Principal Engineer

About the role: As a Principal Engineer in Capital Delivery, you will be part of the team that creates the intelligent client Thames Water requires to achieve its AMP7 ambitions and beyond. Focusing on the engineering disciplines, the role will provide the expertise needed to: Get the right technical requirements with the Project Definition briefs and maximise value to understand all risks and their mitigation including recommendations for who owns process risk liability. Input and continuously improve Technical Asset Standards. Provide design sign-off to between Asset Management and Capital Delivery as the delivery stream dictates. Provide technical assurance during the delivery, commissioning and hand over of Assets. Drive the advancement of their engineering discipline. Ensure and deliver the engineering regulatory compliance on relevant Assets. Key responsibilities: Lead excellence in the engineering discipline for Thames Water. Provide the technical input into Project Definition briefs to maximise value. Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery including handover. Ensure we are compliant with engineering-based regulatory requirements in their area. Support the establishment of a “Centre of Excellence” for engineering. Support the establishment of a cohesive, sustainable engineering structure from graduate to Industry experts that lead Thames Waters engineering requirements into AMP8 and beyond. To be successful you will have the following skills and experience: Degree level or equivalent in an engineering discipline and with professional Chartership. A recognised leader in your engineering discipline including process and analytical instrumentation and possibly electronic security systems likely with extensive experience including a significant amount in the water industry. Understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements. Excellent leadership and communication skills both internally and externally. Collaborate and ability to influence senior colleagues. Budget management experience. A passion for continuous professional development and active approach to driving diversity within engineering in Thames Water. What’s in it for you? Capital Delivery: Engineering Our Future The UK water industry is changing; tighter regulation, ambitious renewable energy targets and stretching leakage and efficiency targets make Thames Water a challenging, exciting and rewarding place to be as we deliver one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure programmes. The supply of wholesome drinking water and safe treatment of wastewater is critical to protecting our environment. We are passionate about our responsibility for successfully delivering innovative solutions from feasibility and design through to construction and therefore have opportunities right across the project lifecycle. Our people are the heartbeat of our business, and their wellbeing is our primary concern. We are looking for individuals who are passionate, innovative, energetic, and ready to rise to the challenge of working in the fastest growing and most densely populated part of the UK. These projects build upon the Victorian’s infrastructure that has served us so well and you can be part of making sure our legacy will make a difference to our customers now and in the future. Our competitive salary and package include a competitive bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension and 26 days holiday. There is also a wider benefits scheme which includes an annual pay review, season ticket loans and loyalty awards for continuous service plus discounts at a wide range of retailers via Benefits on Taps. We’re also proud to be here for our local community, offering all of our teams two days paid volunteer leave a year, as well as proudly supporting a lot of local events and charities. About us: Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to millions of customers by supplying 2.7 billion litres of world-class water to around 10 million homes. As our world changes, the need to take care of our most precious resource is greater than ever, both locally and globally. That’s why, at Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open. We’re passionate about providing world-class tap water, now and for the future. We’re also turning waste into power, self-generating 20% of the energy we use and, in turn, doing our bit for the planet. We’re reducing plastic waste by celebrating our tap water and rolling out an ambitious water fountain project. We’re using our voice to lobby for change and partnering with WaterAid to provide clean water to the world’s poorest communities. Together, we’re building a better future for our customers, our region and our planet. Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and leading the way with award-winning mental health and well-being strategy. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89940523