Associate Director - Asset Inspections - #1785882

RPS have an opportunity for an Associate Director to lead the management and delivery of our Asset Inspections, Testing and Portfolio Management framework agreement with Scottish Water. The Associate Director will be responsible for the overall management, direction and performance of the framework contract, as well as for building strong client relationships.

This is a unique opportunity for a candidate with experience in leading the delivery of large operational and technical programmes of work in the water/wastewater sector. As a key member of a dynamic and ambitious leadership team in Scotland, you will work directly alongside our Framework Director and with a team of Senior Managers charged with delivering significant programmes of projects to challenging timescales and budgets.

About The Team

RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities that require innovation, dedication, and teamwork to help us meet our clients’ needs.

In addition to the Scottish Water Asset Inspections framework, we also deliver a range of other technical services to Scottish Water and work with several other major water companies across the UK. We have a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place, where you’ll be securing your career for the next 20 years, leaving a lasting legacy!

About You

As a key member of the Water Consultancy business in Scotland, your role is critical to helping us deliver great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of technical and site-based experts on a wide range of water industry assets.

By joining us, you're not just taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You're making a meaningful impact on millions of lives in the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come. As a valuable member of our team, you will play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the UK, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you are ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Your Responsibilities

The Associate Director, working with the Framework Director, has responsibility for overall programme delivery and commercial performance.Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Leadership and management of framework delivery team.
• Ensuring that programme delivery and commercial performance deadlines and targets are achieved.
• Development and maintenance of strong relationships with key client contacts to understand strategic direction and their service/programme risks, issues and needs.
• Development of project and programme delivery strategies to support client needs, with associated training, development, recruitment and/or innovation plans to ensure delivery of these strategies.
• Identification and cultivation of innovative and optimised technical solutions aligned with client requirements and objectives.
• Consolidation and co-ordination of delivery programmes across the framework to drive efficiencies.
• Resource planning and management.
• Identification of programme risks and opportunities, together with risk and opportunity mitigation and management.
• Provision of oversight and governance review for Asset Inspections framework.
• Identification, implementation and support of growth opportunities in Scotland and across the UK.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge, And Experience

The Associate Director will be a pragmatic individual with the ability to work in collaboration with a range of stakeholders to drive successful delivery.Key role requirements include:

• Extensive experience in the leadership and management of people and in leading the delivery of major project / programmes in the water sector projects.
• A commitment to a strong culture of health, safety and wellbeing.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to deliver commercially complex framework programmes successfully.
• Proven ability to build and mentor teams and drive collaborative behaviours.
• Proven ability to co-ordinate and facilitate teams to deliver successful outcomes at project and programme level through a balance of strategic and tactical approaches.
• Excellent inter-personal, leadership and communication skills.
• Skilled in collaborative negotiation.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you will be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their well-being.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023, RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

Mutual Dignity And Respect

Mindful that a truly welcoming organisation must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding principles of mutual dignity and respect in all People processes. This approach ensures that we reflect the communities and clients we serve, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

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