Solutions Manager

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About The Role

To continue with our growth plans for 2024 and beyond we are searching for a Solutions Manager to join our Solution Development team in our Pre-Contract department, based in the Midlands region for our Severn Trent framework.

Reporting to the Regional Pre-Contract Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary teams working on the development of technical solutions and commercial proposals to enter agreeable contracts for potable water treatment, sewage treatment and bioresources projects, considering sustainability and carbon footprint of optimum and competitive solutions. As a Solutions Manager, you will be responsible for a portfolio of future projects (directly allocated or competitively tendered) that need to be secured by means of agreeable contracts. Your role will involve:

Client Management:

• Foster and develop positive client working relationships that enable efficient identification of project solutions leading to successful contract agreement.
• Manage Client and stakeholder expectations in relation to time, cost and quality of the production of proposals and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) delivery.
• Accountability for the successful delivery and fulfilment of ECI orders, working closely with other departments and the client to communicate progress and facilitate acceptance of proposed solutions.
• Drive effective contract negotiations that meet the technical and organisational governance requirements, as well as having an acceptable risk profile that is approved by the business in a timely manner.
• Attendance to sites and client offices as required in relation to the development of projects.
• Obtain client feedback and integrate lessons learned to future projects.

Develop Solutions/Tenders/Proposals:

• Identify, document and communicate the client project requirements to enable the teams to develop project solutions.
• Actively lead multidisciplinary teams to provide competitive tenders that meet client's requirements.
• Ensure solution options address affordability, design, planning, sustainability, construction, enabling factors, procurement, and operations.
• Assess the value and impact of acquiring additional data if gaps or deficiencies are identified.
• Coordinate engagement from the regional Engineering, Estimating, Operations, Planning, SHEQ teams to assure the viability and deliverability of project proposals.
• Accountability for tenders/proposals to meet all governance and quality assurance requirements.
• Accountability for tenders/proposals to have a high degree of business confidence on scope, cost, programme and risk profile in line with the regional and business strategy.
• Coordinate the business legal, technical and commercial teams inputs into the proposed client Works Orders to clarify the project scope, define an agreeable risk profile and enable timely contract execution.

Support Department development and administration:

• Collaborate with the Pre-Contract Manager to identify, plan and acquire the departmental resources needed for the solution development and proposals preparation that respond to the demands of the Framework portfolio of work.
• Line management duties, ensuring team progression, development and wellbeing.
• Responsible for proposals to be delivered within the agreed timescales and tender budget.
• Contribute to the department cost and budget reporting.
• Assist with department performance reviews and identifying areas of improvement.
• Collaborate with the Pre-Contract Manager and others to identify innovative ways of work.
• Obtain and communicate business feedback from project delivery in relation to performance against tender budget and programme.
• Support continuous improvement of the solutions process and team.
• Integrate innovations and lessons learned to realise efficiencies in projects and in team performance.

About You

You are a natural leader, providing line management for the team, and can confidentially manage activities to achieve efficient outputs to ensure quality procedures are followed, mitigating risk where necessary.

Essential:

• Degree in an Engineering Discipline (Mechanical/Civil/Chemical/Environmental/Process) or equivalent qualifications; or Project Management qualifications.
• Experience working and managing under NEC4 Conditions of contract.
• UK Water Industry experience leading projects in design and/or delivery of water treatment, wastewater treatment or bioresources projects, sufficient to influence the design and buildability of a project, choice of materials and be able to contribute to optioneering.
• Experience in the processes, equipment and services that are used within the water industry.
• Experience in the development of project programmes.
• Experience in risk management techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and team working skills.
• Self-starter, self motivated, flexible and reliable with good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to think clearly under pressure.
• You will have a strong client service focus.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent computer skills and a good understanding of Microsoft Office.

  Desirable:

• Membership of a professional institution.
• Experience in tendering or managing medium to large projects within the water industry (capital value >£10M), or batches of projects, or design only projects.
• Full UK driving license.

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills.

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

Packages include -

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc