Technical Director - Civil Engineering - Water

Position: Technical Director - Civil Engineering - Water AMP8
Job :

Location:

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Department:
Civil Engineering Business Unit: AUK UKWork Type:
On-site

Date Posted:
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:
Our Water team is tackling some of the UK’s most technically challenging projects and AMP8 programmes. We are renowned for our expertise in delivering these complex schemes and collaborate closely with some of the country’s most prominent and well-known water companies and contractors.

As a Technical Director, you will be a leader of our Civil Engineering teams and work on a variety of projects across the UK. The successful candidate will provide dynamic professional technical leadership to our engineering teams to meet client expectations. You will have an extensive practical understanding of technical matters, appreciation of commercial and contract management, and experience of technical delivery of complex projects/programmes of work.

The role necessitates the ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries, both internally and externally to Arcadis, and offers a pathway towards senior management positions.

We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
Role accountabilities:

Technically lead and coordinate complex multi-disciplined wastewater or water treatment / infrastructure projects and programmes of work throughout the design life cycle

Collaborate with key clients, partner organisations and supply chain maintaining Arcadis’ reputation for high quality, innovative design and a positive client experience

Build and sustain adequate resource for the delivery of the project or programme and support identify strategic recruitment needs Provide Line Management, career direction and pastoral care to team members, taking a proactive role in developing them to their full potential, leading by example to achieve sector/divisional goals and championing a high quality, innovative and entrepreneurial culture

Promote a culture that is proactive on Safety, Health, Quality and Sustainability matters

Promote a culture of innovation, helping to develop engineering technology and continuous improvement systems

Work with the Framework Design Manager and Project Manager team to manage the programme, ensure commercial rigour, deliver profitable outputs and resolve project issues efficiently

Performing other duties as required from time to time by your Client Manager or Arcadis Senior Leadership Team Work with other Arcadis teams to foster collaboration, ensuring the collective knowledge and experience is shared across all Qualifications &

Experience:

Degree in Civil Engineering or other directly related degree

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and membership of a professional institution such as ICE or CIWEM Extensive water industry experience of working on complex design and delivery frameworks and / or design and build projects Takes accountability and leads by example in particular with championing and taking a lead in solving SHEQ issues.

Has excellent people management skills, ensuring that the best talent is used to meet the resource demands for the projected workload

Experience of contract, commercial, project & programme management

Is digitally curious and/or proficient An excellent communicator at all levels who works effectively with people from other organisations, backgrounds, and disciplines, utilising their knowledge and experience to best…