Join Thames Water as a Senior Civil Engineer – Drive Innovation within Capital Delivery Projects
Seize this exciting opportunity to be part of Thames Water’s dynamic team, leading the delivery of high‑impact capital projects. As a Senior Project Engineer within the Water Non‑Infrastructure team, you’ll play a pivotal role in transforming and modernising potable water treatment works and storage reservoirs across the Thames Valley area.
This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to shape the future of essential water services. You’ll ensure projects meet the highest standards of design, delivery, and health & safety, while championing sustainability and engineering excellence. Your technical expertise will support our rigorous standards and help drive continuous improvement and innovation across our infrastructure.
What you’ll be doing as a Senior Civil Engineer
* Leading teams of internal and/or external partners to identify and develop solutions for Water Non‑Infrastructure assets, including potable water treatment process sites and storage reservoirs.
* Ensuring Contractors and Consultants delivering Capital Projects comply with our Scope requirements, Asset Standards, legislation, and design expectations—following our delivery model and ensuring full compliance with CDM Regulations and Health, Safety and Welfare principles.
* Achieving required outcomes from Project Briefs and maximising value by understanding risks and developing effective mitigation strategies.
* Working collaboratively with the Project Manager to ensure Thames Water meets its Client responsibilities under CDM 2015.
* Contributing to and continuously improving Technical Asset Standards.
* Providing technical assurance during the delivery, commissioning, and handover of assets.
Working Location & Hours
* Location: Hybrid – Clearwater Court, with 2–3 days a week on site and in the office.
* Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
What you should bring to the role
* Proven experience providing technical leadership in similar transferable industries to the Water Industry.
* Engineering HNC, HND, or Degree within an Engineering discipline. Due to the number of storage reservoirs in the portfolio, a Civil Engineering background is preferred, or a strong track record delivering similar assets.
* Knowledge of Health and Safety within the Construction Industry.
* Experience developing technical project solutions and briefs in your relevant discipline.
* Understanding of project delivery within process industries.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary from £55,000 to £65,000 per annum.
* Annual Leave -26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
* Access to many benefits to help you take care of your health and your family's health and well-being, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
* Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
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.
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.
If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.
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