Hydraulic System Operator

Thames Water
📍 Reading, England, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 05, 2026

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

as a Hydraulic System Operator
  • Monitoring and controlling the water supply system using SCADA and telemetry to make sure water is produced, stored and distributed safely and efficiently.

  • Managing system performance in real time, responding to alarms, incidents and changing demand to protect customers and assets.

  • Maximising abstraction within licence limits while maintaining safe levels of raw and treated water storage.

  • Developing and applying operating strategies to balance supply, demand and resilience.

  • Working closely with treatment works, planners and field teams to coordinate activities and minimise risk.

  • Keeping accurate logs, records and compliance reports to support safe and consistent operations.

  • Identifying and escalating risks where needed, helping to prevent service or water quality issues.
  • Base location: office-based role in Reading, Kemble...

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    Job Details

    • Location Reading, England
    • Job Type Full-time
    • Category Plant and System Operators
    • Posted Date June 05, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 15, 2026