Condition Monitoring (Vibration) and Lubrication Engineer

Join our dynamic Condition-Based Maintenance team, where your technical expertise will shape our operations! As the expert in condition monitoring, you’ll support our Engineering and Asset functions to exceed customer expectations and regulatory standards.

As a Condition Monitoring (Vibration) and Lubrication Engineer, you’ll enhance our vibration condition monitoring strategy, a crucial part of our innovative maintenance approach for the AMP8 plan. Collaborate with operational teams to ensure effective delivery of the condition monitoring plan and partner with project teams to provide expert guidance on equipment specifications.

Make a meaningful impact on our maintenance strategies and help drive our proactive approach to efficiency and reliability.

What you’ll be doing as a Condition Monitoring (Vibration) and Lubrication Engineer

• Conducting routine vibration-based condition monitoring analysis on critical assets.
• Creation of reporting and recommendations to Operations Functions and Asset Management.
• Recommending improvements to maintenance regimes based on long-term trended data.
• Carry out technical appraisals on asset base and make recommendations for the most. appropriate condition-based maintenance regime for effective whole-life cost.
• Ensuring efficient data collection routines are being carried out and that databases are kept up to date.
• Following through condition triggered work to completion, visiting the site as necessary to assist/check the effectiveness of the solution.
• Conducting lubrication surveys, raising recommendations based on findings to extend asset life.

This hybrid role will be based in one of our North London offices. You will be required to be in the office or on-site twice a week, as the business needs.
The position is for 36 hours a week, from Monday to Friday.

You must be a driver. A Thames Water van will be provided for this role, as you must transport large equipment.

What you should bring to the role

• A mechanical engineering degree or HNC as well as a Level 2 Vibration Analysis (BINDT or Mobius) qualification.
• Engineering background gained within an operational / maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of how to capture, analyse and report on condition-monitoring vibration data.
• Understand the creation of assets, points and routes within vibration analysis software.
• Lubrication specification and recommendation experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and technical capability, with the ability to effectively collaborate, influence and inspire condition-monitoring best practices.
• Ability to present technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £40,000 to £50,000 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 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.