Technical Manager - Wastewater

YTL Construction UK; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Bath seeks a Technical Manager with extensive wastewater experience to join their team. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to influence wastewater infrastructure projects, providing technical governance from feasibility through to completion. Candidates should have a relevant degree, chartered status, and a strong background in process design and commissioning. The position promises significant career development, a competitive benefits package, and a chance to make a lasting impact on communities and the environment.

Benefits

Pension contribution up to 20%

Career progression opportunities

25-28 days' holiday

Car allowance

Performance-related bonus

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to eight times salary

Volunteering days

Cashback and discounts from retailers

Enhanced family leave arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the wastewater sector with a proven track record.
• Mixed experience in process design, commissioning, and operational science.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical governance across all aspects of project development.
• Deliver expert process treatment and guidance to project teams.
• Review and approve technical reports, designs, and drawings.
• Challenge design solutions and assumptions during reviews.
• Develop and update design standards and specifications.
• Represent company at national technical groups.
• Attend technical approval boards.
• Investigate and appraise new technologies for suitability.
• Provide training and mentorship to engineering staff.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Degree in relevant engineering or scientific discipline

Chartered professional status

Master's degree in a wastewater-related area

Job description

YTL Construction (Infrastructure) is embarking on its most ambitious capital delivery programme to date, and an exciting opportunity has become available for a Technical Manager with extensive wastewater sector experience to join our technical management team.

This role will not only suit those already working as a Technical Manager but also those not yet working at this level and looking to make the next step in their career!

You will be a leader in the field of wastewater process science/engineering and, working alongside our large multi-disciplinary engineering teams, have a unique opportunity to help shape the future of wastewater infrastructure, delivering multi-million-pound engineering projects that make a lasting impact on communities and the environment.

What you'll do

You'll be responsible for the technical governance across all aspects of project development, from feasibility through to detailed design. This role also extends across construction and through to commissioning completion.

You'll provide impartial expert guidance and advice throughout the life cycle of a project, working with both internal design staff and external design consultants.

You will:

• provide expert process treatment and technical guidance to support the project delivery teams in developing appropriate and cost-effective solutions to meet specific project requirements in all aspects of wastewater and sludge treatment
• review, audit and approve technical reports, appraisals, designs and drawings (both internal and external) to ensure that all comply with YTL health and safety, technical, legal and environmental standards
• attend project design review meetings to challenge, where required, design solutions and any assumptions made in their development to highlight any risk concerns or areas of non-compliance with YTL design and industry standards
• update, challenge and/or develop YTL design standards, specifications, standard products and standard drawings to ensure that they represent sound engineering practice and are fit for purpose
• represent YTL at national specialist technical groups and working parties
• attend technical approval boards, comprising representatives of project stakeholders, to approve all technical aspects of projects
• undertake investigations and appraisals of new technology to assess their suitability for implementation
• ensure new technologies provide the best value engineering solutions whilst considering risk and value, whole life costs and carbon emissions
• provide training, mentoring, support and guidance to all engineering and technical staff.

This is a hybrid role and combines the flexibility and autonomy of remote working, whilst remaining connected to the team in Bath.

What you'll need

To succeed in this adaptive and challenging role, you will ideally have been working in a senior wastewater engineering role where you have a proven track record of providing quality outputs.

You'll have strong problem-solving and analytical skills, along with good verbal and written communication.

You'll have:

• a degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline
• chartered professional status of an appropriate institution
• extensive, relevant experience that ideally includes a mix of process design, commissioning and/or operational science experience.

Ideally, you'll also have a master's degree (or higher) in a wastewater-related area.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• A car allowance.
• A performance-related bonus.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trainedmental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.