Associate Technical Director Asset Management (Water AMP8)

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

At Arcadis we are shaping the future of sustainable water infrastructure across the UK. As we enter AMP8 our clients face increasing pressure to improve asset performance resilience regulatory compliance and longterm value. To support this we are seeking an Associate Director Asset Management to strengthen our Technical Advisory capability within the Water sector.

This is a senior consultancy role for an experienced asset management professional who enjoys advising clients developing teams and delivering measurable outcomes for customers and the environmentYou will play a key role in helping Water and Sewage Companies evolve their asset management practices supporting better investment decisions operational performance and outcomes for customers and the environment.

The role is UKwide with flexible working arrangements and travel to client sites as required. Part-time and job-share options will be considered.

Role accountabilities:

Client Advisory & Relationship Leadership

• Act as a trusted partner to clients building longterm relationships with both operational and senior management stakeholders.
• Shape client thinking in asset management influencing strategies investment priorities and delivery approaches.
• Support and contribute to work winning framework delivery and the development of new and repeat business opportunities across AMP8.

Asset Management Expertise

• Lead and support the development and implementation of asset management approaches for Water and Wastewater assets.
• Evaluate and advise on asset management activities including:
  • Asset inventories and data quality
  • Condition and remaining useful life assessment
  • Risk consequence of failure and criticality
  • Repair renewal and investment planning
  • Wholelife cost and TOTEX optimisation
• Apply recognised asset management principles and standards (e.g. ISO 55001 ReliabilityCentred Maintenance) in a practical clientfocused manner.

Project & Team Leadership

• Lead or oversee small to mediumsized projects or workstreams ensuring highquality technical delivery and client satisfaction.
• Provide technical leadership mentoring and coaching to junior consultants and engineers.
• Contribute to building and developing highperforming collaborative teams within the Asset Management and Water Advisory community.

Innovation Digital & Continuous Improvement

• Support the application of digital tools data analytics and systems to improve asset decisionmaking and performance.
• Help translate operational engineering and asset data into actionable insights for clients.
• Promote innovation and best practice across Arcadis and client organisations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience working in the UK Water sector ideally within an operational asset management or technical advisory role.
• Proven experience delivering or supporting asset managementled projects or programmes.
• Strong understanding of asset management principles and their application across clean and wastewater systems.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain credible client relationships including influencing decisionmakers.
• Experience leading project teams or workstreams with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• A degree in engineering science mathematics or related disciplineor equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to travel to client sites and work within clientbased teams when required.Flexible working arrangements considered.
• Practitionerlevel experience with ISO 55001 ReliabilityCentred Maintenance (RCM) or similar frameworks.
• Understanding of legislative compliance and structured risk assessments (e.g. HAZOP HAZID) within the water sector.
• Experience in applying digital approaches and data analytics to asset management or operational challenges.
• Chartered Engineer status or working toward chartership or membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Experience contributing to framework delivery business development or capability growth.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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