Project Coordinator - Wastewater

RPS is currently seeking an experienced Wastewater Project Coordinator to join our operations support team based in Clevedon
, focusing on projects related to wastewater networks. This office-based role involves assisting the Project Management team in delivering projects centered on wastewater asset surveying. It’s an interesting and rewarding position, perfect for someone with a passion for the environment.

The RPS Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) team provides industry leading services to the UK Water Industry and our employees are involved in services supporting Water Networks, Drainage, Surveying, Leakage Consultancy, Water Resources and Efficiency. The team analyse complex data and provide pragmatic solutions. This includes reducing water leakage and preventing flooding and pollution in local communities.

Our Wastewater Operations teams are a collection of 3-person site survey crews that support the regional water companies by gathering data from both above and below-ground wastewater assets. These assets can include reservoirs, dams, highways, and water treatment plants.

As a key member of the Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) business, your role as Wastewater Project Coordinator is critical to our strategic priorities – to deliver great work for our clients by providing excellent customer service and executing complex operational tasks. Whether you are just starting out or taking the next step in your career, this position provides an opportunity for you to progress with RPS.

You will need to work flexibly, working weekends, evenings and overtime if required. Be willing to travel to different locations. It is essential that you enjoy working outdoors, as come rain or shine, you will mostly be outside.

• Coordination of people, projects, clients, and onsite equipment
• Technical support of field staff
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety requirements
• Ensure all field teams have the correct RAMS for each project
• Planning the weekly whereabouts of field-based staff
• Assist in delivery and recording of toolbox talks and team briefs
• Travel to site for Site Based Workplace Inspections
• Ensure field staff are kept safe and well equipped
• Coordinate project activities, resources, equipment, and information
• Identify risks and opportunities
• Monitor project progress
  
  Maintain project documentation and record keeping
• Perform tasks and duties assigned by the Project Manager
• Assist in performing QA checks
• Preparation of RAMS

• Must have experience in a role related to wastewater operations (CCTV, Asset, Flow Monitoring etc)
• Excellent IT skills and proficient user of MS Office suite
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly efficient, organised with excellent problem-solving skills
• A flexible approach and reliable
• Able to work quickly and accurately
• Approachable with great interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise at all levels in a professional manner
• Able to use initiative and work unsupervised

• Must have a full UK driving License

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go. A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number; you are part of the solution.

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and…