Mechanical Engineer

**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’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential serviceand have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.
**This role will involve**:
We are currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer in our North East London water production sites You will be carrying out planned maintenance on all our Mechanical assets on our various sites. This role will involve at times, fault finding, diagnosing, and fixingcritical asset failures.
**Main duties**:

- Working on various pumps, involved in water transfer within water treatment works and transmission of water throughout the network as well as smaller chemical dosing pumps
- Investigating mechanical plant failures and carrying out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid interruptions for our customers. This may involve investigating and diagnosing complex faults and carrying out repairs during incidents.Carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on mechanical equipment in compliance with company standards and procedures in order to improve plant resilience
- Providing technical advice to the wider team, referring to up-to-date technical knowledge, and providing training or support for technical trainees if required
- Participation in a 24/7 out of hours’ standby Rota will be required after a suitable period of training and assessment

**We’re looking for you to have**:

- A time served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical systems. With NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical engineering with an upskill qualification in mechanical NVQ2/3 is essential.
- Experience working on large industrial plant equipment including various pumps within the utility industry would be beneficial
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues are essential.
- A valid driving licence is essential and all necessary equipment such as vehicles and tools are provided
- Physically fit as you will work in confined spaces with successful completion of the appropriate training
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues are crucial

**What’s in it for you**:
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we are moving to a hybrid approach where we will provideoptions around working from our offices, our operational sites, and our home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall DiversityChampion, and Disability Confident Leader and we are a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
You can find out more in our working for us section of our website.