This is a fantastic secondment opportunity for 9 to 12 months.
What you’ll be doing as a Programme Engineering Lead
* Responsible for driving progress with the technical team to deliver TW business plan objectives and outputs.
* Collaborate with Sponsor to develop scope statement and prepare the Technical Delivery Plan by ensuring the right resource capabilities to deliver the technical demand, encouraging innovation and creativity to deliver value and benefit.
* Support Engineering Efficiencies Manager in identifying synergies and dependencies with other programmes to inform an optimised Programme Plan.
* Ensure programme is technically optimised to be delivered under budget where practicable and provide progress information to the PM.
* Work with wider engineering to ensure cross‑programme consistencies.
* Ensure technical governance is complied with and that TW processes, systems and tools are utilised accordingly; identify risks and opportunities to be raised to the Programme Manager and on to the Sponsor where required.
* Accountable for identifying and mitigating technical risks.
* Support contractor engagement and investigations, agree work‑pack scope and affordability.
* Sign off to SODA level for decisions, cost and scope assurance at SG1 and prepare scope for the TW cost estimating team ePMO meetings.
* Accountable for compliance with governance and standards; work with technical discipline leads and modelling to produce technical options.
What you should bring to the role
* Self‑starting, resilient and tenacious under pressure, with a desire to successfully deliver projects to time, cost and quality.
* Significant experience in a senior capacity in a technical or construction role within the water industry.
* Experience in developing and implementing processes and procedures on a large scale, particularly in relation to technical quality and continuous improvement.
* Strong commercial awareness with a good practical understanding of engineering contracts.
* A great leader and team player with the ability to work collaboratively in a challenging project.
* Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution, or equivalent.
* Strong knowledge and understanding of the business and regulatory framework.
* A drive to build a high‑performing team.
* Excellent communication skills and customer service ethic.
* Technically astute and inquisitive, driving intelligence and rigor in the engineering programme.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary
* 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
* Generous Pension Scheme through AON
* Access to benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy and counselling, cycle‑to‑work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
Base location
Hybrid – Clearwater Court – RG1 8DB with occasional travel to sites within Thames water area.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
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