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111Job Description:Exciting opportunity at Thames Water for an Innovation Technical Coordinator! Lead technical working groups, drive innovation engagement, and manage technical reviews. Join us in shaping the future of the water sector and positioning Thames Water as a leader in technical excellence and innovation.
This is 12 month fixed term contract.
What you’ll be doing as an Innovation Technical Coordinator
- Develop and manage communications throughout Thames Water Innovation champions.
- Support the Innovation engagement team.
- Coordinate and manage Thames Water technical practice groups and forums.
- Support and enable the innovation process across Thames Water.
- Coordinate and, where required, drive external technical engagements.
- Support broader technical improvement activities across innovation as required.
This role will be based at Clearwater Court in a hybrid or remote setting.
36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
What you should bring to the role
- Have a knowledge or a background in the engineering or innovation sector.
- Be comfortable communicating and conversing with technical specialists and non-technical stakeholders alike.
- Ability to form networks and relationships quickly and effectively across a broad stakeholder community, both internally and externally.
- Ability to lead and influence teams and take a collaborative and inclusive approach to problem-solving.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary from £47,000 to £50,000 per annum.
- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear – to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life’s essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. 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.
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, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.Location: South East, Reading
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