Asset Integration Engineer

Who are we?Thames Water is the UK s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes,keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing. At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open - and this matters even more through a pandemic.We re proud of the positive ways of working we ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from the home, office, and our sites. We ll cover this during the assessment process.What you will be doingAs an Asset Integration Engineer, you will be working across the Thames Valley area with flexible locations, to deliver the successful and seamless integration of assets throughout the whole delivery process; safeguarding any site, process, regulatory and statutory requirements and ensuring changes required to operate the new plant as Business as Usual are effectively managed while maximising benefits to Thames Water.You ll be accountable for the verification and approval of project plans including Project Delivery, Commissioning and test plans and identifying risks and issues, and working with stakeholders to resolve them.Thames Water has a Zero Compromise approach to Health, Safety, Wellbeing, and the Environment, and you ll work collaboratively to aid the wellbeing of team members and colleagues and actively promote the Thames Water Three Zeros culture associated with our health and safety performance. These are, Zero Incidents, Zero Harm & Zero Compromise. Key accountabilities include:

• Monitoring compliance with environmental requirements in asset design, delivery, and testing, monitoring delivery performance, and working with contractors to address issues and improve
• Ensuring project objectives are clear and agreed by all stakeholders
• Assisting with contractor and Operations liaison during the design process
• Assisting key design reviews (Solutions review/Challenge Workshop, HAZOP, HAZCOM, SWIFT)
• Monitoring and reporting on commissioning progress, ensuring issues are raised with and addressed by the deliverer
• Liaising with Operations and contractors to agree on duties and ownership during the Take Over process
• Monitoring and approving Take Over testing and reporting and agree post Take Over works
• Liaising with Operations and contractors to manage the defects process and arrange Performance Testing

We re looking for you to:

• Be qualified in NEBOSH or IOSH General or Construction Certificate or SMSTS or willing to gain
• Be knowledgeable in the processes used in water and/or wastewater as appropriate
• Understand the development of design, construction, and operation of infrastructure or non-infrastructure projects
• Be self-starting, resilient, and tenacious under pressure, with a desire to successfully deliver projects to time, cost, and quality
• Have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, to clearly interact with our stakeholders and contractors
• Possess excellent organisation and workload management skills
• Deliver an exceptional service through a passionate and positive approach, taking accountability for your role while working accurately and flexibly within a busy team
• Foster a positive Health & Safety culture within the team and contractors, ensuring we fulfill environmental and Health & Safety statutory obligations
• Have a full driving licence as travel will be required to construction and operational sites across the Thames Water catchment area

What s in it for you?This is a challenging role, key to the successful delivery of our portfolio of projects in the Thames Valley. You ll be working on projects across the water/wastewater sector with an impressive variety of work. Working with key stakeholders, this role is vital for successful delivery within the Thames Water intelligent client model.Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements, and really great benefits. We re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader employer.Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service, and a wider benefits scheme.Find out more about working at Thames Water.We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of your role, you ll be asked to help out our Instant Support Team to help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you ll be given full training - 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 a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.