Innovation Manager - Water
Newport
Requirements
We are seeking to recruit an Innovation Manager to be based from Welsh Water's Capital Delivery offices in Newport, to play a key role in driving forward the innovation agenda across the Alliance. To be considered, we are seeking candidates with the following credentials.
Desirable Experience:
- Sound technical knowledge - quick to grasp technical solutions that will facilitate a contextual understanding of ideas/innovations proposed
- Project management experience
- Construction industry knowledge required: knowledge of the water sector preferred
- Recognition as an existing water industry technical leader will be advantageous
- Proven track record of successful management and delivery of innovation within a capital programme context
- Exhibit behaviours consistent with the Alliance vision and values
- Excellent Knowledge Management skills
- A demonstrable track record of promoting and driving innovation to produce optimal solutions at lowest whole life costs
- Collaborative approach and good communication skills
Duties & Responsibilities
To provide leadership, coordination and direction to the Alliance Innovation Programme.
This role will have no direct reports but will necessitate relationship building (internal and external) to influence a wide variety of networks within DCC, design and delivery partners and the supply chain.
Responsibilities include:
- Own, develop, manage and report on a portfolio of ideas within the Alliance framework
- Maintain the Innovation Log and assign items to the relevant efficiency levers
- Work with efficiency lever owners to ensure the innovation programme is an embedded efficiency
- Develop and maintain networks across Capital Delivery Alliance Partners and DCC Innovation Function
- Develop networks with the design and construction partner's innovation functions (at a UK and Global level)
- Through the Alliance partners, create networks for sharing innovation and best practice with other water companies
- Organise 'Lunch & Learn' sessions for the Alliance
- Scout new ideas and best practice from out of sector that may have water applications
- Participate and be the Alliance link into the DCWW innovation fora
- Work with the supply chain to leverage supply chain links for innovative products and technologies
- Attend sector and out of sector conferences and events where appropriate to communicate and gather innovation activities and ideas and to further develop networks
