Associate / Technical Director

Vickerstock; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Vickerstock, in partnership with an established multidisciplinary consultancy, is recruiting a Principal Engineer through to Technical Director level to join our Belfast team. This senior appointment supports the development and delivery of a major new water and wastewater processing facility, with the consultancy acting as Technical Lead and Project Manager.

The role offers leadership across the project lifecycle, coordinating Civil, Mechanical and Process disciplines, engaging with the client

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline
• Significant experience within the water and wastewater sector
• Strong technical understanding of major water or wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects
• Experience delivering complex multidisciplinary capital projects
• Ability to provide technical leadership and coordinate multiple engineering disciplines
• Strong client-facing, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience operating within a consultancy, client or major contractor environment
• Ability to challenge, review and provide technical assurance across engineering solutions
• Chartered Engineer status would be strongly preferred for appointments at this level
• Previous experience of major treatment or processing facilities would be particularly advantageous

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership across a major water and wastewater capital project
• Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities
• Developing, reviewing and challenging engineering options and technical solutions
• Coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Process and other specialist engineering inputs
• Providing technical oversight of designs, specifications, reports and project documentation
• Managing technical interfaces across the wider project team
• Working closely with the client, Project Managers, specialist consultants and other stakeholders
• Supporting the development of practical, buildable and commercially considered engineering solutions
• Identifying and managing technical risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Providing technical assurance and reviewing engineering outputs
• Supporting programme, procurement and project delivery requirements
• Providing guidance and technical leadership to Engineers within the wider team
• At Technical Director level, taking a broader role in client leadership, technical governance and the continued development of the consultancy's water sector capability

Job description

Principal Engineer / Technical Director | Water & Wastewater | Belfast

Vickerstock are working in partnership with an established multidisciplinary consultancy to recruit a Principal Engineer through to Technical Director level to join their Belfast team. This is a senior appointment supporting the development and delivery of a major new processing facility within the water and wastewater sector.

The consultancy has been appointed as Technical Lead and Project Manager on the programme, which represents one of the most significant capital projects currently being developed in the sector.

For the successful Engineer, this provides an opportunity to take a leading technical role on a large and complex infrastructure project, working from the development and design stages through the wider project lifecycle.

The preference is for a Civil Engineer with significant water and wastewater experience, although experienced Mechanical Engineers with the appropriate sector and project background will also be considered.

The level of appointment is deliberately flexible. Applications are welcomed from experienced Principal Engineers through to established Technical Directors, with the scope and responsibilities shaped accordingly.

Why this opportunity?

• Take a leading role on a major new water and wastewater processing facility
• Work on one of the most significant capital projects currently being developed in the sector
• Join the consultancy acting as Technical Lead and Project Manager for the programme
• Become involved at a key stage in the development of a long-term infrastructure project
• Work across technically complex, multidisciplinary engineering requirements
• Significant interaction with the client, specialist consultants and wider project stakeholders
• Opportunity to join anywhere from Principal Engineer through to Technical Director level
• Long-term opportunity to influence both the project and the continued development of the consultancy's water capability

Your new role

As Principal Engineer / Technical Director, you will provide senior technical leadership across the development and delivery of the new processing facility.

The exact remit will reflect your experience and level of appointment, but responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical leadership across a major water and wastewater capital project
• Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities
• Developing, reviewing and challenging engineering options and technical solutions
• Coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Process and other specialist engineering inputs
• Providing technical oversight of designs, specifications, reports and project documentation
• Managing technical interfaces across the wider project team
• Working closely with the client, Project Managers, specialist consultants and other stakeholders
• Supporting the development of practical, buildable and commercially considered engineering solutions
• Identifying and managing technical risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Providing technical assurance and reviewing engineering outputsSupporting programme, procurement and project delivery requirements
• Providing guidance and technical leadership to Engineers within the wider team
• At Technical Director level, taking a broader role in client leadership, technical governance and the continued development of the consultancy's water sector capability

What you will need to succeed

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline
• Significant experience within the water and wastewater sector
• Strong technical understanding of major water or wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects
• Experience delivering complex multidisciplinary capital projects
• Ability to provide technical leadership and coordinate multiple engineering disciplines
• Strong client-facing, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience operating within a consultancy, client or major contractor environment
• Ability to challenge, review and provide technical assurance across engineering solutions
• Chartered Engineer status would be strongly preferred for appointments at this level
• Previous experience of major treatment or processing facilities would be particularly advantageous

What's in it for you?

• Senior appointment from Principal Engineer through to Technical Director level
• Competitive salary and package reflecting experience and seniority
• Leading role on one of the most significant capital projects currently being developed in the sector
• Opportunity to work within the Technical Lead and Project Management consultancy team
• Hybrid working
• Significant technical, client and project leadership responsibility
• Long-term progression within an established multidisciplinary consultancy