Associate Director - Water

Overview

Lead analytics & software teams, deliver water sector projects, manage client relationships

Key Responsibilities

• risk management
• delivery coordination
• client relations
• team leadership
• technical innovation
• growth opportunities

Tasks

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

Requirements

• team coordination
• bid delivery
• leadership
• software development
• negotiation
• commercial acumen

What You Bring

-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. -Proven experience bid delivery and winning client work -Extensive experience in the leadership and management of people and in leading the delivery of major project / programmes in the water sector projects. -Skilled in collaborative negotiation. -Excellent inter-personal, leadership and communication skills. -Experience preferable in analytical projects and/or software development -Proven ability to build and mentor teams and drive collaborative behaviours. -Commercial acumen and the ability to deliver commercially complex framework programmes successfully.

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About Rps

-Delivers innovative solutions across sectors from planning to execution. -Strong expertise in large-scale projects like infrastructure, energy, and environmental consulting. -Notable work includes wind farms, transport infrastructure, and urban development consultancy. -Multidisciplinary approach integrates engineering, design, and environmental expertise. -Committed to sustainable outcomes and addressing complex industry challenges.

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