We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Water Production team at Bourne End as the Technical Coordinator. This will be a mix of being in the field 70 per cent as well as office-based 30 per cent of the time covering the East Thames Valley Area.
As a Successful candidate, you will be responsible for the management of overseeing the reactive work of site issues in operations as well as ordering materials, signing off permits, and having a good understanding of resources and services for all complex jobs.
This role will involve day-to-day contractor liaison and management, input into future planning and solutions, and providing technical support to the wider team.
What you'll be doing as
the
Technical Coordinator
- Immersing yourself in often unseen and unique infrastructure that serves millions of people.
- Responding to asset site failures and coordinating resources to return them to service.
- Liaising with our contractors and suppliers to deliver solutions to problems on our sites.
- Managing complex work and investigations.
- Using your experience and technical expertise to directly improve the lives of our customers.
- Understanding and engaging with a variety of equipment including but not limited to pumps, valves, pipework, lifting equipment, ultrasonic level sensors, flowmeters, control panels and LV electrical equipment.
- Providing technical advice and expertise to field staff and 3rd parties**.**
- This will include providing detailed instruction and monitoring progress.
What you should bring to the role
- Relevant experience working within Water or Wastewater treatment or comparable industry, preferably experience as a Mechanical and Electrical technician or ICA technician.
- Timed served an apprenticeship and relevant technical qualification.
- Highly logical - able to decide on and build the dependencies between tasks.
- Collaborative – able to work closely with Planners, Production Managers and Technical team. suppliers, and 3rd parties.
- Technically experienced with a good understanding of how to maintain assets.
- Good local knowledge of how important an asset is to a site and how it relates to other assets.
- Meticulous at documenting the finer details of what needs to take place.
- Able to manage a large workload of numerous jobs in parallel.
- Competent with IT systems (will use SAP extensively) as well as effective communication skills.
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues relevant to the industry.
- A clean driving licence is essential as the role involves travelling.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary paying up to £45,000 per annum depending on your level of experience.
- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Annual Bonus.
- 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 complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, 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.