Principal Engineer, you’ll oversee projects through definition, design, construction, commissioning and handover. You’ll ensure that solutions meet our scope requirements, asset standards, relevant legislation and expectations for health, safety and welfare What you’ll be doing as a Senior Project Engineer Coordinating the development of clear project briefs from needs identified by Asset Management. Engaging with stakeholders and supporting optioneering to agree appropriate technical solutions. Overseeing the development of projects across sewage treatment works within the Thames Valley. Identifying project risks and coordinating proportionate mitigation activities. Preparing for and supporting technical reviews throughout the definition, de-risking and detailed design stages. Providing design sign-off between Asset Management and Capital Delivery, in line with the selected delivery route. Undertaking technical assurance checks and audits of contractor activities and outputs during detailed design and construction. Ensuring projects comply with Thames Water’s scope requirements, asset standards, relevant legislation and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. Providing technical assurance during project delivery, commissioning and final asset handover. Helping to reduce programme and delivery costs through effective risk management and best-value engineering decisions. Coaching and mentoring colleagues to support professional development and continuous improvement. This role will be Hybrid Working based at Clearwater Court in Reading you be will required in office or on site up to 3 days week What you should bring to the role An HNC or higher qualification in a relevant engineering discipline. Experience developing technical project solutions and/or engineering briefs. A good understanding of project delivery within a process industry. Knowledge of health and safety requirements within the construction industry, particularly the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. Competence and practical understanding of wastewater and sludge treatment processes. An understanding of industrial processes within your engineering discipline. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Strong analytical, problem-solving and risk-management skills. The ability to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors and consultants. A collaborative approach, with the confidence to challenge technical decisions and support the delivery of safe, compliant and best-value solutions. Chartered Engineer status or progress towards chartership. We’re interested in your overall capability and transferable experience. If you meet most, but not every, requirement, we still encourage you to apply. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary up to £60,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. Annual Leave -26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service. (plus bank holidays) Access to many benefits to help you take care of your health and your family's health and well-being, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets 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