Technical Risk Manager Full Time

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JOB DESCRIPTION

CMDP+ have secured a new AMP8 Capital Programme Strategic Delivery Partner Framework Agreement with Southern Water for Water and Wastewater delivery. This represents continuation of the successful joint venture between Costain and MWH Treatment.

The award is for an initial seven-year term with an option to extend up to a further five years. Between 2025-2030 CMDP+ will deliver critical investment to Water and Wastewater infrastructure across the region including upgrades to Water and Wastewater Treatment Works, Pumping Stations and Reservoirs.

The Technical Risk Manager will be responsible for delivering engineering solutions at programme level from initial definition of need through optioneering, solution development, detail design and construction support.

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.

This is a hybrid role and will ideally be based in Falmer 2-3 days per week, with some travel to other sites.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for programme level technical governance on water projects from initial definition of need through optioneering, solution development, detail design and construction support.
• Key responsibilities:
• To provide technical assurance across teams of Design Mangers and Discipline Design Engineers in the development of water technical solutions from initial need statement through optioneering, solution development, value engineering, detail design and construction support.
• Ensure affordable design solutions are developed within project budget and water quality risk is appropriately managed and communicated throughout the solution development process.
• Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, design teams, construction staff and supply chain representatives to promote buildability and supply chain efficiency in design outputs.
• Ensure sustainable design solutions are completed in accordance with CDM Regulations.
• Ensure design solutions meet all the requirements of the programme’s systems and governance procedures.
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations.
• Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
• In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of CMDP as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive, and beneficial relationships.
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.

Essential:

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Engineering discipline
• Experience of technical project delivery in a design-build environment
• Experience in the Water Sector with extensive clean water knowledge
• Commercially astute with an eye for detail preparing and reviewing contractual technical documents
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline
• Able to identify and manage project/programme risk
• Able to identify and manage changes to project scope

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline
• Experience of working in Joint Ventures
• Experience of offsite manufactured design solutions

Essential

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree / Engineering or management apprenticeship with industry experience

Desirable

• Chartered member of professional institute (MICE/IMechE/MCIOB etc)
• Related Project Managment or Risk Managment training

ABOUT US

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWHT and delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s water supply and wastewater treatment works in the eastern half of its region (Kent & Sussex).