My Client is recruiting for a Regional Discipline Lead - EICA in the Water Sector

We are looking to strengthen our engineering team with a Regional Discipline Lead - EICA based at Preston with hybrid working available.
You will report directly to the REL and your role will be to provide technical leadership of the discipline in region. Ensuring that the technical discipline is the right size and shape, has the correct competencies and capacity and that standard design practices are applied in region and contribute to the development of the discipline. You will also provide all regional discipline members with the opportunity to develop and progress
Key responsibilities will include:
People Management

• Duty of care in discipline in region.
• Training & Development Planning in discipline in region.
• Staffing levels and personnel management in discipline in region.
• Long term staffing/succession plans in discipline in region.
• Staff performance reviews/PDRs in discipline.

Engineering Discipline Management

• Application of strategic design philosophy in discipline in region.
• Competency management in discipline in region.
• Technical quality in discipline in region.
• Task time requirements (estimates) in discipline in region.
• Application of task delivery methods and toolsets in discipline
• Allocation of best-fit, competent staff to projects in region.
• The use of common, secure, information management systems in discipline in region

Operational Management

• Contributing to definition and implementing technical strategy in discipline.
• Contributing to discipline productivity.
• Tactical technical risk in discipline in region.
• Client relationships and service management in discipline in region.

Personal Responsibilities

• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking at conferences, industry associations, professional groups, and stay current on industry trends and innovations.
• Act professionally at all times, representing not just yourself but the company and your engineering profession.
• Regular feedback of ideas, work methods, watch-outs and top-tips with colleagues across the business.
• Take ownership to deliver results, demonstrate resilience and drive.

Experience and Qualifications
Essential

• Deep understanding of technical discipline design.
• Technically focused.
• Technical design management.
• BIM and digital delivery astute.
• Experience of technical design in a design-build environment.
• Experience in the water treatment industry.
• Experience in leading and managing discipline design teams.
• Degree in a discipline-related subject, or substantial experience.
• Must be quality-driven with the ability to set targets, manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.

Technical and design skills

• Able to identify and manage project technical risk. Desirable
• Experience of leading remote/geographically-dispersed teams.
• Chartered engineer.