Technical Director | Coastal Water Quality

Vacancy
6305
Job Location
Manchester

The Opportunity

Stantec UK is seeking an experienced and driven leader to support continued growth in our transitional and coastal water quality modelling team. This leadership role will oversee the delivery of technical projects, building on existing opportunities in the UK and overseas.  

This is a unique career opportunity to support continued growth in our service offering and client base, establish your own team, and enhance your personal growth with the experience of prestigious projects both in the UK and around the globe.  

Reporting to our UK Water Sector Lead and working closely with Stantec Environmental Water Quality and Coastal Engineering Groups with support from a network of technical experts both in the UK and in North America; you can be located at any of our 24 offices in the UK whilst also flexible working.

Stantec draw from more than 20 technical specialities around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of practice with diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support.

We can offer great access to UK water sector clients through existing framework contracts, continuous opportunities to develop and progress your career, a great learning culture and working environment, flexible hours /working pattern and location, a competitive benefits package and much more.

About You 

With a solid technical background and a passion for delivering effective solutions you will work closely with Leadership team to grow and develop the business. You will a recognised leader in your field and hold a degree in Civil, Coastal, or Environmental Engineering and be able to demonstrate the experience, character, and qualities of a chartered professional.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:  

  • Expert knowledge of environmental water quality regulation; for example the Water Framework Directive, Bathing Water Directive, Storm Overflow Assessment Framework (SOAF) and Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plans. 
  • Industry-leading experience in coastal modelling to help with bid writing and win work, and to best assess the team’s needs in terms of human and computational resources and software. 
  • Ability to develop innovative industry-leading approaches in new technical areas and in data-poor environments to support clients in decision-making.  
  • Experience in assessment and design of mitigation though engineered and nature-based solutions to support coastal ecosystem restoration. 

You will hold strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to conduct effective client and agency presentations, written technical report preparation, and project experience through professional publications and presentations. Demonstrated expertise in water quality modelling to oversee and review technical work.  

Why Join us?

  • Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
  • Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
  • Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
  • Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Great Projects: We are leading on transformational projects in water, infrastructure and residential sectors and have secured positions on nearly all UK Water Frameworks for AMP8. We are delivering a wide variety of projects that will make a real difference to our communities
  • Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to run through the details.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites over 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have worked with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.
 
Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

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