Technical Principal Assurance

Location/s:
Reading, London, Bristol, Brighton, Leeds, Cambridge; UK

Recruiter contact:
Nicola Coyle

The Water Utilities Division is Mott Mac Donald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments. Our multi‑disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design.

Together, we deliver best‑in‑class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.

We have an exciting opportunity in our Technical Assurance workstream for a senior role. As a Technical Principal for Assurance, you will be at the heart of our assurance delivery for Clients, with significant contributions to our business winning and delivery capability. Reporting directly to the Workstream Lead, you will be an important part of our Assurance Team and the wider asset management practice community.

The role covers the following workstream areas:

• Technical assurance of statutory regulatory submissions such as annual performance reporting, business cases and business plans, long term strategic plans, operational performance and deliverables
• Water resource investment planning
• Wastewater and bioresources investment planning
• Strategic asset management and business planning
• Carbon and net zero appraisal and strategic planning
• Integrated systems management
• Data analytics and decision support tools
• Contract’s appraisal (NEC, PPP)

Essential:

• Academic and professional qualifications, with relevant skills and experience to maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace
• Background of engineering, accounting/economics, asset management, auditing and technical assurance of statutory regulatory submissions such as annual performance reporting, business cases and business plans, long term strategic plans and deliverables
• Skills in asset management ISO standards and requirements, technical audits, the assessment of regulatory requirements and impacts on service outputs, service metrics, performance commitments and the associated base and enhancement schemes
• Experience of collaborative research for UK water companies and regulators and use of the research outputs in assurance activities, is an advantage
• Proven experience of delivering technical assurance work with the constraints of regulatory submission timescales
• Membership of a professional body and/or water regulatory networks as an expert and expert witness
• Capable of presenting assurance findings in a clear and understandable manner through formal and information presentations and assurance reports
• Skills to adapt to changing situations and environments and to respond quickly and proactively to emerging opportunities and risks
• Ability to provide support and mentoring to graduate members of the assurance group and promote “can‑do” behaviours and coaching activities
• Willingness to undertake assignments throughout the UK, as well as short international visits

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

At Mott Mac Donald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

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