Job summary

Our Tier 1 Water sector client is looking to strengthen its' Engineering group with a Regional Engineering Lead for the Anglian Water region on the Cambridge relocation project.

Key skills required for this role

Water, Wastewater, Engineering, Management

Important

Water industry experience is essential

Job description

Our Tier 1 Water sector client is looking to strengthen its' Engineering group with a Regional Engineering Lead for the Anglian Water region on the Cambridge relocation project.

Based in the Peterborough & Cambridge area, you will be working with the client and the wider team to manage the process of developing designs from feasibility through to handover. You will ensure that the necessary design activities and outputs, stakeholder engagement, 3rd Party liaison, compliance with relevant client and industry standards have been achieved, whilst maintaining a strong health and safety culture.

Known as the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Relocation Project, Anglian Water will work with a number of partners to help deliver for the Greater Cambridgeshire area. The relocation would make the site of the existing WWTP available to form part of the development of a new low-carbon city district, known as North East Cambridge. The site at Cowley Road, is Cambridge's last major brownfield site, and the wider North East Cambridge district proposals envisage creating around 8,350 homes and 15,000 jobs over the next 20 years.

You can find out more about this exciting project below:

https://cwwtpr.com/

As the most senior Engineering group member in the project, you will report directly to the Head of Engineering, managing a team of approximately 30 engineering staff all 3 partners. You will be fully responsible for all aspects of design for the project, including managing resource and engineering outputs. You'll be responsible for CDM principal designer duties ensuring technical outputs meet the requirements of TOTEX delivery process, as well as meeting project affordability within timescale agreed with the project teams whilst providing technical support during assembly.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tactical delivery of the Engineering Strategy within the region.
• Define the regional Design Management Plan (including design philosophy and regional values) whilst maintaining the direction of the Engineering Strategy.
• Maintain cost and schedule performance of all work performed for region.
• Own and nurture the relationship with the region's client organisation/s and regional delivery colleagues.
• Maintaining collaborative working relationships within and across design teams, construction/delivery colleagues, partners and suppliers. Engineering leadership in region.
• Duty of care issue-handling in region.
• Management of design subcontracts and subcontractor performance in region.
• Design planning in region, ensuring that use of template designs is maximized, and standard design practices are adhered to.
• Task time requirements (estimates) for all regional projects.
• The use of common, secure, information management systems in region.
• Management of design subcontracts and subcontractor performance in region.
• Design planning in region, ensuring that use of template designs is maximized, and standard design practices are adhered to.
• Task time requirements (estimates) for all regional projects.
• The use of common, secure, information management systems in region.
• Delivery of Engineering Strategy within region.
• Client relationships and service management.
• External design supplier management.
• Holistic workload and resource management across the region. Including: planning, management, reporting & forecasting.

Skills/Experience/qualifications

• Experience of technical project delivery in a design-build environment.
• Experience in the water treatment industry.
• Experience in leading and managing multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline or substantial experience.
• Must be delivery-driven with the ability to set targets, manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
• Technical and design management skills.
• Able to identify and manage project delivery risk.

Benefits

• A competitive salary - our client is open to discussion.
• Hybrid Working Car/car allowance
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance