Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assetsWe are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life Everyone has an important role to play With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together Role description This is a careerdefining opportunity for a recognised technical expert in hydraulic engineering to lead Arcadiss specialist capability in pressure surge transient hydraulics Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD and advanced hydraulic modelling across water and wastewater infrastructure in the UK and internationallyAs Associate Technical Director you will be the technical conscience of the Water business for this discipline setting standards leading complex studies building and mentoring a team of specialist engineers and positioning Arcadis as the goto firm for clients who need rigorous innovative hydraulic engineering on their most critical assetsWorking within a major AMP8 framework delivery environment and operating within a threetier delivery structure alongside major contractors and direct clients you will translate advanced hydraulic modelling into practical defensible engineering solutions that reduce infrastructure risk improve asset reliability and inform investment decisions at programme scale Role accountabilities Technical Leadership Delivery Technical AuthorityAct as Arcadiss named technical authority and final reviewer for pressure surge transient hydraulics and CFD studies across capital schemes framework programmes and operational risk work Complex ModellingDirect and technically oversee advanced transient and CFD studies including undulating rising mains pumpstation protection air entrainment multiphase flow primingdraining systems and treatment plant internal hydraulics ensuring outputs are defensible and clientready Standards GovernanceDevelop maintain and embed Arcadiss technical standards model assurance frameworks design guidance and QA protocols for surge and CFD ensuring consistency across projects and programmes Tool ExpertiseApply and champion industryleading modelling platforms including HAMMER Wanda VariSim ANSYS Fluent OpenFOAM and related hydraulic analysis tools such as HADES evaluate and introduce new tools where these advance our capability Innovation DigitalDrive the integration of datadriven methods AIML applications digital twin approaches and automated workflows into hydraulic modelling practice positioning Arcadis ahead of sector development in this discipline Multidisciplinary IntegrationProvide crossfunctional technical leadership to water quality process civil and design teams to improve wholesystem outcomes and reduce risk across complex multidisciplinary programmes Commercial Development Client Ownership Client RelationshipsBuild and maintain trusted technical relationships with major UK water utilities eg Thames Water Anglian Water Severn Trent Southern Water United Utilities and contractors acting as a recognised technical partner rather than a transactional supplier Business DevelopmentIdentify pursue and win new work support bid preparation write technical sections of proposals attend client presentations and develop the pipeline for surge CFD and hydraulics services within Arcadiss Water Management business Framework DeliveryLead technical delivery within AMP8 framework programmes managing Arcadiss obligations and quality standards within complex multiparty delivery structures Commercial AccountabilityManage project finances including fee negotiation earned value tracking cost control and variation management to deliver studies profitably and to schedule Thought LeadershipRepresent Arcadis at industry conferences ICE CIWEM IMechE Pipeline Industries Guild contribute to publications and build external profile for the firms hydraulic engineering brand People Leadership Capability Building Team BuildingRecruit develop and lead a highperforming team of hydraulic modelling specialists from graduate to principal level growing Arcadiss inhouse surge CFD and hydraulics capability in a sustainable and structured way MentoringProvide handson technical mentoring structured development support and professional review guidance to engineers working towards chartered status CEngCIWEMIMechE Knowledge SharingLead recurring technical forums deliver internal training sessions and support crossbusiness knowledge exchange to embed hydraulic expertise across Arcadis Water Management Academic Industry EngagementMaintain and develop academic links and industry body relationships to attract talent and keep Arcadis connected to the frontier of hydraulic engineering practice Qualifications Experience Essential Requirements Minimum 12 years of progressive hydraulic engineering experience with substantive specialisation in pressure surgetransient analysis andor Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD
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