Technical Director (Flood and Water Management)

Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings, is a leading design, engineering and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable and safe. Our approach to integrated design produces award winning results that have won significant industry recognition and includes being awarded CIHT's Employer of the Year in 2021. Led by a forward-thinking management team we work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary services to deliver informed, appropriate and useable projects.

Due to the growth of our Flood and Water Management (FWM) team, we have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Director to join our business in our Manchester office. Reporting to the Regional Director, the Technical Director will provide leadership, governance and direction, and contribute to the success of business plan and strategies. In addition, ensuring that the aspirations and needs of stakeholders are met including our customers, internal clients and our employees.

About the Position

• Establish and maintain relationships with key clients, adopting a collaborative partnership approach and negotiate with internal and external business partners, clients and customers.
• Deliver and contribute to the success of business plans and strategies, developing, tracking and securing new opportunities in the public and private sectors that will enable the FWM team to meet growth aspirations.
• Lead and mentor direct reports and teams of FWM engineers to support project delivery. Ensure that staff are provided with the appropriate information technology and appropriate training to maintain high-quality service delivery at all times.
• Report and contribute at operational team meetings and implement agreed management strategies and line manage up to six direct reports, undertaking annual appraisals to agree, monitor and measure performance targets.
• Manage programmes of work and deliver expert technical support, input and services in the delivery of FWM projects including highway and public realm design schemes from inception to completion.
• Prepare and assist with bid submissions for new work (one-off projects and long-term framework contracts) that enable the business to meet growth aspirations. Provide commercial management, project programming, resource management, risk assessment, quality checking and delivery management, including authorisation of project work.
• Monitor utilisation of managed teams and take ownership of emerging issues with workload and pipeline. Provide leadership and direction with responsibility and accountability for ensuring quality products, consistent performance, best practice and technical excellence.
• Proactively recruit and develop quality resources and assist in the management of resources and service delivery cross-regionally, working closely with other service leads. Arrange and attend formal and regular liaison meetings with colleagues to assist in the coordination of resources and activities across the company.
• Support regional financial performance through management of key accounts, debt management, project oversight, staff resourcing, resource scheduling and pipeline analysis.

Our ideal candidate will have but not limited to:

• Degree or equivalent
• Experience of managing large teams and significant budgets at senior level
• Chartered with ICE or CIWEM
• NEC Accredited Project Manager
• Demonstrable knowledge and expertise in flood and water management design and implementation.
• Seasoned professional with substantial experience in professional discipline and recognised in the industry
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, planning policy, guides and design standards relating to flood risk management and drainage strategies
• Extensive experience of quality assurance and technical leadership including flood risk, flood compensation and drainage modelling software outputs and approvals
• Experienced in solution development and ability to develop, price and agree scope of services plus leading and winning tender opportunities
• Experienced in writing and reviewing technical reports and adept in conveying key messages in a simple and clear manner from complex technical documentation
• Highly effective mentoring and training skills to develop and support staff
• Proven Project Management experience
• Knowledge and experience of financial management for significant project and programme values. Demonstrable business/ commercial management skills of small to large projects
• Skills and experience in people management

In return for your hard-work and commitment :

• Negotiable and subject to experience
• Private Health cover
• 27 annual leave days plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Yearly professional membership
• Marston Group benefits
• Flexible working