Technical Manager - Water Non- Infrastructure working on Nitrate Schemes

at  Sweco UK

ABOUT THE @ONE ALLIANCE

The Anglian Water @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of eight partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an 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.
We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression.
With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny.
We need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Design Management

• Lead and manage engineering design delivery for assigned projects.
• Develop and oversee Engineering Project Plans encompassing scope, schedule, cost, risk, and resources.
• Collaborate with engineering discipline leads to ensure optimal design methodologies and outputs.
• Implement design quality procedures to ensure right-first-time philosophy adherence.
• Manage supplier and subcontractor design input, ensuring integration and alignment with project goals.
• Produce designs prioritizing health & safety, environmental considerations, construction feasibility, and stakeholder needs.

Project Delivery

• Work collaboratively with other project functions to deliver outcomes efficiently.
• Seek opportunities to enhance affordability and value throughout the design process.
• Support project programmes to achieve milestones and drive efficiencies.
• Develop sustainable designs contributing to carbon reduction and natural capital enhancement.
• Contribute to risk management and value-driven outcomes.

Health & Safety

• Ensure compliance with Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations, managing design-related health and safety risks.
• Identify and address health, safety, and welfare issues within the team.

People/Team Development

• Provide clear leadership to the project design team, fostering a positive and inclusive environment.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams, including performance management and mentoring.
• Identify competency gaps and support recruitment and development initiatives.

Transformation

• Cultivate a culture of experimentation, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
• 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), have Chartered status or be working towards (desirable). You’ll have extensive experience in water-sector assets and capital project delivery preferred. 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. Always operating with integrity and accountability, you’ll be able to build rapport and trust amongst your stakeholder and establish yourself and the team across the Alliance.
If you are looking for the next step in your career, please apply today!

Please refer the Job description for details