Technical Coordinator - Waste Water in Guildford

Based in Surrey, this full‑time Technical Coordinator - Waste Water role with Pertemps Thames Water offers a salary from £39,770 per annum, dependent on experience. You will be based from the Earlswood & Crawley Sewage Treatment Works, travelling to nine other sites as required. Working predominantly in the field, you will coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, directing internal technicians and external contractors. Your focus is ensuring plant availability and meeting operational KPIs across wastewater sites. Collaborating with Performance Managers and specialist teams, you will take ownership of tasks to maintain high operational standards. This position suits a proactive coordinator with strong organisational skills, capable of managing diverse work schedules effectively. We’re looking for a motivated and proactive Technical Coordinator to join our Operations team, based from our Earlswood & Crawley Sewage Treatment Works with flexibility to travel around 9 other sites. This is an exciting chance to play a key role within the team, working predominantly in the field and closely with a supportive and experienced operations team.

Location and Working Hours

Location: Earlswood or Crawley Sewage Treatment Works, with flexibility to travel around 9 other sites. Hours: 36 per week, Monday to Friday. Salary: Salary from £39,770 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the management of the prerequisites within SAP (materials, permits, resources and services) for all complex jobs for planned and reactive work across maintenance and operations.
• Use technical expertise and data captured from the field to design operationally critical jobs.
• Highlight key operational risks across the area and present these to obtain funding.
• Maintain the availability of plant and equipment and optimise treatment process performance.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert advice on technical issues and generate solutions to operational risks.
• Obtain quotes, order materials and 3rd party services through our framework contractors.
• Ensure all aspects of Health and Safety are managed correctly, through safe system of work approval, reviewing RAMS, permitting and site audits.
• You will be responsible for ensuring that our legal statutory maintenance requirements are met, including items such as lifting equipment, pressure vessels and generators.

Essential Criteria

• Strong understanding of plant, equipment, and operational processes.
• Collaborative – able to work closely with Planners, Field Performance Managers, 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; ideally you will be IOSH or equivalent qualified.
• A full UK driving licence is essential for this position as the role involves travelling around our sites.

Desirable skills

• Completed a time‑served apprenticeship or hold a recognised technical qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Preferably experience working within Water or Wastewater Treatment, or a comparable industrial environment.

Benefits

• Salary up to £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Company Car Allowance of £4,500.
• 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.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself 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

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Workplace Culture

Working at Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet. Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family.

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.

Additional Information

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 and meet colleagues.