Binnies an RSK Group company is recruiting a Delivery Director for our Water Services Major Projects Business Unit.  The Water Services team consults, delivers and manages projects in the Water Utilities sector.  The Delivery Director will be accountable for the ongoing strategic growth within our Major Projects team under our Major Projects Commercial Director in collaboration with our Delivery Directors from the wider Water Services team. This will include planning and execution of projects across a number of key clients, resource management and client relationship management.  Successful applicants will be able to work flexibly from one of our offices. The ability to travel to Client and Binnies offices is essential.

The Major Projects business unit already contains exciting projects such as Thames Water’s SESRO and Anglian Water’s Fens and Lincs reservoirs.

This role would suit someone with project management and project director experience within professional services in large Water Utilities capital projects or similar field and who is looking for the next step.

Responsibilities

• Taking a key fee earning position within major projects such as commercial/project management.
• Plan, executes, monitors and controls projects in terms of scope, time, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk procurement and stakeholder management across multiple projects of medium to high complexity
• Contract management across multiple contracts/frameworks
• Ensures project teams deliver projects to the As-Sold financial metrics or better
• Balance the needs of multiple projects across the Major Projects portfolio
• Leadership of a team of resources to service a number major projects or frameworks, including strategic growth and direction
• Organise and chair professional client meetings, including business development activities
• Understand the customer’s basic and performance requirements and formulate a scope of work that adds value for our customers and Binnies
• Assess the technical and commercial risk of projects
• Lead project pursuits and bids as Bid Manager or Bid Director and create and review proposals and costings for new oppourtunites

Attributes

The role would be suitable for an individual with a proven track record in the successful delivery of water projects.  You should possess and be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills and knowledge:

• Professional qualification in an engineering discipline
• Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) discipline
• Proven ability to plan, execute, monitor, control and direct projects in terms of scope, time, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management
• Leadership skills to manage project teams and create positive change
• Ability to work under time pressure and balance multiple priorities
• Proactive and methodical approach to problem solving as an individual and as part of a team with a desire to find a solution
• Demonstrated customer-facing success in project delivery and business development
• Collaborative individual that effectively builds teams
• Liaison with internal and external clients to develop relationships across the business
• Excellent communicator with staff, clients, joint venture partners and stakeholders
• Understanding of consultancy commercial models 
• Be driven to develop and improve your skills and advance your career.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary.
• Flexible working, including, if desired, a mixture of office and remote working, nine-day fortnights arrangements.
• Pension.
• Private Medical Healthcare.
• Life Assurance.
• Group Income Protection.

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