Principal Wastewater Network Modeller

Strata Construction Consulting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee urban drainage projects. The role involves team leadership, guiding project delivery, and maintaining strong client relationships. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and experience in urban drainage. This position offers fantastic career progression, flexible working, and other benefits.

Benefits

Career progression

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

Life assurance

Flexible/hybrid working

Inclusive and diverse environment

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Geography, or relevant subject.
• Experience leading projects in an urban drainage environment.
• Proven ability to manage and develop staff while providing technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting on commercial performance, forecasting, and risk management.
• Produce bids and proposals.
• Lead a team, ensuring effective workload planning and prioritization.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Technical guidance

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Geography

Membership in relevant institution (e.g., ICE, CIWEM)

Job description

We have an exclusive role with a large consultancy who are a recognized leader in wastewater network modelling, trusted by major water companies across the UK and Ireland. As part of their multidisciplinary approach, they are involved in every project stage.

This is a great opportunity to join an innovative team of modellers, working on a long-term framework whilst contributing to industry leading projects

What’s on offer:

• Fantastic career progression and develop within the company
• Private medical insurance
• Group income protection
• Life assurance included
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Inclusive and diverse

The role:

• Responsible for and reporting of commercial performance, forecasting and risk management
• Production of bids and proposals.
• Leading a team to build, maintain and manage strong and collaborative working relationships with clients.
• Line Management of project team members with responsibility for: day-to-day leadership and direction for team, workload planning and prioritisation, provision of technical direction and support, driving staff performance, motivation, and career development.
• Depending on your project management experience you will take the lead or work closely with project managers to coordinate resources, administer contracts, manage clients, and track quality/programme/budget.
• Your role will include acting as a mentor for team members supporting the development of their skills, providing technical guidance and supervising their deliverables.

What you need to succeed:

• To be considered for this opportunity you must be degree qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Geography or other relevant subject, and be a member of an industry relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM.
• You will have previous experience leading projects in an urban drainage environment. Successful candidates will demonstrate technical experience covering a wide range of urban drainage modelling activities.
• You will provide guidance, training, and promote staff development and wellbeing within the discipline. The role will involve taking part in the planning, programming, and coordinating of urban drainage projects while ensuring delivery excellence, technical governance and best practices are upheld. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills through report writing, developing and delivering presentations (external and internal), and making contacts in the industry.
• The successful candidate will have experience in the management and development of our people as well as the ability to integrate well into a team and provide technical leadership in an urban drainage environment with an excellent client service focus.