Infrastructure Innovation Architect

at  Severn Trent

Business Unit : Chief Engineer
Division : CE AI Asset Intelligence & Innovation
Pay Grade Level : Level 3 - Senior Professional
Post end date : 12/09/2024
Salary Range : £56,215.32 to £84,323.05
Role Type : Full Time Contract
Secondment length : NA
Recruiter : Kirsty Keenan
Manager Name : John O’Kelly
Our innovation strategy is simple - We want to solve the challenges we have today as well as find answers to some of our industry’s bigger long-term challenges.
Whether it’s delivering water that is always good to drink, reducing waste in our processes with energy efficient technologies or improving visibility of the network, our150+ strong team of innovators are working day in day out to make it happen. If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Visionary Planning: Craft and implement AI driven strategies to tackle both immediate and long-term challenges across water and wastewater management, with a focus on the next 5 to 25 years.
• Technology Roadmaps: Develop and execute comprehensive AI and underpinning technology and data roadmaps that align with Severn Trent’s business strategies, demonstrating incremental value delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with business stakeholders to synchronize technology roadmaps with strategic planning, enhancing business capability maturity and value realization.
• Portfolio Development: Define a dynamic innovation portfolio, prioritizing initiatives based on their strategic value and business impact.
• Innovative Scouting: Lead the discovery and assessment of future trends and emerging technologies that align with Severn Trent’s strategic goals, staying ahead of industry trends through market research, networking, and key event participation.
• Driving Best Practices: Establishing and promoting best practices for AI/ML development and deployment both internally across the organization and externally across the sector.
• Relationship Building: Foster robust relationships with stakeholders, academic institutions, government agencies, and industrial partners to drive collaboration and innovation.
• Thought Leadership: Serve as a thought leader internally and within the sector by articulating complex technical concepts in an accessible manner to diverse audiences, both internally and externally.
• Engaging Senior Leadership: Presenting AI/ML strategies and insights to the executive team to inform decision-making.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
In this role we will look for you to have a great amount of experience within the AI/ML solutions architecture with deep expertise in model development. You will also have the ability to craft and articulate long-term AI/ML strategies that drive innovation and efficiency.
We want someone who has proven experience in engaging cross-functional teams, mentoring talent, and influencing senior stakeholders to adopt and invest in AI/ML initiatives as well as a strong understanding of water and wastewater utilities, coupled with the ability to align AI strategies with business goals.
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities.
We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?