We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We are currently recruiting for a Technical Director to lead our Northumbrian Water (NWG) Design Team.
The position is required to support our expanding Water Utilities workload and will typically involve providing designs for water and wastewater, infrastructure, and non-infrastructure projects.
This will include design delivery at all stages, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed designs for construction and commissioning.
The specific role is required primarily to support our emerging long-term framework with Northumbrian Water Group; however, there will be ample opportunities to work on other projects and frameworks throughout the UK for a variety of clients.
This is a permanent position and will be of a hybrid nature ideally based in or around our Durham office and NWG's office in Pity Me; however, alternative ways of working would be given due consideration.
1. Be accountable for the financial performance and monitoring of the NWG water design team.
2. Lead the design input (technical, commercial, risk) into tenders in accordance with the Avove governance process.
3. Provide national technical leadership within the Water Design business.
4. Set the agenda in terms of culture and performance for the design team.
5. Preparation and monitoring of project budgets and staff utilisation including the reporting of project resources and finances.
6. Provide project challenge where appropriate.
7. A strong technical background in the design of water and wastewater, infrastructure, and non-infrastructure projects.
8. Computer literate and conversant with the MS Office suite with a basic knowledge of engineering packages such as AutoCAD.
9. Strong written and oral communication and organisational skills and to produce reports in clear concise English.
10. Proven ability to lead and work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines.
Please note candidates with qualifications that do not fully match the above criteria but have relevant equivalent experience are invited to apply.
In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn't fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
* ~25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* ~Annual bonus
* ~Company car/Car allowance
* ~Private personal medical insurance
* ~Company pension scheme
* ~Life assurance
* ~Family friendly policies
* ~Financial wellbeing programme
* ~Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
* ~We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
We design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.
We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors.
We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water.
We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations.
When it comes to inclusion, we're making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.
We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of the recruitment process.
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