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At Thames Water, we make a daily difference to 16 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing. We believe every drop counts— and so does every project. That’s why we’re hiring a Senior Sponsor to drive key water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring they align with our long-term goals and deliver real benefits for customers, communities, and the environment.
Job Responsibility:
Accountability for the delivery of water and wastewater projects, ensuring alignment with time, cost, and quality
Working with major projects with significant political & stakeholder influence
Working with teams to resolve risks and trade-offs in project execution
Contributing to business cases for investment and demonstrating alignment with Thames Water’s objectives
Assisting in governance and decision-making processes, ensuring projects progress smoothly through approval stages
Managing risks, tracking benefits, and ensuring projects contribute to regulatory and operational goals
Engaging with stakeholders to build alignment and drive successful project outcomes
Requirements:
Experience in operations, asset management, or investment planning, ideally within the utilities sector
Experience with sponsorship working on large infrastructure projects
A collaborative approach, with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
The ability to deliver clear direction and drive change
A commitment to putting customers, communities, and stakeholders first
Nice to have:
Knowledge of best-practice asset management. (e.g., IAM qualifications or equivalent experience)
Experience working with major projects with significant political & stakeholder influence
An understanding of wastewater compliance at the programme level
A track record of successful project delivery
What we offer:
26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
Car Allowance
Annual Bonus
Generous Pension Scheme through AON
Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
Private Medical Health Care
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