Engineering Vacancies - #151328

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Date: 7 hours ago
City: Reading
Contract type: Full time
Join our Engineering teams to help shape the future and deliver life’s essential service.

Are you looking for an engineering career where you can make a real difference?

Whether you’re designing resilient infrastructure, delivering multi-million-pound programmes, your role directly influences how we deliver clean, safe water and wastewater services to over 16 million people every day, while shaping the future of essential infrastructure across London, the Thames Valley, and the Home Counties.

This is your chance to make a lasting, measurable impact, not just on projects, but on people, communities and the environment.

Together, We’re Working To

  • Safeguard clean, reliable water supplies
  • Protect and restore rivers and ecosystems
  • Upgrade and future-proof critical infrastructure
  • Deliver environmental solutions for generations to come

With a £19.8 Billion Investment Over The Next Five Years, We’re Delivering One Of The UK’s Most Ambitious Infrastructure Transformation Programmes. You’ll Be Part Of Delivering Projects That Matter, At Scale And With Purpose. We’re Looking For Experienced Engineers With a Background Working In

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Project
  • Environmental
  • Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA)

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role in securing sustainable water and wastewater for today and the decades ahead by leading the delivery of complex, high-value programmes, including:

  • Building new water and wastewater treatment plants
  • Development of large-scale reservoirs
  • Upgrading major networks across the region
  • Integrating with landmark schemes like the Thames Tideway Tunnel
  • Delivering environmental improvement projects to reduce pollution and protect nature

We’re Looking For

  • Engineering HNC or HND / Degree within an Engineering Discipline
  • Knowledge of developing technical project solutions and briefs in your specific discipline
  • Understanding of project delivery in process industries at a large scale
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety in the construction industry
  • Understanding of industrial processes in the engineering discipline
  • Knowledge of the water or wastewater industry is desirable but not essential; we welcome transferable skills from any industry, including construction, utilities or rail

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of modernising the UK’s largest water and wastewater network
  • Help reduce river spills by 95% and protect natural ecosystems
  • Work on meaningful projects with real environmental and social impact

You’ll Benefit From

  • Comprehensive training and career progression pathways
  • 24 days’ annual leave, rising to 28 days with length of service, plus bank holidays
  • Defined contribution pension scheme - up to 12% company contribution
  • Annual personal medical assessment
  • Access to our benefits hub, with discounts and wellbeing support

We’re proud to embrace and promote diversity and believe that creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve will help us to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Your work will have purpose, scale and impact. Whether you’re early in your career or ready for a senior leadership role, Thames Water offers the opportunity to grow, lead, and shape the future, now and for future generations.

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