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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 of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.? At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.What you'll be doingA crucial role, leading Instrumentation, Calibration & Automation (ICA) design at Thames Water. As the Principal ICA Engineer, you'll head an industry-leading ICA team in Engineering & Asset who provide the expertise Thames Water needs to achieve its AMP7 ambitions and beyond. The key focus includes:

• Using your experience to find solutions your own way where possible
• Get the right technical requirements with the project technical briefs
• Ensure and deliver the Engineering Regulatory compliance on relevant assets in the ICA area
• Lead, mentor, and develop an ICA design team
• Input and continuously improve Technical Asset Standards

Key accountabilities include:

• Lead excellence in ICA Engineering for Thames Water
• Provide technical input into Project Definition Briefs
• Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery including handover
• Ensure we are compliant with engineering-based regulatory requirements
• Support the establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Engineering
• Support the establishment of a cohesive, sustainable Engineering structure from Graduate to Industry experts that lead Thames Water's engineering requirements into AMP8 and beyond

What you should bring to the role

• Be a recognised principal engineer, educated to a degree level in engineering (or equivalent) with extensive knowledge of working in the water industry
• Be knowledgeable in Data Networks and Safety Instrument Systems
• Be a credible leader with the drive and energy to deliver, direct and support teams
• Understand the regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirement
• Have an excellent relationship, communication, and influencing skills, to interact with our senior colleagues and stakeholders
• Strong budget management experience
• Demonstrate a passion for continuous professional development and take a dynamic approach to drive diversity within engineering at Thames Water
• Deliver through a passionate and positive approach, taking accountability for your role while working accurately and flexibly within a busy team

What's in it for you?This is a fantastic opportunity to join the recently established Engineering team, which is responsible for providing technical expertise to the business. You'll be able to help shape the new engineering function and to design solutions for implementation as part of a wide portfolio of projects.Our competitive salary and package include a bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension, and 26 days of holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service.Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you'll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements, and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your well-being.We're also proud to embrace and promote diversity and believe that creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve will help us to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.Find out more about working at Thames Water.We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of your role, you'll be required to participate in a rota to provide Customer Incident Support, as requested by the Company from time to time. This may be by supporting our customers on the frontline as an Ambassador or being part of the team managing the incident as a Control Tower Lead. This is incredibly rewarding, and you'll be given full training - it's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can't consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.