At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead assessments and develop solutions for Power Resilience across Thames Water's sites.
- Company: Join Thames Water, a key player in UK infrastructure with a focus on sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, pension scheme, and health benefits.
- Other info: Flexible working locations and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on power resilience and customer outcomes in a growing team.
- Qualifications: Experience in LV engineering and ability to apply safety standards.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 62000 £ per year.
Resilience Project Engineer (Electrical)
Power Resilience is critical to Thames Water's ability to provide safe, reliable services to millions of customers.
We are expanding our Power Resilience capability to enhance how power is planned, maintained and improved across our operations.
We are looking for talented individuals to join this growing team and help build a coordinated, data‑led approach to managing Power Resilience across Thames Water.
What you’ll be doing as a Resilience Project Engineer
The Resilience Project Engineer will enable the delivery of Power Resilience across Thames Water’s water and wastewater sites by completing resilience assessments, designing proposed solutions and supporting the implementation of priority interventions.
As Resilience Project Engineer you will apply LV engineering and Power Resilience principles to identify critical vulnerabilities and ensure power systems are safer, more reliable and better able to withstand and recover from power interruptions.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a critical area of UK infrastructure and make a meaningful difference to customer outcomes and environmental protection.
As the team grows, members will help shape future ways of working and bring their expertise to create lasting impact across Thames Water.
Key responsibilities
- Resilience
Assessments: You will lead LV site and system Power Resilience assessments, producing surveys, updated drawings and data packs that identify vulnerabilities, critical paths and recommendations for improvement.
- Solution Development: You will lead the development of Power Resilience solutions, contributing to design options, calculations and scopes.
- Resilience Delivery: You will collaborate with internal delivery teams to ensure planned power investments are executed effectively and in line with resilience standards.
- Continuous
Improvement: You will apply technical problem‑solving and analytical thinking to drive improvements in resilience, safety and compliance, and support the adoption of best practice across the team.
- Technical Documentation and
Records: You will maintain accurate and up to date technical records, including tests, inspections, drawings and outage/black start plans for assigned sites.
What you should bring to the role?
- Experience in a technical role.
- Experience in delivering, design and estimating of LV engineering projects.
- Experience applying Health & Safety Regulations and principles to electrical projects.
- The ability to work unsupervised and use initiative to deliver specified high‑quality outputs.
- The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role is
- Ability to interpret and update technical documentation, single line diagrams, and risk assessments.
- Full UK Driving License.
- Ability to apply LV electrical engineering and Power Resilience principles.
- Ability to apply compliance and safety standards. (CDM , ESQCR)
- Data analysis and reporting for technical and compliance purposes.
What’s in it for you?
- Offering a salary between £50,000 to £62,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
- Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
- Generous Pension Scheme through AON
- Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
- Company Details
- Location: Basingstoke, RG24 8LL (flexible for London or Thames Valley, e. g., Hampton, Mogden, Reading & Basingstoke)
- Hours: 36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Contract type: Permanent / Full‑time
We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work.
We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process.
If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.
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