Project Solutions Manager - Water Recycling

Who are we?

Here within the @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. 

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.  

We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression.  

With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny.

To help us create value-driven project solutions that achieve our capital investment programme outcomes and business objects, we’re seeking Project Solutions Managers to join our Solutions Team.

Are you ready to join the most exciting AMP we’ve ever seen?

What will you be doing as our new Project Solution Manager?

As a Project Solutions Manager, you will work on a diverse programme of wastewater (sewage) treatment, infrastructure (water and sewage pipelines) and/ or water (treatment and storage) projects. Project Solutions Managers work at the solutions stage, this is the beginning of the project delivery lifecycle where the preferred solution option for a project is selected.

This is an exciting key role in Anglian Water’s capital delivery programme where you will lead and influence the development of project solutions, which aim to reduce carbon, protect and increase natural capital, address climate change, and embrace innovations and new digital technologies.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop solution options through the assessment of site data and application of engineering processes/ resources.
• Assist, inform, and enable Anglian Water’s Risk Opportunity and Value (ROV) process to determine preferred options which will then be developed and constructed by @one Alliance’s delivery team.
• Collaborate with the Senior Solutions Manager to identify and plan the resources required for project solution options generation and selection.
• Develop Solutions Stage Project Plans, including programmes and budgets, to ensure alignment with Anglian Water and @one Alliance delivery teams and Standards. Monitor progress, identify potential changes, and assist with monthly performance reporting.
• Manage stakeholders within @one Alliance project teams and Anglian Water to communicate progress and facilitate acceptance of preferred solutions.
• Lead the production of @one Alliance Solutions Stage deliverables.
• Support the @one Alliance preferred solution review meeting to assess the confidence and certainty of preferred solutions for efficient delivery in subsequent stages.
  
  

Solutions Development:

• Understand individual project outcomes and collaborate with @one Alliance subject matter experts to undertake root cause analysis, investigations, and data analysis.
• Assess the value and impact of acquiring additional data if gaps or deficiencies are identified.
• Coordinate engagement from @one Alliance project delivery teams to develop viable solution options that achieve project outcomes and business objectives.
• Ensure solution options address affordability, design, planning, sustainability, construction, enabling factors, procurement, and operations.
• Support @one Alliance project delivery teams in assessing the certainty and confidence of preferred solutions.
  
  

Health & Safety:

• A working knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety and CDM is essential to this role.
• Production of initial design risk assessments according to Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations.
  
  

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…..

To be successful in this position you will hold a degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline and have experience in water-sector assets and delivering capital projects. Experience in a Design and Build environment is an advantage. You should be able to demonstrate compliance with business ethics, foster collaboration, and support the development of others around you. 

You will be required to think ‘outside the box’, incorporating innovation and efficient ways of working in to your projects.

Our Approach to Diversity & Inclusion

At the Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We believe that diversity enriches our team, fuels innovation, and drives success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. We are dedicated to creating an environment free from discrimination and bias, where everyone has equal opportunities for growth and advancement. Join us in creating a culture where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion is the norm.

Alongside this we want to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their abilities during the interview process. If you require any specific accommodations or adjustments due to a disability or any other individual circumstances, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Our vision

A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:

Empower our people; Delight our Customers; Embrace digital transformation; Deliver brilliance.

Our Values

To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:

Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring.

The Anglian Water @one Alliance. Eight partners, endless opportunities

Location: Hybrid, Peterborough