Principal Environmental Engineer

Exciting opportunity alert! Join our industry-leading environmental engineering team as the Principal Environmental Engineer, playing a pivotal role in achieving Thames Water's AMP8 ambitions and beyond. Your expertise will drive environmental impact reduction, green solutions implementation, and regulatory compliance in engineering projects. Apply now to be a key player in shaping a sustainable future.

What you’ll be doing as a Principal Environmental Engineer

• Technical input into project definition briefs.
• Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery, including handover.
• Ensure we comply with engineering-based regulatory requirements from an environmental point of view.
• Support the establishment of a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for engineering.
• Support establishing a cohesive, sustainable engineering structure from graduate to industry experts, leading Thames Water’s engineering requirements into AMP8 and beyond. 

Hybrid – Clearwater Court, you will be required in the office and on-site as the business requires you.

36 hours a week, Monday - Friday.

What you should bring to the role

• Degree level in engineering or other appropriate technical qualifications in an engineering discipline.
• A professional chartership of an appropriate professional body is desirable.
• Solid broad-based industry experience, with appropriate periods of specialisation and the ability to learn and apply that experience, including extensive experience in one or more of these areas: Carbon strategy and management, nature and catchment-based solutions, biodiversity management, environmental assessments related to construction projects.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence colleagues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement, environmental challenges, and sustainable development.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £61,000 to £70,000 per annum.
• This role will have a car allowance of £5800 per annum.
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Annual Bonus.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• 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 complimentary 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 disappointment.