Associate Technical Director - Asset Management (Water AMP8)

Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Bristol, United Kingdom, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Department: Asset Strategy and Performance

Work Location: onsite

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

At Arcadis, we are shaping the future of sustainable water infrastructure across the UK. As we enter AMP8, our clients face increasing pressure to improve asset performance, resilience, regulatory compliance, and long‑term value. To support this, we are seeking an Associate Director – Asset Management to strengthen our Technical Advisory capability within the Water sector. 

This is a senior consultancy role for an experienced asset management professional who enjoys advising clients, developing teams, and delivering measurable outcomes for customers and the environment  You will play a key role in helping Water and Sewage Companies evolve their asset management practices, supporting better investment decisions, operational performance, and outcomes for customers and the environment.

The role is UK‑wide, with flexible working arrangements and travel to client sites as required. Part-time and job-share options will be considered.

Role accountabilities:

Client Advisory & Relationship Leadership

• Act as a trusted partner to clients, building long‑term relationships with both operational and senior management stakeholders.
• Shape client thinking in asset management, influencing strategies, investment priorities, and delivery approaches.
• Support and contribute to work winning, framework delivery, and the development of new and repeat business opportunities across AMP8.

Asset Management Expertise

• Lead and support the development and implementation of asset management approaches for Water and Wastewater assets.
• Evaluate and advise on asset management activities, including:
  • Asset inventories and data quality
  • Condition and remaining useful life assessment
  • Risk, consequence of failure, and criticality
  • Repair, renewal, and investment planning
  • Whole‑life cost and TOTEX optimisation
• Apply recognised asset management principles and standards (e.g. ISO 55001, Reliability‑Centred Maintenance) in a practical, client‑focused manner.

Project & Team Leadership

• Lead or oversee small to medium‑sized projects or workstreams, ensuring high‑quality technical delivery and client satisfaction.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to junior consultants and engineers.
• Contribute to building and developing high‑performing, collaborative teams within the Asset Management and Water Advisory community.

Innovation, Digital & Continuous Improvement

• Support the application of digital tools, data analytics, and systems to improve asset decision‑making and performance.
• Help translate operational, engineering, and asset data into actionable insights for clients.
• Promote innovation and best practice across Arcadis and client organisations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience working in the UK Water sector, ideally within an operational, asset management, or technical advisory role.
• Proven experience delivering or supporting asset management‑led projects or programmes.
• Strong understanding of asset management principles and their application across clean and wastewater systems.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain credible client relationships, including influencing decision‑makers.
• Experience leading project teams or workstreams, with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• A degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or related discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to travel to client sites and work within client‑based teams when required. Flexible working arrangements considered.
• Practitioner‑level experience with ISO 55001, Reliability‑Centred Maintenance (RCM), or similar frameworks.
• Understanding of legislative compliance and structured risk assessments (e.g. HAZOP, HAZID) within the water sector.
• Experience in applying digital approaches and data analytics to asset management or operational challenges.
• Chartered Engineer status or working toward chartership, or membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Experience contributing to framework delivery, business development, or capability growth.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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