Associate Director Civil Water in Bristol

Our Water consultancy client are seeking an Associate Director Water Civil Engineer to be based out of Bristol, Birmingham, Exeter or Cardiff offices on a permanent basis.

You will be working within their Design & Advanced Technology Practice working with a talented, multi-disciplinary team delivering cutting edge, iconic projects to Water market clients such as Wessex Water, Welsh Water, Severn Trent Water, South West Water, Environment Agency, as well as other regional water authorities.

The role offers hybrid working - 3 days working out of Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff, Swansea, Birmingham, or Derby offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Civil Water engineers for delivery of technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary projects following relevant and project specific design codes and standards, and to high-quality levels in areas such as hydraulics, wastewater and clean water infrastructure, water reuse, pipelines and other disciplines.
• Lead on the development of project design deliverables for Civil Water aspects of complex multi-disciplinary projects and work with the project management team to successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Responsible for managing production, reviewing, and approving technical deliverables such as design reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work.
• Provide Technical Leadership within discipline for the regional and D & AT practice and influence D & AT Practice wide initiatives and recommend best practices to improve internal process and services.
• Grow, develop, and manage the Civil Water Engineering capabilities within the regional and/or nationally practice.
• Work independently with guidance in only the most challenging situations. Exercise personal judgement to solve difficult problems where appropriate and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Advise client, operational, project, or service activities within project teams and wider D & AT Practice initiatives.
• Manage or collaborate on technical aspects of bid proposals.
• Support operational activities such as hiring, line management, business development, client management.
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• A degree in Civil Water Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Civil Water Engineer.
• Proven experience in leading large-scale Civil Water engineering design delivery for a design consultancy including within a multi-disciplinary environment including leading collaboration with clients and contractors, and proven ability and technical knowledge to lead across the full project lifecycle.
• Takes broad perspective to identify innovative solutions, challenges the status quo.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and broad expertise in Civil Water engineering including thought leadership in risk assessment, quality control, proactive design management and collaboration with key disciplines involved in water infrastructure design and delivery, for example MEICA, structures, and geotechnics.
• Demonstrates exemplary communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders.
• Expert knowledge of current design codes and standards as well as industry best practices, including CDM regulations, Eurocodes, regulatory bodies, water utility standards, NEC.
• Proficiency in applicable analytical software and related tools such as Autocad, Civil3D, Revit, CDEs, ArcGIS, MS Suite, Power BI.
• Experience in Water market is essential. Experience in other markets is also beneficial.
• Comfortable liaising with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally.

Benefits

• Salary circa £60-80k - dependant on experience level
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 10% matching pension
• Private medical
• Other company benefits