Senior Technical Director – Water & Wastewater (Belfast)

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

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