Associate Director Rivers and Surface Water
Associate Director - Rivers and Surface Water
Leeds
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? Working with my client you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. They are one of the largest and fastest growing environmental consultancies in the world and are a leading player across the Water market in the UK
Their team undertakes a wide variety of major and challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector, across a range of development sectors. They provide integrated flood risk and drainage solutions incorporating state of the art design across rivers, coastal and surface water problems and due to ongoing growth with their existing client base as well as new project wins with new clients, they are seeking an Associate Director to support their Water Engineering team throughout the UK based in their vibrant Leeds office
Their current portfolio includes a broad spectrum of projects across the water sector from flood alleviation schemes (FAS) for local authorities, such as the Derby Riverside FAS, the MOD and private sector clients through to surface water separation schemes for water utility providers. They have recently been successful across a number of commissions with United Utilities and are embedded with a number of high-profile housing developers. They support them from site inception through to masterplanning, design and construction on their flood risk challenges, including design of natural flood risk management and Sustainable Urban Drainage solutions.
They require an experienced individual of high calibre to lead projects for the Water Engineering team across a range of activities such as river, coastal and flood defence appraisal and design, hydraulic modelling and hydrology assessment, surface water management and the development of business cases. They work across a diverse range of clients delivering challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector.
The projects can range in size from £10k commissions up to £100m schemes covering flood risk projects for defence, transport, local government, utility, infrastructure, commercial, industrial and residential development. You will work independently and proactively on technical aspects from a project's inception, determining client briefs, to the delivery and close out of projects in accordance with best practice and as a project leader, you will guide their teams and support their clients in the delivery of the portfolio as well as support bidding and proposition activity as they continue to grow the team.
You will lead projects and support junior colleagues throughout the delivery of projects, including client facing and leadership roles. You will instruct, supervise and mentor junior staff in the design and management of schemes and work with clients to ensure delivery of projects to time and cost, and to help manage change.
To be successful in this role you will have experience in the delivery and leading flood risk and/or surface water separation projects from solution development, optioneering and design in line with the relevant guidance. You will be able to bid for work and develop new client propositions and also have experience in strategic catchment planning and decision making. It is essential that you have experience in working across and leading multidisciplinary teams to delivery projects efficiently and effectively, such as with hydraulic modellers, engineers and environmental consultants.
As well as being educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant field and Chartered with the ICE or CIWEM, it would be beneficial if you have Security Clearance to minimum SC level preferable (or be suitable and willing to apply for clearance).
They operate a hybrid working policy between your home office and working from home as required to suit your daily lives. However as their projects are UK wide, some travel would be expected on occasion, including working outside normal office hours.
A full UK Drivers license is required for this position.
For more information about this role, please contact Sam Smith at Calibre Search or click apply
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