Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer Reading, England

Thames Water Utilites
Full Time Reading, England 65000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Who are we?

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.


What you’ll be doing

This role will head an industry leading Electrical Engineering team in the Electrical and ICA team in Thames Water Above Ground Engineering to achieve Thames Water’s AMP7 ambitions and beyond.

Focusing on the Electrical Engineering design discipline the role will provide the expertise needed to: -

  • Get the right technical requirements in the project technical briefs
  • Ensure and deliver the Engineering Regulatory compliance on relevant assets in the Electrical area
  • Review or approve Electrical designs as appropriate
  • Lead, mentor and develop an Electrical design team
  • Input and continuously improve Technical Asset Standards
  • Lead excellence in Electrical Engineering for Thames Water
  • Provide the technical input into Project Definition Briefs
  • Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery including handover
  • Ensure we are compliant with engineering based regulatory requirements in their area
  • Support the establishment of a cohesive, sustainable Engineering structure from Graduate to Industry experts that leads Thames Water’s engineering requirements into AMP8 and beyond

What you should bring to the role

  • Be a recognised leader and extensive experience in their engineering discipline including High Voltage and Low Voltage Systems and with meaningful experience in the water industry.
  • Degree level or equivalent with professional chartership likely in their Engineering Discipline
  • Understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills both internally and externally
  • Budget management experience
  • A passion of continuous professional development and active approach to driving diversity within Engineering in Thames

What’s in it for you?

Our competitive salary and package include a bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension, and 26 days of holiday per year increasing to 30 with a length of service.

Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your well-being.

We’re also 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.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

We deliver life's essential service to our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, that 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 a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Principal Electrical Engineer
Thames Water Utilites

corporate.thameswater.co.uk
Reading, United Kingdom
Sarah Bentley
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Private
Energy & Utilities
1989
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