At Thames Water, we make a daily difference to 16 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing. We believe every drop counts—and so does every project. That’s why we’re hiring a Senior Sponsor (Programme Leads) to drive key water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring they align with our long‑term goals and deliver real benefits for customers, communities, and the environment. This role is Hybrid 2-3 days in the office, or on site depending on project requirements.
What you’ll be doing as a Senior Sponsor - Bioresources
As a Senior Sponsor - Bioresources you’ll play a key role in delivering wastewater projects, managing time, cost, quality, and performance commitments. Working alongside the Senior Principal Sponsor and engaging closely with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll provide end‑to‑end support for planning and execution, ensuring investment decisions align with long‑term goals and business outcomes.
* Accountability for the delivery of wastewater projects, ensuring alignment with time, cost, and quality.
* Major projects – significant political & stakeholder overview.
* Working with teams to resolve risks and trade‑offs in project execution.
* Contributing to business cases for investment and demonstrating alignment with Thames Water’s objectives.
* Assisting in governance and decision‑making processes, ensuring projects progress smoothly through approval stages.
* Managing risks, tracking benefits, and ensuring projects contribute to regulatory and operational goals.
* Engaging with stakeholders to build alignment and drive successful project outcomes.
Base Location: Clearwater Court, Reading. Travel within the TV & London Patch.
Hybrid with days in the office or on site depending on projects.
Working pattern: Full‑time, Monday–Friday (36 hours per week).
Essential criteria to bring to the role
* Experience in operations, asset management, or investment planning, ideally within the utilities sector.
* Major project experience with significant political & stakeholder overview.
* Understanding of wastewater compliance at programme level.
* Experience with sponsorship.
* A collaborative approach, with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* The ability to deliver clear direction and drive change.
* A commitment to putting customers, communities, and stakeholders first.
Nice to haves
* Knowledge of best‑practice asset management (e.g., IAM qualifications or equivalent experience).
* A track record of successful project delivery.
What’s in it for you?
* Up to £75,000 per annum depending on skills and relevant experience.
* 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
* Car allowance.
* Annual bonus.
* Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
* Private Medical Health Care.
* Access to benefits for health, wellbeing, and finances – annual health MOTs, access to physiotherapy and counseling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.
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.
Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family.
We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.
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 support our 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 and meet colleagues.
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.
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