Specialist Process Controller

Job title Specialist Process Controller  Division Asset Operations & Capital Delivery Location Beckton - IG11 0AD
Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Hours 38 hours per week Salary Offering a salary up to £49,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. Job grade A Closing date 23/01/2026

This is an exciting role where you will be working as part of the Sludge Stream Processing team, overseeing the Sludge Powered Generator and Thermal Hydrolysis Process, playing a key part in the site’s day-to-day operations and a hugely crucial part in keeping the River Thames clean and contributing towards green power generation.

As the Specialist Process Controller, you will find that no working day is the same. This will provide a very interesting, challenging, and rewarding working environment.

• This role will involve controlling the work processes' day-to-day operation.
• Responsible for operating the site according to internal company requirements, a regulatory quality standard, and meeting customer demand.
• Processing faults and advising suitable rectification, raising issues to the Maintenance Scheduler or Performance Managers as required.
• Carrying out isolations to plant and issuing Permits to work as part of a safe system of work.
• Assisting with on-site capital project works, coordinating maintenance and operational personnel, and raising reactive work when required.
• Monitoring stock levels and placing chemical orders as required.
• Monitoring, collating, and reporting data to ensure that statutory and regulatory compliance is met.
• Undertake safety and security checks and take responsibility for the health and safety of yourself and your colleagues.

Beckton - IG11 0AD
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38 Hours per week - Monday-Friday from 7:30 am to 3:36 pm. Flexible working available.

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

• Full UK Driving Licence Required.
• Experience managing or controlling industrial processes in a similar industry.
• Ability to work unsupervised and be prepared to cover shifts if required.
• Understanding of operational health and safety procedures and perimeters.
• Previous experience working with permitting procedures and isolations.

• Completion of an Engineering NVQ Level 2, BTEC, or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Previous experience with SCADA systems would be an advantage.

• Offering a salary up to £49,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Annual Leave - 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• Pension:
  Maximum of 12% = 2x employee contribution.
• Performance Related Pay Plan (PRPP):
  Max (of salary) = 6%. On Target (of salary) = 3%.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• The wider benefits scheme includes our benefits hub, which is packed with offers and information to save money and support your well‑being.

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 our 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.

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…