Technical Lead - Water & Wastewater Capital Delivery

Finlay Jude Recruitment Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Annual Discretionary Bonus

Company Car or Car Allowance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Health Cash Plan & 24/7 GP Service

Life Assurance & EAP

25 Days Annual Leave + BH

Hybrid & EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Professional Development

Job summary

Finlay Jude Recruitment Ltd is recruiting on behalf of a leading organisation within the UK water sector for an experienced Technical Lead to support the successful delivery of major clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

This role offers technical leadership across AMP capital delivery programmes, ensuring safe, compliant and innovative engineering solutions that deliver long-term value for clients and the environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering required.
• Significant experience delivering UK water and wastewater solutions.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of water industry standards and governance.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015, health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across water and wastewater capital projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through feasibility to commissioning.
• Review and approve technical designs, calculations, specs and deliverables.
• Chair technical reviews and governance gateways.
• Ensure compliance with client standards and regulations.
• Champion Safety by Design and CDM responsibilities.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery.
• Support planning, commercial decisions and change management.
• Act as primary technical interface with clients and partners.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement across projects.
• Mentor engineers and technicians across the business.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

CDM 2015 knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Communication

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Process Engineering

Job description

Technical Lead | Water & Wastewater | AMP8 Capital Delivery | South of England

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience

Finlay Jude Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a leading organisation within the UK water sector for an experienced Technical Lead to support the successful delivery of major clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineering professional to provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of AMP projects, ensuring engineering solutions are safe, compliant, innovative, and deliver long-term value for clients, customers, and the environment.

Location: South of England

Travel: Required across Anglian Water, Thames Water and Southern Water regions

What's on Offer?

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Family Healthcare
• Health Cash Plan & 24/7 Online GP Service
• Life Assurance & Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Enhanced Family Leave Benefits
• Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Professional Development & Career Progression

The Role

As Technical Lead, you will act as the technical authority across a portfolio of water and wastewater capital projects, providing engineering leadership from concept through to completion.

Working closely with clients, delivery teams, designers and operational stakeholders, you will ensure technical excellence, compliance and best practice throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across clean water, wastewater and associated infrastructure projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through feasibility, optioneering, detailed design, construction and commissioning phases.
• Review and approve technical designs, calculations, specifications and engineering deliverables.
• Chair technical reviews, design assurance meetings and governance gateways.
• Ensure compliance with client standards, industry regulations and corporate governance requirements.
• Champion Safety by Design principles and support CDM 2015 responsibilities.
• Identify, assess and mitigate technical risks throughout project delivery.
• Support programme planning, commercial decision-making and change management activities.
• Act as the primary technical interface between clients, design partners and delivery teams.
• Drive innovation, engineering best practice, digital delivery and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and develop engineers and technical professionals across the business.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have a strong technical background within the UK water industry, combined with proven leadership experience across complex infrastructure programmes.

Essential Requirements

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Process Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience delivering engineering solutions within the UK water and wastewater sector.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of water industry standards, regulations and technical governance processes.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015, construction practices, process safety and Health & Safety legislation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and problem-solving ability.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards).
• Experience delivering AMP framework projects.
• Previous experience working within Anglian Water, Thames Water or Southern Water frameworks.