Technical Manager - Water Non- Infrastructure (Nitrate Schemes)
Apply locations Peterborough time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id R26076
Who are we?
Here within the @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.
To ensure suitable designs, resources and engineering outputs are achieved for our Nitrates Schemes we’re looking for a Technical Manager to lead our Water Non-Infrastructure team.
What will you be doing as our new Technical Manager in WNI?
You will be responsible for creating and developing value-driven solutions that align with our capital investment programme outcomes and effectively manage the delivery of project designs within Water Non-Infrastructure Nitrate Schemes.
Key Accountabilities:
Design Management
1. Lead and manage engineering design delivery for assigned projects.
2. Develop and oversee Engineering Project Plans encompassing scope, schedule, cost, risk, and resources.
3. Collaborate with engineering discipline leads to ensure optimal design methodologies and outputs.
4. Implement design quality procedures to ensure right-first-time philosophy adherence.
5. Manage supplier and subcontractor design input, ensuring integration and alignment with project goals.
6. Produce designs prioritizing health & safety, environmental considerations, construction feasibility, and stakeholder needs.
Project Delivery
1. Work collaboratively with other project functions to deliver outcomes efficiently.
2. Seek opportunities to enhance affordability and value throughout the design process.
3. Support project programmes to achieve milestones and drive efficiencies.
4. Develop sustainable designs contributing to carbon reduction and natural capital enhancement.
5. Contribute to risk management and value-driven outcomes.
Health & Safety
1. Ensure compliance with Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations, managing design-related health and safety risks.
2. Identify and address health, safety, and welfare issues within the team.
People/Team Development
1. Provide clear leadership to the project design team, fostering a positive and inclusive environment.
2. Manage multi-disciplinary teams, including performance management and mentoring.
3. Identify competency gaps and support recruitment and development initiatives.
Transformation
1. Cultivate a culture of experimentation, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
2. Support initiatives to reduce carbon footprint and embrace digital technologies for enhanced project delivery.
A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…
To join us on the team, you’ll hold an Engineering or equivalent degree (preferable). You’ll have experience in water-sector assets and capital project delivery preferred. Experience in nitrate removal is ideal but not essential. Familiarity with the design and build environment is advantageous.
Able to inspire and lead a team, you’ll be customer focussed in all the activities you undertake. With a strong appreciation of how collaboration can truly unlock complex projects, you’ll be able to assess unique situations and draw upon your technical expertise to make decisive, yet safety conscious, decisions to keep projects on track.
If you are looking for the next step in your career, please apply today!
Our Approach to Diversity & Inclusion
At the Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents.
To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.
If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK.
Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.
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