Technical Governance Coordinator

In this fantastic opportunity, you will play a key role in implementing technical governance for a £20 billion AMP8 Business Plan, which is the company's largest ever expenditure. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver lasting improvements to water infrastructure across London and the Thames Valley. Your work ensures the delivery of essential services to 16 million customers, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing daily.

What you’ll be doing as a Technical Governance Coordinator

The day-to-day duties for the Technical Governance (TG) Co-ordinator involve a mix of high-level project triaging and detailed administrative support for both the Engineering department and the Innovation PMO.

• Work alongside the Innovation PMO Engagement team to coordinate communications and engagement of innovation stakeholders both internally and across the water industry.
• Support the Technical Governance Chair to determine the appropriate Technical Governance pathway and organise projects as such.
• Oversee planning of all Technical Governance Reviews.
• Allocate all projects to a meeting slot and work with attendees to batch related projects for efficiency. Ensure sufficient attendance at each meeting.
• Work with stakeholders to identify improvements and efficiencies to the Technical Governance process to increase effectiveness and drive value for the business.
• Liaise with PMO to monitor technical assurance reports raised at stage gates.
• Arrange appropriate Technical Governance involvement in projects where technical assurance has identified a material change during the project lifecycle
• Develop and create outputs to clearly communicate the supply and demand of resources to senior management. Contribute to a flexible and resilient PMO in role-modelling collaborative behaviours, shared learning, and supporting routine activities spanning adjacent functions.
• Play a proactive role to engage projects with TG process awareness of best practice and behaviour that achieves the optimum TG outcomes

Base location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB

Working pattern or hours: 36 hours, Mon-Fri

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Previous experience in project co-ordination in a similar industry and an in-depth understanding of technical governance.
• A pragmatic and flexible working style that supports prioritisation and workload management.
• Ability to work in a complex, fast-paced environment and respond positively to problems and issues that arise.
• Ability to develop strong internal stakeholder relationships and influence across teams
• Applicants must be adept at overcoming challenges and dealing with rapid change independently.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to converse widely and convincingly across a breadth of internal stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft packages, including MS SharePoint, Word, and Excel, particularly in supporting the successful delivery of projects and programmes.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have:

• Experience with Power BI and able to create bespoke reports.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £41,000 to £51,000 per annum depending on experience.
• 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.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?

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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

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. Why choose us? Learn more.

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.

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.

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.