Environmental Engineer

Exciting opportunity alert! Join our industry-leading environmental engineering team at Thames Water, playing a pivotal role in shaping our AMP8 ambitions and beyond. As part of this dynamic team, you will drive environmental excellence by ensuring regulatory compliance, optimising sustainability, and providing technical expertise across various project stages. Your contributions will be crucial in delivering sustainable solutions and fostering collaboration with delivery partners. Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of our innovative journey towards a greener future.

What you’ll be doing as a Enviromental Engineer

• Play a key role in engineering for Thames Water.
• Provide technical input into project definition briefs.
• Provide environmental input into asset surveys and plant condition assessments, feasibility studies, optioneering, whole-life costing and preliminary designs.
• Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery, including handover.
• Ensure we are compliant with engineering-based regulatory requirements in their area.
• Promoting continuous improvement of environmental / carbon performance of all projects.
• Communicating the requirements of current relevant environmental legislation, standards and best practice.
• Embedding a continuous improvement approach to support upgrading our environmental Standards.
• Assisting the Environmental Engineering team in various internal and external meetings, workshops, management reviews, and forums.
• Raising awareness and understanding of carbon and sustainability targets throughout the business.

Based in Hybrid, Clearwater Court, you will be required on-site as part of your role requires you to.

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

What you should bring to the role

• Be educated to a degree level in engineering or other appropriate technical qualifications, also likely in an engineering discipline.
• Knowledge in one of the following subjects: embodied and whole life carbon approach, natural-based solutions, Natural capital, Biodiversity, SuDS and catchment solutions, EIA / PEA
• Background in project delivery or construction and asset operation.
• Understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence colleagues.
• A passion for continuous improvement, environmental challenges and sustainable development.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £40,000 to £45,000 per annum.
• 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 includes our benefits hub, which is packed with offers and information to save 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.