Lead Construction Assurance & Integration Engineer

Hybrid - Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES, Hybrid - Maple Lodge (STW) - WD3 9SQ

Job title: Lead Construction Assurance & Integration Engineer

Ref: 39910

Division: Asset Operations & Capital Delivery

Location: Hybrid - Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES, Hybrid - Maple Lodge (STW) - WD3 9SQ

Contract type: Permanent

Full/Part-time: Full-time

Salary: Competitive salary from £50,000 to £67,000 per annum depending on skills and experience of successful candidate

Job grade: B

Closing date: 27/02/2025

Join Our Team as a Lead Construction & Integration Engineer!

Are you a skilled engineer passionate about overseeing complex construction projects from start to finish? Do you thrive in a role where your leadership directly impacts efficiency, compliance, and customer satisfaction? If so, we want you on our team!

As our Lead Construction and Integration Engineer, you'll be at the heart of our water and wastewater network projects, ensuring smooth execution while maximising Thames Water's benefits. Your expertise will guide projects through feasibility, design, and construction phases, ensuring buildability and seamless delivery.

What you'll be doing as a Lead Construction Assurance & Integration Engineer

• Manage the team, which includes direct reports and delivery partners, driving performance and development.
• Take responsibility for team performance and improve engagement of all key stakeholders throughout the stage gate process (end to end).
• Encourage the team's capability to maintain a challenging assurance culture.
• Input into lessons learned reviews and ensure results are used in future projects.
• Identify risks and issues; report to key stakeholders; work with stakeholders to resolve them.
• Liaison with Operations and contractors to approve passing through key milestones.
• Monitor and review the contractor's construction assurance documentation.
• Resolve issues promptly with design teams and contractors to minimise impact on the programme and cost.
• Assist design teams with practical, buildable solutions to meet the brief.
• Promote and monitor contractor health and safety and work with contractors to improve site health and safety performance.
• Ensure compliance with environmental requirements in asset design and delivery.

As part of this role, you must be on site 3-4 days a week, 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate must drive and have a car - this role comes with a car allowance of £4,500 a year.

What you should bring to the role

• Hold a Civil or Mechanical Engineering degree.
• Hold a NEBOSH General Certificate or have a strong knowledge of health and safety.
• Extensive knowledge of defining and supporting solutions to complex works.
• Background in working in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Understanding the development of design, construction and operation of infrastructure or non-infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of performance and quality management.
• Understanding of the stage gate process and intelligent client model.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £50,000 to £67,000 per annum.
• Car allowance of £4,500 a year.
• 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 well-being.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you'll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you're interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we're looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you're looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people's lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we'll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we're here to help and support.

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.