Location
Flexible within the Thames Water region. Travel to Head Office in Reading and within Thames Valley & London is essential. Hybrid working with 2-3 days in the office or on site depending on project requirements.

Hours
Full-time, Monday to Friday (36 hours per week)

Salary
£61,150 - £76,440 per annum depending on skills and relevant experience

About the Role
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. As a Lead Sponsor (Programme Lead) in the Bioresources area, you will drive key water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with our long-term goals and delivering real benefits for customers, communities, and the environment.

You will play a key role in delivering projects across our 25 sludge treatment centres where sewage sludge is treated to produce compliant products that can be recycled to land, as well as heat and electricity used to reduce external energy needs. Managing time, cost, quality, and regulatory performance commitments on these vital sites requires strong decision making and communication skills.

Working alongside the Senior Principal Sponsor and planners, you will engage closely with internal and external stakeholders, providing end-to-end support for planning and execution. You will ensure investment decisions align with long-term goals and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:
- Accountability for delivery of Bioresources projects, ensuring alignment with time, cost, and quality targets
- Managing major projects with significant political and stakeholder oversight
- Collaborating with teams to resolve risks and trade-offs within Bioresources and Wastewater Network + programme areas
- Contributing to business cases for investment demonstrating alignment with Thames Water’s objectives
- Assisting governance and decision-making processes to ensure smooth project approvals
- Managing risks, tracking benefits, and ensuring projects meet regulatory and operational goals
- Engaging stakeholders to build alignment and drive successful project outcomes

Experience
- Experience in operations, asset management, or investment planning, ideally within the Bioresources area of the utilities sector
- Major project experience with significant political and stakeholder oversight
- Understanding of wastewater treatment and compliance, especially sludge treatment

About you
- Collaborative approach with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to deliver clear direction and drive change
- Commitment to putting customers, communities, and stakeholders first

Qualifications
- Knowledge of best-practice asset management (e.g., IAM qualifications or equivalent experience) is desirable
- Track record of successful project delivery is advantageous
- Experience with sponsorship is a plus