In this role you will set direction, manage the engineering resources and ensure effective working. You will recommend business cases at SG1 for preferred solutions with the right technical options, and have whole life technical ownership to benefit realisation. You will report directly to their Mobilisation Quadrant Lead on Programme Engineering matters and work closely with the Programme Manager.
Key Responsibilities
* Drive progress with the technical team to deliver TW business plan objectives and outputs.
* Collaborate with the Sponsor to develop the scope statement and prepare the Technical Delivery Plan, ensuring the right resource capabilities to deliver the technical demand, encouraging innovation and creativity to deliver value and benefit.
* Support the Engineering Efficiencies Manager in identifying synergies and dependencies with other programmes to inform an optimised Programme Plan (Programme Manager owns the plan).
* Ensure the programme is technically optimised to be delivered under budget where practicable and provide progress information to the PM.
* Work with wider engineering to ensure cross-programme consistencies.
* Ensure technical governance is complied with and that TW processes, systems and tools are utilised accordingly; identify risks and opportunities to be raised to the Programme Manager and on to the Sponsor where required.
* Accountable for identifying and mitigating technical risks.
* Support contractor engagement and investigations and agree work-pack scope and affordability.
* Sign off to SODA level for decisions, cost and scope assurance at SG1 and prepare the scope for the TW cost estimating team ePMO meetings.
* Comply with governance and standards; work with technical discipline leads and modelling to produce technical options.
* Be self-starting, resilient and tenacious under pressure, with a desire to successfully deliver projects to time, cost and quality.
Qualifications
* Significant experience in a senior capacity in a technical or construction role within the water industry.
* Experienced in developing and implementing processes and procedures on a large scale, particularly in relation to technical quality and continuous improvement.
* Strong commercial awareness with a good practical understanding of engineering contracts.
* A great leader and team player with the ability to work collaboratively in a challenging project.
* Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution, or equivalent.
* Strong knowledge and understanding of the business and regulatory framework.
* A drive to build a high-performing team.
* Excellent communication skills and customer service ethic.
* Technically astute and inquisitive; drive an intelligence and rigor in the engineering programme.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
* Generous Pension Scheme through AON
* Access to benefits such as annual health MOTs, physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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