Senior Civil 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 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.
**What you’ll be doing**
A key role in the Project Engineering team, as a **Senior Civil Engineer**, you’ll be working alongside contractors and consultants delivering Capital Projects for Thames Water and ensuring they comply with our requirements, standards, and expectationsfor design, delivery, and Health & Safety.
The Project Engineering team is responsible for ensuring the effective definition and de-risking of project briefs which provide the foundation of capital projects, and you’ll play an essential part in the supply of project briefs for contractors to deliveragainst whilst maintaining capital spend.
Focusing on the Civil Engineering discipline, the **Senior Civil Engineer** will provide the expertise needed to:

- Oversee the development of Contractor Project Briefs to meet defined needs with best value solutions
- Understand and mitigate project risks to reduce project delivery costs
- Provide Design sign-off between Asset Management and Capital Delivery as the delivery stream dictates
- Provide technical assurance of projects during the delivery, commissioning, and handover of assets

**Key accountabilities include**:

- Co-ordinating the development of Project Briefs from the needs defined by Engineering & Asset
- Understanding project risks and coordinating mitigation activities
- Preparing and supporting technical reviews through the definition, de-risking, and detail design phases of projects
- Carrying out Technical Assurance checks and audits of contractor activities and outputs through the detailed design and construction phases of projects
- Coaching and mentoring others to facilitate personal development and continuous improvement

**What you should bring to the role**:

- **Be educated to a degree level in Civil engineering**or other appropriate technical qualification in an engineering discipline
- **Be knowledgeable**and have relevant experience in Civil Engineering
- **Understanding of Health & Safety in the construction industry** and in particular CDM
- **Experience in developing capital project solutions** in the water/wastewater industry
- **Experience in developing technical project solutions** and/or briefs
- **Understand the regulatory environment**to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements
- **Have excellent communication and** interpersonal skills, be naturally collaborative and confident to effectively communicate with colleagues, contractors, and consultants, and drive forward project delivery
- **Have a passion for continuous professional development**and an active approach to driving diversity within engineering in Thames Water

**What’s in it for you?**
This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved with the design and delivery of capital projects within the UK's largest water and wastewater company. Working within an encouraging and collaborative team who lives our values every day, you’ll be in a prime positionto make a difference to our business and our customers.
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 youmoney 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, flexible working arrangements, and really great benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunityemployer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader employer.
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, that 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 supportour 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 theway.