Regional Discipline Lead - EICA

With an ever-growing population and increasing customer expectations across the region, several exciting and career enhancing projects are being undertaken to create a forward-thinking, sustainable and industry-leading Water and Water Recycling Service. One of these projects is the Cambridge Relocation Project. Anglian Water's new flag ship Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project (CWWTPRP) proposed development involves the relocation of the existing Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) currently operating at Cowley Road, Cambridge, to a new site between Horningsea, Fen Ditton and Stow cum Quy, adjacent to the A14 in Cambridgeshire. You will report directly to the Engineering Director and your role will be to provide technical leadership of the discipline in region. Ensuring that the technical discipline is the right size and shape, has the correct competencies and capacity and that standard design practices are applied in region and contribute to the development of the discipline. You will also provide all regional discipline members with the opportunity to develop and progress Key responsibilities will include: People Management

• Duty of care in discipline in region.
• Training & Development Planning in discipline in region.
• Staffing levels and personnel management in discipline in region.
• Long term staffing/succession plans in discipline in region.
• Staff performance reviews/PDRs in discipline.
Engineering Discipline Management
• Application of strategic design philosophy in discipline in region.
• Competency management in discipline in region.
• Technical quality in discipline in region.
• Task time requirements (estimates) in discipline in region.
• Application of task delivery methods and toolsets in discipline
• Allocation of best-fit, competent staff to projects in region.
• The use of common, secure, information management systems in discipline in region
Operational Management
• Contributing to definition and implementing technical strategy in discipline.
• Contributing to discipline productivity.
• Tactical technical risk in discipline in region.
• Client relationships and service management in discipline in region.
Personal Responsibilities
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking at conferences, industry associations, professional groups, and stay current on industry trends and innovations.
• Act professionally at all times, representing not just yourself but the company and your engineering profession.
• Regular feedback of ideas, work methods, watch-outs and top-tips with colleagues across the business.
• Take ownership to deliver results, demonstrate resilience and drive.
  
  An engineering, or equivalent, degree or be able to demonstrate a degree level of knowledge through relevant experience.
• Preferably chartered, or working towards, chartered status.
• Demonstrate a level of competence in practical EICA and structural design experience in the water / wastewater industry environment.
• Experience of mentoring and coaching of junior engineers.
• Experience of designing multi-disciplinary water industry capital projects, from solution to detailed design.
• An experienced manager of people and teams, developing others, and managing staff welfare.
• Experience, or a strong understanding of construction, procurement, and commissioning.
• Proven record in delivering design projects to program, budget, and quality requirements, and managing competing tensions.
• Proven ability to manage designer's responsibilities under CDM.
• Experience of Wastewater and Sludge Treatment Centres.
Skills:
• Developing a collaborative team culture, as well as working effectively within a multidiscipline and diverse team.
• Building partnering relationships and undertaking stakeholder management.
• Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, with an ability to understand the needs and views of others and adapt own approach.
• Managing high performance teams.
• Organised - able to organise own and teams' workload, with an ability to proactively plan.
• Leading and developing a team - ability to provide leadership in a dynamic and innovative environment, with changing requirements and competing tensions, and able to provide guidance on priorities and empower others to make decisions.
• Undertake line management and staff welfare. Assess competencies, support performance management and undertake mentoring and development of staff
• Comfortable in presenting to, influencing and negotiating with a wide range of teams, stakeholders, and customers.
  
  MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.
At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day. What MWH offer


• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc