Construction Assurance Engineer

at  Thames Water Utilites

Attention all Construction Engineers!
We have an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to modernising and developing our Sewage Treatment Works in the Thames Valley and Home Counties. As our successful candidate, you will play a central role in ensuring we can continue providing life’s essential services.
Join us on our Turn Around Plan and participate in something meaningful! Please apply now to be a construction and integration engineer and join us on this journey.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

• Supporting essential design and delivery reviews, identifying risks and issues, and working with stakeholders to resolve them.
• Carry out health and safety audits to ensure relevant issues are corrected.
• Focussed on the construction phase of projects, assessing and reporting project progress, acting to rectify issues, and taking the lead on the escalation process if necessary. Also, ensure all non-conformance is identified and corrected.
• Managing, identifying, and resolving snags and liaising with Operators and contractors after the takeover to handle defects, the aftercare process, and performance testing.
• Monitored, agreed on, and approved Takeover tests with the project team.
• Ensure that the required project documentation meets our specifications and that the information for taking over is approved.
• Working as an active member of one or more project teams with one or more of our contractors.
  Hybrid – Clearwater Court
  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; this role will come with a car allowance.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE ROLE

• Have an HNC or above in an appropriate engineering subject or background in a similar role.
• Knowledge of health and safety on construction sites or holding of SMSTS qualification; this can be offered as part of the role if not as a current holder.
• Understand design, construction, and operations within industries like the water sector.
• Have a background in project delivery within the construction sector.
• Be confident in communicating with various levels of stakeholders.
• Foster a positive Health and safety culture within the team and contractors, ensuring we assert all environmental and Health and safety statutory obligations.