Principal Civil Engineer

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 - and this matters even more through a pandemic.
We're proud of the positive ways of working we've adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. We're moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from home, office, and our sites for our office-based roles. We'll cover this during the assessment process.
What you'll be doing
Leading one of the Water infrastructure or non-infrastructure Civil Engineering teams, the Principal Civil Engineer is a key member of the team that creates the intelligent client Thames Water needs to be able to achieve its AMP7 ambitions and beyond. You'll be responsible for managing, coaching, and developing a team of circa 10 engineers ranging from graduates to senior engineers. You will also provide expertise in your field of water engineering. Focusing on the civil engineering infrastructure or non-infrastructure discipline, you will provide the direction and expertise needed to:

• Get the right engineering solutions and definitions in Project Briefs
• Input and continuously improve Technical Asset Standards
• Provide design sign-off of deliverables
• Provide technical assurance during the delivery, commissioning, and handover of Assets
• Drive the advancement of the civil engineering discipline
• Ensure and deliver the Engineering Regulatory compliance on relevant assets in the Civil Engineering area

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Drive excellence in the Water and/or Wastewater Civil Engineering discipline
• Provide the technical input into Project Definition briefs
• Mentor a growing team of engaged engineers
• Lead the civil input into asset surveys and condition assessments, feasibility studies, optioneering, whole life costing, and preliminary/outline designs
• Support provision of the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery including handover
• Carry out root cause analysis and provide solutions
• Ensure we are compliant with engineering-based regulatory requirements
• Support the establishment of a cohesive, sustainable Engineering structure from graduate to industry experts that guides Thames's Engineering requirements into AMP8 and beyond
• Support the establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Engineering and recruitment

What you should bring to the role

• Significant expertise in UK water utility civil infrastructure design and construction. Experience in water mains and/or sewer design and rehabilitation would be an added advantage
• Understanding the regulatory environment we work in to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management to drive results through influence
• Experience in management, leadership, and development of people in a culture of accountability and achievement
• Be educated to degree level or equivalent in Civil Engineering with professional chartership
• Possess the credibility to influence at a senior level and authority to challenge to ensure that we are making the right decisions
• A passion for continuous professional development and an active approach to driving diversity within Engineering in Thames Water

What's in it for you?
This is a unique opportunity to work for the biggest water company in the UK. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects across all quadrants and help to shape and establish a team of first-class engineers.
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 the 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 , and great benefits. We're also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader and we're a Times Top 50 Employer for Women. 
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so 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 your role, you'll be asked to help out our Instant Support Team to help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you'll be given full training - it's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.
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.