Aqua Consultants
Associate Director Advisory

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Job Description
Advisory Associate Director
Location: Flexible Office/client visits as required
Permanent full-time (40 hours)
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
We are seeking an Advisory Associate Director to support the team in the delivery of key frameworks and projects. Liaison with clients, contractors, and third-party stakeholders on a regular basis, ensuring the most effective solutions and recommendations are provided to the Client.
Core Responsibilities
This is a senior consultant role and it is likely the post holder will be seconded into one of Aqua’s clients on a part-time or full-time basis on an occasional or permanent basis.
Key responsibilities include;
- Support the development of justified and efficient (regulatory) business plans
- Support the development and implementation of asset management plans and strategies
- Progress on the journey of asset management maturity
- Improving and making best use of asset data to deliver the right business solution
- Support the development of long-term adaptive strategies
- Ensure appropriate governances and assurances structures are in place
- Delivering projects to excellent time and quality
- Analyse data to produce trends and drive decision making
- Organise meetings and workshops with clients
- Author reports and presentations to enable informed decision making for the client and internal teams
- Contribute to business development activity by contributing to bids and proposals
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Skills and experience:
This is a role which requires you to cover many different types of projects over time, adapting to client needs and sectors as required. Clients are at the heart of everything you do, and you’ll demonstrate the ability to constructively challenge the accepted norms and always seek a better way.
- Typically over 10yrs relevant professional experience in infrastructure management in the water, gas, or electricity industries
- Detailed knowledge and experience in physical asset management within a regulated sector with an awareness of other disciplines/sectors
- Uses best practice and wider knowledge to develop innovative solutions
- Able to lead projects
- Able to work independently and provide support to less experienced team members
- Contribute to business development activity by supporting bids and proposals
- Develops and maintains client and stakeholder relationships
What we would like to offer you:
- Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
- Company pension
- 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave.
- Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
- Company mobile phone and laptop provided
- Training and career progression opportunities
- Professional Membership fees paid
- Life Assurance Scheme 4 x annual salary
- Employee Assistance Programme (with access to GP appointments, Physio appointments and Mental Health Support)
- Medicash cash plan (Money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, glasses, contact lenses)
- Refer a friend scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave


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Why Aqua Consultants?
We are a fast-growing organisation with highly experienced staff at the heart of everything we do. We offer more than just a day job – Aqua offers very competitive salaries and a great working environment. You’ll be able to input into the development and growth of our business whilst we help you progress in your career.
Additional Information
Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.
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