Environmental Engineer

at  Thames Water Utilites

Exciting opportunity alert! Join our industry-leading environmental engineering team at Thames Water, playing a pivotal role in shaping our AMP8 ambitions and beyond. As part of this dynamic team, you will drive environmental excellence by ensuring regulatory compliance, optimising sustainability, and providing technical expertise across various project stages. Your contributions will be crucial in delivering sustainable solutions and fostering collaboration with delivery partners. Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of our innovative journey towards a greener future.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS A ENVIROMENTAL ENGINEER

• Play a key role in engineering for Thames Water.
• Provide technical input into project definition briefs.
• Provide environmental input into asset surveys and plant condition assessments, feasibility studies, optioneering, whole-life costing and preliminary designs.
• Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery, including handover.
• Ensure we are compliant with engineering-based regulatory requirements in their area.
• Promoting continuous improvement of environmental / carbon performance of all projects.
• Communicating the requirements of current relevant environmental legislation, standards and best practice.
• Embedding a continuous improvement approach to support upgrading our environmental Standards.
• Assisting the Environmental Engineering team in various internal and external meetings, workshops, management reviews, and forums.
• Raising awareness and understanding of carbon and sustainability targets throughout the business.
  Based in Hybrid, Clearwater Court, you will be required on-site as part of your role requires you to.
  36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE ROLE

• Be educated to a degree level in engineering or other appropriate technical qualifications, also likely in an engineering discipline.
• Knowledge in one of the following subjects: embodied and whole life carbon approach, natural-based solutions, Natural capital, Biodiversity, SuDS and catchment solutions, EIA / PEA.
• Background in project delivery or construction and asset operation.
• Understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence colleagues.
• A passion for continuous improvement, environmental challenges and sustainable development.