Tech Competency Governance Coordinator

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's of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.

What you will be doing
Working within Engineering Improvement, this role is key to enabling an Intelligent Client model by ensuring that Thames Water has the right technical competency across the business.

In support of the drive to grow and develop the engineering workforce, the role is a focal point for engineering technical competency frameworks and will develop a deep understanding of competencies; ensuring they meet the need of the business and are understood and embraced.

The Technical Competency Governance Coordinator will be central to the creation of the technical heartbeat within Thames Water and will have a supporting role across the company in upskilling our technical workforce. The role will also be involved in innovative engineering projects and the key responsibilities include:

• Engineering Lead for the development, implementation, and governance of technical competency frameworks
• Provide technical leadership for the coordination of Civil, Mechanical, Process, Environmental, Project Management, Electrical, ICA, and Asset engineering competencies
• Drive the technical competency framework adoption across the business
• Provide project management support to engineering innovations
• Support wider engineering Improvement activities

We're looking for you to:

• Build relationships and networks quickly and effectively, you'll be collaborative in nature and thrive on teamwork
• Broad background in engineering with knowledge/exposure to a range of disciplines including an understanding of competence requirements
• Lead by example and be committed to personal and professional development, possessing a sound understanding of professional registration in an engineering context
• Adept at assimilating information and extracting key deductions, you make clear evidence-based decisions and recommendations
• Have excellent communication skills to converse widely and convincingly
• Have a degree or equivalent in a STEM subject, ideally having achieved CEng status

What's in it for you?
This role is in a new team within the Engineering Function at Thames Water. This presents a unique opportunity to influence the engineering technical competency across the business and engage with stakeholders. You'll have exposure to several engineering disciplines.

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service, and a wider benefits scheme.

We're proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we are moving to a hybrid approach where we will provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites, and our home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you'll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and unparalleled benefits. We're also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader and we are a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.

You can find out more in our working for us section of our website.