We’re looking for a Technical Consultant to join our team in a brand-new and exciting position that sits at the heart of how we deliver safe, high-quality engineering outcomes.
In this role, you’ll act as a key guardian of technical integrity across projects — identifying, assessing, and managing risks while ensuring issues are effectively routed, resolved, and learned from. You’ll play a crucial part in strengthening governance, improving processes, and embedding a culture of technical excellence and regulatory compliance across the organisation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, influencing across teams, and driving continuous improvement.
Internally this role is known as Technical Assurance Engineer
What you’ll be doing as a Technical Consultant:
* Lead the identification and management of technical risks across projects
* Coordinate teams to ensure clear ownership and timely resolution
* Ensure compliance with engineering standards and regulations
* Track mitigation actions and escalate key risks where needed
* Produce insights and reports to highlight trends and improvements
* Drive continuous improvement to enhance safety, quality, and performance
Location: Hybrid – Thames Water sites (Reading RG2 0RP to Mogden TW7 7LW)
Hours: 36 per week (Monday–Friday)
Salary: Up to £55,000 (dependent on experience)
What should you bring to the role?
Essential:
* Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
* Significant experience in a design or technical engineering role
* Understanding of construction or operational environments
* Strong IT skills and data handling capability
* Knowledge of CDM Regulations
* Excellent technical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
* Commercial awareness with an understanding of engineering contracts
* A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced project environment
* Self-motivated, resilient, and driven to deliver results to time, cost, and quality
Desirable:
* Membership of a relevant professional institution
What’s in it for you?
💰 Competitive salary up to £55,000 (depending on experience)
🌴 26 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service (plus bank holidays)
📈 Performance-related bonus linked to company success
🏦 Generous pension scheme with AON
❤️ Comprehensive wellbeing support, including health MOTs, physiotherapy, and counselling
🚴 Perks to support your lifestyle, such as Cycle to Work schemes and shopping vouchers
🛡️ Life assurance and financial wellbeing benefits for you and your family
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 wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
Learn more about our purpose and values
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.