Technical Manager

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Role Title: Technical Manager - Water Non-Infrastructure Location: Peterborough (hybrid working available)
Business Unit: @one Alliance
Programme: AMP8 - Clean Water Non-Infrastructure
Reports To: Design Delivery Lead / Programme Technical Lead

Role Overview: As a Technical Manager - Water Non-Infrastructure, you will be the technical authority behind the planning and delivery of clean water treatment solutions for AMP8 within the @one Alliance. Based in Peterborough, you will take a lead role in shaping the design strategy for treatment assets-ensuring solutions are innovative, buildable, efficient, and regulatory-compliant.
This position focuses on non-infrastructure assets-such as treatment works, pumping stations, chemical dosing systems, and boreholes-rather than pipelines or networks. You will be at the heart of delivering capital projects that help ensure a safe, sustainable water supply for the future.
Key Responsibilities: 1. Technical Leadership

• Lead the design development of clean water treatment solutions for AMP8 capital projects.
• Ensure technical solutions meet water quality standards, regulatory targets (e.g., PFAS, nitrate removal), and environmental commitments.
• Act as the primary technical interface across design, delivery, operations, and supply chain teams.

2. Design Oversight

• Manage and direct multi-disciplinary design teams (civil, MEICA, process, chemical).
• Oversee the production of technical documentation including drawings, specifications, design risk assessments, and feasibility studies.
• Ensure that designs are aligned with project budgets, buildability requirements, operational needs, and programme timelines.

3. Innovation & Value Engineering

• Drive innovation through early contractor involvement, modular design, and digital design tools (e.g., BIM, digital twins).
• Identify and implement value-engineered solutions that reduce cost, improve efficiency, and enhance sustainability.

4. Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including Anglian Water, regulators, supply chain partners, and asset management teams.
• Provide technical assurance and input at all project stages-from concept through to handover.

5. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with DWI, WQ standards, H&S regulations (CDM), and @one Alliance delivery governance.
• Champion a quality-first approach, contributing to continuous improvement and lessons learned programmes.

Essential Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree-qualified in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Process Engineering (or related discipline).
• Chartered or working toward chartership (ICE, IChemE, IMechE, CIWEM).
• Extensive experience in the design and delivery of water treatment works and associated clean water non-infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of chemical dosing systems, pumping stations, supernatant return systems, and borehole developments.
• Demonstrated experience working within design & build environments and/or regulated utility frameworks (e.g., AMP7/8).
• Proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams on capital investment programmes.

Desirable Skills & Knowledge:

• Experience with emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS) and modern treatment technologies.
• Familiarity with digital design tools (BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, GIS).
• Knowledge of Anglican Water design standards and operational requirements.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance technical excellence with budget and programme constraints.
• Ability to foresee and mitigate design risks early in the life cycle.

Why Join the @one Alliance?

• Work at the forefront of water innovation within one of the UK's most collaborative and progressive alliances.
• Help shape AMP8 outcomes that support environmental goals and resilient water infrastructure.
• Hybrid working, excellent career progression opportunities, and a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.