Lead Design Assurance 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 - and this matters even more through a pandemic.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we’ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we’re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across workingfrom home, office, and our sites. We’ll cover this during the assessment process.
**What you will be doing**:
We are looking for a **Lead Design Assurance Engineer** to support **Thames Water’s Tideway Integration Group (TIG)** to meet its obligation under the Tideway Interface Agreement. The role will primarily involve commenting on worksite design submissions from Tideway and their main works contractors in relation to permanentassets (such as interception chambers and air treatment units) and architecture and landscaping of newly established, public open spaces that will be handed over to Thames Water on completion of the **Thames Tideway Tunnel** project. The review will need to consider the safe operation and maintenance by Thames Water whilst working collaboratively to deliver the best project outcomes.
As the Tideway Tunnel Project develops through key delivery phases, the role may involve some elements of project commissioning as well as project closeout and archiving of information relating to the assets to be handed back to Thames Water.
**Day to day responsibilities include**:

- Review the technical submissions from Tideway and their main works contractors
- Provide local design support to asset protection and construction teams
- Assist with the development and implementation of TIG close-out processes and procedures
- Assist in compiling Design Assurance reports
- Liaise with Thames Water’s local Field Operations teams regarding the progress of the Tideway project
- Attend reviews and close-out meetings
- Update the TIG tracker
- Project close-out reporting and archiving

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

- Be educated to **degree level in an engineering discipline**:

- Have an **understanding of sewerage systems design**, and be knowledgeable in the **delivery of capital wastewater projects**:

- Be **knowledgeable in MEICA/ICA** (desirable)
- Have **strong interpersonal and communications skills** and the ability to work within a team environment
- Possess **the ability to think on your feet,** respond quickly to urgent situations, and demonstrate practical problem-solving skills
- **Be adept in using Microsoft packages**

**What’s in it for you**
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to get involved with the role that Thames Water is playing in delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel, also known as the **‘Super Sewer’** which is the **largest infrastructure project in the UK water industry.**
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with a length of service, and a wider benefits scheme.
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 and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.?
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 your role, you’ll be asked to help out our Instant Support Teamto help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you’ll be given full training - it’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.