Technical Coordinator

**Who are we?**

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.

**Technical Coordinator**

Your day-to-day work will involve working with the in-house Operations team, specialist contractors, and major projects teams in the Camberley area.

Technical co-ordinators are dedicated experts focused on designing, coordinating jobs and project managing. They will use their technical knowledge to ensure that field technicians have detailed instructions and all the components they need to carry out their jobs.

The technical coordinator is critical to the effective operation of Treatment Asset Maintenance. They should look to spend at least half of their time out on site working with contractors and technicians helping to resolve issues and delivering projects. They will be working on a range of assets that are crucial to the running of water treatment works, for example, large scale pumps, valves, filters, electrical equipment, control equipment etc.
- Co-ordinate briefed projects and activities.
- Raise permit to work.
- MCW processes to be followed where funding dictates. Responsible for assuring that all new assets or those modified under MCW, and technical planning activity are updated in SAP.
- Raising asset related purchase orders.
- Issue TWOSAs for MCW, technical planning activity and facilities management contractors.
- Plan work in SAP/tech workbench and attend the planning meeting to ensure that the correct skills, equipment, and materials are being delivered and utilised efficiently to avoid aborted visits.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe and organised stock/inventory of parts and equipment which reflects the status of the work order.
- H & S - SHE audits, safeguard actions, attend H & S stand downs on all sites, raise work orders with EMCOR.
- Obtain material quotations and contractor quotations for asset related work against a SAP work order, raise and goods receipt purchase orders. CAPEX grouping opportunities to be raised and tracked with financial accountants.

**What should you bring to the role?**
- To be considered for this role ideally you will need to have 2 years plus water technical/mechanical experience within an operational environment. It is preferable to have specialist skills in process, mechanical or electrical engineering. Ideally, you will have experience and understanding of technical job design, planning and project delivery.
- You will need to be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to working to a high standard regarding health, safety and wellbeing and have good attention to detail. IT literacy is essential as all work is managed through the SAP system, user training for this and other standard software systems will be provided, however, previous experience will be an advantage.
- You will also demonstrate good business/stakeholder awareness, together with an innovative and creative approach to problem solving and strong team working and influencing skills. A proactive approach and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, and we would look for evidence that you can demonstrate this.
- It is a position where you will need to build strong working relationships with a range of people, for example, managers, technicians, controllers, contractors, water quality, health, and safety team etc.
- A full current driving license is essential for this position.

**What's in it for you?**

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career and flexible working arrangements.

Find out more about working at Thames Water

We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round 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 a earn bit of extra money along the way.