Water Asset Management Consultant - Swindon/ UK wide
- Recruiter
- CH2M
- Location
- Swindon
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 11 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 01 Mar 2017
- Sectors
- Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description:
We are looking for a client-focused professional to join our busy multi-disciplinary water consulting team at a Senior or Principal level. With a strong portfolio of work including many high profile infrastructure projects both nationally and internationally, our team is expanding and we are looking to recruit a range of new team members. The team is highly innovative and advises major clients at a strategic level in the UK and internationally. Our projects require a mix of engineering, economic, scientific, modelling, statistical and written and oral communication skills. Project types cover strategic asset planning and management, surface water management planning, integrated catchment management and water infrastructure resilience and master planning. We offer a choice of management or technical career pathways which are equally recognized and supported by our career development framework. Our clients are typically UK/International water utilities and their Regulators. Ideally based in Swindon where the majority of our team is located , but potentially flexible across UK offices with regular attendance in Swindon , the successful candidate will be a respected and recognised technical leader in one of the disciplines detailed above. You will be comfortable working with our strategic sales teams to develop new business with public and private sector clients, but your primary focus will be delivering innovative, high quality projects to the highest technical standards. Your responsibilities will cover, but will not be limited to: •Technical leadership of water modelling and/or planning projects, from inception to handover, working with the project manager to ensure they are delivered on budget and to deadlines. •Coaching and mentoring mid-level staff. •Maintain excellent professional relationships with our clients which lead to repeat business. •Take ownership and responsibility for the quality of project work to meet the highest standards. •Liaise with and support others across the wider UK and international markets. •Compliance with CH2M's HS&E, quality, financial, risk management, business and policy requirements. The minimum qualifications for this position are: The ideal candidate should: •Be highly flexible and self-motivated towards improving team and personal performance. •Have a can-do attitude and deliver innovative solutions to difficult challenges. •Be skilled at collaborative working, with good interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and colleagues. •Show technical leadership and accept responsibility. •Be client focused with excellent relationship management skills. •Have an established reputation and excellent technical performance in challenging projects. •Have expertise in one of the aforementioned technical disciplines. •Have the ability to produce high quality technical writing for bid and project work. •Have a proven track record of working collaboratively in teams and with other disciplines in delivering water planning projects. •Have excellent written and verbal skills when communicating with stakeholders including technical and non-technical parties are essential. •Be a flexible team player, able to work with different project teams both locally and across remote offices, and willing to travel internationally. •Have as a minimum an Honours Degree in a relevant subject. •Be a Chartered member of a relevant professional body. Our Culture: Safety & health conscious, flexible working conditions, collaborative & friendly with regular social activities. We're full of initiatives for creating a diverse and interesting place for professionals to work, as well as individuals wanting to advance their career. We support and encourage our people to go through their professional qualifications. To get ahead we also have our JUMP network for aspiring junior to mid-level ***CH2Mers. Our CH2M Foundation are renowned for supporting and helping to nurture sustainable communities. We partner 'Engineers without Borders', 'Water for People' and 'Bridges to Prosperity'. We're STEM ambassadors. We promote WISE (Women in Science & Engineering), we also have our own women's engineering network to promote equality in our industry. Take a look around our site to see some of the iconic projects we are involved in all around the world! Soon you could be part of award winning CH2M. Please note that for this role we are only considering applications from candidates with valid working rights for the UK. CH2M will not sponsor an employment visa to fill this position.
We are looking for a client-focused professional to join our busy multi-disciplinary water consulting team at a Senior or Principal level. With a strong portfolio of work including many high profile infrastructure projects both nationally and internationally, our team is expanding and we are looking to recruit a range of new team members. The team is highly innovative and advises major clients at a strategic level in the UK and internationally. Our projects require a mix of engineering, economic, scientific, modelling, statistical and written and oral communication skills. Project types cover strategic asset planning and management, surface water management planning, integrated catchment management and water infrastructure resilience and master planning. We offer a choice of management or technical career pathways which are equally recognized and supported by our career development framework. Our clients are typically UK/International water utilities and their Regulators. Ideally based in Swindon where the majority of our team is located , but potentially flexible across UK offices with regular attendance in Swindon , the successful candidate will be a respected and recognised technical leader in one of the disciplines detailed above. You will be comfortable working with our strategic sales teams to develop new business with public and private sector clients, but your primary focus will be delivering innovative, high quality projects to the highest technical standards. Your responsibilities will cover, but will not be limited to: •Technical leadership of water modelling and/or planning projects, from inception to handover, working with the project manager to ensure they are delivered on budget and to deadlines. •Coaching and mentoring mid-level staff. •Maintain excellent professional relationships with our clients which lead to repeat business. •Take ownership and responsibility for the quality of project work to meet the highest standards. •Liaise with and support others across the wider UK and international markets. •Compliance with CH2M's HS&E, quality, financial, risk management, business and policy requirements. The minimum qualifications for this position are: The ideal candidate should: •Be highly flexible and self-motivated towards improving team and personal performance. •Have a can-do attitude and deliver innovative solutions to difficult challenges. •Be skilled at collaborative working, with good interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and colleagues. •Show technical leadership and accept responsibility. •Be client focused with excellent relationship management skills. •Have an established reputation and excellent technical performance in challenging projects. •Have expertise in one of the aforementioned technical disciplines. •Have the ability to produce high quality technical writing for bid and project work. •Have a proven track record of working collaboratively in teams and with other disciplines in delivering water planning projects. •Have excellent written and verbal skills when communicating with stakeholders including technical and non-technical parties are essential. •Be a flexible team player, able to work with different project teams both locally and across remote offices, and willing to travel internationally. •Have as a minimum an Honours Degree in a relevant subject. •Be a Chartered member of a relevant professional body. Our Culture: Safety & health conscious, flexible working conditions, collaborative & friendly with regular social activities. We're full of initiatives for creating a diverse and interesting place for professionals to work, as well as individuals wanting to advance their career. We support and encourage our people to go through their professional qualifications. To get ahead we also have our JUMP network for aspiring junior to mid-level ***CH2Mers. Our CH2M Foundation are renowned for supporting and helping to nurture sustainable communities. We partner 'Engineers without Borders', 'Water for People' and 'Bridges to Prosperity'. We're STEM ambassadors. We promote WISE (Women in Science & Engineering), we also have our own women's engineering network to promote equality in our industry. Take a look around our site to see some of the iconic projects we are involved in all around the world! Soon you could be part of award winning CH2M. Please note that for this role we are only considering applications from candidates with valid working rights for the UK. CH2M will not sponsor an employment visa to fill this position.