Technical Solutions Manager

Salary:
Circa £67,000, depending on skills and experience Full-time, with flexibility for part-time. 37 hours per week/permanent

Location:

Peterborough or Kings Cross, London - Hybrid Working Private health care Double-matched pension Life assurance at 8 times salary

Help turn two new reservoirs into secure drinking water supplies Anglian Water is progressing two new reservoir developments, the Fens Reservoir and Lincolnshire Reservoir, together with the infrastructure needed to connect them to the wider water supply system. It is the largest and most complex programme of work Anglian Water has undertaken. Building the reservoirs is only part of the challenge.

Once constructed, the reservoirs will need to be filled and operated in accordance with abstraction licensing and drinking water quality requirements. As our Technical Solutions Manager, you will lead the work that makes this possible. Your team will put in place the strategies, structures, plans and processes that will enable the reservoirs to be filled and their water to be safely introduced into supply.

This is an opportunity to shape how nationally significant water infrastructure moves from construction and commissioning into successful operation for generations to come.

This is not simply a role coordinating technical activity. It is a leadership position with a direct influence on whether the reservoirs achieve their ultimate purpose: securing resilient, high-quality drinking water supplies. You will bring together the disciplines of water resources, abstraction licensing, drinking water safety planning and programme delivery to create an integrated route from reservoir construction to operational water supply.

Reporting into the Technical Solutions directorate, you will help define and drive technical solutions across the asset and project life cycles. You will lead the delivery of the water quality and water resources programme whilst providing assurance that work is delivered to the required cost, schedule and quality standards. Your leadership will create the framework through which complex technical questions are answered, regulatory requirements are addressed, risks are managed and decisions are taken with confidence.

• Develop the strategy, structures and processes required to fill, commission and bring the new reservoirs into water supply.
• Lead the water quality and water resources work streams, providing clear direction and integrating technical activity across the programme.
• Translate complex technical, regulatory and operational requirements into practical delivery plans, budgets and schedules.
• Manage delivery against agreed scope, cost, programme, quality and safety requirements, resolving or escalating issues where necessary.
• Ensure abstraction licensing, drinking water safety planning and operational readiness requirements are incorporated into programme decisions.
• Establish effective governance, risk, change and performance-management arrangements across the work streams.
• Build alignment between technical specialists, operational teams, delivery partners, regulators and other stakeholders.
• Provide clear reporting and assurance to senior leaders, maintaining momentum and driving continuous improvement throughout delivery.

• Significant project or programme management experience.
• A strong delivery orientation, with evidence of turning strategic objectives into structured plans and successful outcomes.
• Leadership experience, including setting direction, building effective teams and holding others appropriately accountable.
• Knowledge or practical experience of drinking water quality and water resources.
• An understanding of abstraction licences and how…