Associate Technical Director / Principal Engineer – Dams & Reservoirs

Overview

In this role you will act as a technical leader in reservoir engineering, shaping delivery on complex safety projects while expanding Arcadis’ reservoir engineering capability. You will lead projects from inception to completion, maintain governance and risk controls, and mentor engineers within a national team. You’ll collaborate across disciplines to deliver climate-resilient water infrastructure and advocate for data-led approaches. This is an opportunity to influence safety, compliance and asset management at scale.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted technical leadership and client-facing guidance on reservoir safety commissions
• Lead complex reservoir safety and hydraulic infrastructure projects from inception to completion
• Maintain governance on quality, safety, sustainability, financial accountability and compliance
• Lead bids and commercial proposals with robust delivery plans and client relationships
• Shape technical approaches and develop service lines, mentoring engineers and specialists
• Collaborate across disciplines and geographies to deliver integrated water infrastructure solutions
• Promote digital tools and data-led approaches for inspection, assessment, design and asset management
• Represent Arcadis in professional networks, papers, and conferences

Key requirements

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Chartered Engineer with ICE, CIWEM, IStructE or equivalent
• Proven experience leading reservoir engineering and dam safety projects
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting capability growth and business development
• Strong knowledge of reservoir safety management including Reservoirs Act compliance, inspection and risk assessment
• Experience working with Undertakers, Supervising Engineers, Inspecting Engineers, regulators and asset owners
• Desirable: Membership of the DEFRA Reservoir Panel of Engineers or progression towards it

• leadership
• mentoring
• client communication
• reservoir safety management
• dam safety engineering
• inspection and risk assessment

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