Job Description
About the @one Alliance
The Anglian Water @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of eight partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.
We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression.
With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny.
We need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?
About Sweco
Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
To ensure we support our objectives of collaboration across the business whilst providing our workforce with the agility to achieve a healthy work/ life balance, we are asking our employees to have office or site presence on an average of three days a week.
Do you have what it takes to transform society?
As part of the preparations for AMP8, the @one Alliance are looking for 3 Delivery Directors to form part of the Senior Leadership Team. These roles will be based in our Peterborough office and can be flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.
What does the role involve?
As the Delivery Director, you will be an integral part of the @one alliance - one of the most successful, award-winning and progressive water sector capital delivery organisations. You will:
- Direct significant capital investment projects, promoting growth, digital capabilities and sustainable solutions.
- Lead integrated Delivery teams responsible for delivering a diverse program of wastewater (sewage) treatment, infrastructure (water and sewer pipelines) and water (treatment and storage) projects to achieve AMP8 objectives.
- Innovate and develop industry leading initiatives focusing on outcomes rather than outputs, reducing carbon, enhancing natural capital, addressing climate change, and embracing new digital technologies.
- Build and maintain professional networks and partners within the @one alliance.
- Manage the profit and loss for the portfolio.
- Develop and grow relationship/partnerships with local and regional stakeholders, including EA, Defra, Local Planning Authorities, Councils and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of @one working with Board of Directors and partner representatives.
To be successful in this role you’ll possess:
- Extensive experience in the delivery and operational planning of significant infrastructure projects.
- Previous Director level experience.
- Strategic thinking skills with the ability to deliver long term strategic plans aligned to business objectives in a collaborative environment.
- A strong understanding of industry standards, business operations and regulatory requirements.
- Experience of the utilities sector assets preferable.
- Proven experience in delivering high value capital projects.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experienced with financial planning, budgeting and headcount management. • Ability to anticipate and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.
Let’s transform society together at Sweco!
@OneAlliance vision
A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:
Empower our people; Delight our Customers; Embrace digital transformation; Deliver brilliance.
@OneAlliance Values
To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:
Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring
The Anglian Water @one Alliance. Eight partners, endless opportunities.
Let’s transform society together at Sweco.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.
Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.
We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.
We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?
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