Location
Hybrid role based at Coppermills, Walthamstow, London with travel to project sites as required. Typically 2 to 3 days per week on site to support design reviews, assurance activities, and project delivery.

Hours
36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary
£55,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

About the Role
Join Thames Water’s Major Projects Team and play a central role in delivering some of the UK’s most technically complex and high-profile water and wastewater infrastructure schemes. You will lead Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) technical assurance activities across major capital projects valued between £30 million and over £120 million, spanning the full project lifecycle from feasibility through commissioning and handover. Your work will ensure delivery is safe, efficient, and aligned with time, cost, and quality expectations.
- Champion a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture, supporting Thames Water’s ‘Triple Zero’ vision of zero incidents, zero harm, and zero compromise.
- Collaborate closely with contractors, consultants, and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure designs meet technical, environmental, and regulatory standards.
- Ensure solutions fully meet the Project Brief, respond to stakeholder needs, and deliver the best Whole Life Cost and operational value.
This is a rare opportunity to influence national infrastructure, protecting public health, enhancing the environment, and supporting sustainable growth for millions of customers.

Experience
- Degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation engineering or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering role within the water or wastewater sector.
- Proven leadership in fostering a positive Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture.
- Significant experience in a design or design-related engineering role.
- Strong technical knowledge of asset standards and deep expertise within ICA discipline.
- Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Experience contributing to Stage Gate processes and ensuring robust technical governance.
- Strong commercial awareness and practical understanding of engineering contracts.

About you
- Personal commitment to behaviours aligned with Thames Water’s Values.
- Resilient and determined under pressure.
- Driven to deliver projects safely, on time, on budget, and to the highest technical standard.

Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Applicants from other industries with strong transferable technical skills are welcome.