Senior Control Engineer

We currently have an excellent opportunity to join Thames Water as a Senior Control Engineer to work in our Systems Catchment and Operation team in London.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Control Engineer
As a Senior Control Engineer, you will be required to assist the strategic control manager and production teams largely on weekly, monthly and annual supply/demand planning along with the development and maintenance of control strategies to ensure the optimal operation of the London supply system.
Key responsibilities include:

• Working closely with water production and network to ensure overall optimum system performance, as well as working across asset management and capital delivery to ensure new assets meet optimum performance requirements.
• You will be responsible for maintaining and facilitating the outage plan, ensuring that large assets can be removed from service for maintenance and statutory inspection with no impact to water quality or water supply to customers.
• As part of the role, you will be required to assist the London strategic control manager to maintain weekly and annual production plans to ensure optimal system operation carry out supply/demand mass balance studies to determine system resilience and provide technical support and/or risk assess permits to work on the supply system.

Base Location: Hampton - TW12 2ES but can be flexible across London which can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Working hours: 36
Necessary requirements for the role: Due to the nature of the role you will require a valid UK driving license and you will be required to be on standby as part of an out-of-hours roster.

What you should bring to the role

• We are ideally looking for someone with relevant industry experience or a degree in a relevant field. You will need to be a strong communicator with an innovative approach to communicate with a range of stakeholders.
• Water operations experience would be beneficial, and health and safety competency is essential.
• You will need to be able to deliver against operational targets and have knowledge of strategic supply operation. You will also need the ability to analyse key performance data from SCADA and PI systems.
• Can apply knowledge of water supply operation and communication skills, working with water production and network staff to ensure overall optimum system performance.
• For this role, you will be required to be on standby as part of an out-of-hours roster

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £42,880 to £53,600 per annum depending on previous experience
• Annual Leave: 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, background, 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 disapointment.