Water Sector Electrical Technical Director

AtkinsRéalis; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a highly experienced Technical Director – Electrical Engineer for the UK water sector. You will provide strategic technical leadership across water/wastewater projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring governance, quality, and whole-life value.

The role emphasizes client engagement, market growth, and development of senior engineers. You will lead bids, shape technical strategies, and work across AMP8 programmes, while traveling UK-wide and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Strong leadership of multidisciplinary water projects.
• Experience guiding bids and strategic client engagements.
• Ability to mentor engineers and build succession pipelines.
• Commercial acumen balancing technical excellence with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership and project oversight across water and wastewater programmes.
• Lead technical governance, quality oversight, and engineering compliance across projects.
• Develop and maintain trusted client relationships and support market growth.
• Shape bidding strategies and contribute to major proposals for AMP8 and beyond.

Skills

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Bid & proposals

Team development

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a highly experienced Technical Director – Electrical Engineer for the UK water sector. You will provide strategic technical leadership across water/wastewater projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring governance, quality, and whole-life value.

The role emphasizes client engagement, market growth, and development of senior engineers. You will lead bids, shape technical strategies, and work across AMP8 programmes, while traveling UK-wide and collaborating with