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Senior Commissioning Engineer

Hampton, Middlesex

This role plays a vital part in delivering Thames Water AMP7/8 projects. As a Senior Commissioning Engineer, you’ll lead the commissioning phase across the project lifecycle ensuring safe, efficient MEICA delivery from design through to takeover. Working closely with Project Managers, you’ll develop commissioning strategies, oversee technical compliance, coordinate supply chain activities, and drive high standards of safety, quality, and performance.

You’ll contribute to design development, champion continuous improvement, and support successful project handover. This is a senior position suited to someone experienced in water‑industry MEICA commissioning who enjoys problem‑solving, collaboration, and leading teams.

• Lead MEICA commissioning activities across the full project lifecycle.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure compliance with design, regulatory, and Thames Water Asset Standards.
• Develop commissioning plans, strategies, and documentation; monitor progress and reporting throughout delivery.
• Coordinate design input from the supply chain and ensure integration into project plans.
• Support project handover through effective management of snagging, defects, and performance testing.

• Implement and maintain MEICA safe systems of work, identifying new risks where needed.
• Undertake regular safety inspections and promote safe behaviours.
• Ensure delivery meets quality standards, engaging with the Quality Team and contributing to quality plans.
• Ensure Electrical & Mechanical safety rules are consistently applied.

• Act as a technical interface with clients, designers, specialist support functions and subcontractors.
• Support procurement of MEICA installation teams and subcontract packages.
• Ensure commissioning and installation programmes are aligned with the main contract programme.
• Coordinate specialist training requirements with suppliers/subcontractors.
• Identify MEICA/commissioning resource needs and manage allocated teams.
• Provide regular updates on technical performance, risks, and forecasting.
• Capture and share best practice, encouraging continuous improvement.

The successful candidate should have:

• Significant experience in the water industry.
• Strong MEICA and commissioning leadership experience.
• Proven technical capability in water‑industry mechanical, electrical, and process equipment.
• Ability to manage commissioning through design, procurement, installation and handover phases.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental management.
• Excellent planning skills with the ability to work to tight timelines.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• CSCS or ECS card.
• EUSR National Water Hygiene Card.
• SSSTS (minimum) or SMSTS (preferred).
• BS7671 (18th Edition).

• Experience undertaking the role of LV Electrical Authorised Person.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• COMPEX.
• PROFIBUS commissioning/maintenance experience.

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

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