Working as part of a team, this role is responsible for maintaining the sewer network asset availability by coordinating repair activities and inspection programmes. The role is key to delivering effective repairs, inspections, and planned maintenance by managing internal and external stakeholders.
The role provides a variety of challenges on a daily basis, but also allows the successful candidate to either learn or further develop their skills in relation to health and safety, leadership, maintenance and project management.
This role is part of a team leading significant investment projects in our infrastructure, with large capital schemes being delivered across the area and is part of the future operation of the Tideway Tunnel, which is a significant investment project to protect the river Thames.
Your area will cover the whole of North East London working on Thames Water’s largest and oldest trunk sewers and Victorian pumping stations. Your day-to-day work will involve working with the in-house Operations team, specialist contractors and major projects teams including the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
What you’ll be doing as a Project Coordinator
- Planning activities to deliver repairs, inspections and maintenance on the trunk sewer network and below ground assets
- You will also use your expertise to plan in complex works safely and resolve long standing and reactive issues
- Performance managing contractors to complete repairs and maintenance on our assets within budgetary and time constraints, as well as promoting a culture of continuous improvement and modelling the Thames Water values at all times
- Managing the Health and Safety of the activities for internal and external stakeholders
- Optimising the network to improve maintenance activities, flow, electricity usage and environment
- To be a key stakeholder in the capital delivery programmes for the network
- Managing programmes for statutory inspections
Base Location: Wick Lane Depot in Stratford, Bow, East London – E3 2NA
Working Pattern or hours: 36 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Necessary requirements for the role: Full clean UK driving licence
What you should bring to the role
- Experience in managing projects or planned activities
- Strong communication skills
- Knowledge of health and safety
- A hands-on approach and a willingness to travel and visit various sites
- The desire to make a difference and role model the Thames Water Values
- Good understanding of Confined Space access (Regulations)
- Trunk Sewer network and strategic pumping knowledge (Advantageous)
- Full valid UK driving license
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive Salary offering up to £48,000 per annum, depending on your level of skills and experience
- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
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, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
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.
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