Aqua Operations has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a highly entrepreneurial business operating within the Water, Energy and Environment Sector. We are looking for a candidate to undertake the role of a finance and business support manager for our UK operations. We are looking for someone who wants to be part of our growing our business and love it like we do. About Aqua Operations Aqua Operations is a new company which has grown from strength to strength. The company is in its second year and already we have a significant client base including multi-national companies. Our expertise is in the successful management, operation, maintenance and optimisation of clean and waste-water, power and anaerobic digester assets and processes for our clients. Our expertise, technologies and commitment to results and performance, guarantee a long-term partnerships with our customer base. Please visit our website for more information. Due to a restructure in the company an opportunity has arisen within the business support services of the business. We are seeking a Finance and Business Support Manager with enthusiasm and drive to join us and be mainly located at our head office in Bradford. Work location will be a combination of head office and home with some visits to our UK operational sites. The Role &amp; Responsibilities The Aqua Group currently has a team of 4 that fulfils the financial requirements required for Aqua and its subsidiaries. The ideal candidate will join this team with clear financial roles and responsibilities required to be delivered for the Aqua Operations Business. &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Use Zero to manage the company accounts</li><li>Check, reconcile against registers and process suppliers and subcontractor invoices</li><li>Purchase ledger - Processing invoices, reconciling accounts, dealing with supplier queries.</li><li>Use of online banking for producing statements and reconciling accounts.</li><li>Reconciliation of bank accounts.</li><li>Cashing of cheques for petty cash, processing and reconciling petty cash.</li><li>Sales ledger - inputting new customers details, producing invoices/applications for payment and credit control.</li><li>Staff Payroll including the employee timesheet portal</li><li>Reconciling all deliveries against invoices to identify monthly accruals</li><li>Forecast Accounts and Cashflow accounts</li><li>Prepare monthly report for the directors</li><li>Renewals of company insurances - Operations, Public, Employer, Professional Indemnity and vehicles</li><li>Upkeep of the Employee Pension schemes</li><li>Line management of Aqua Operations Business Support team. &nbsp;</li></ul>The above is underpinned by support external support from the company accounts and group finance manager. Skills / Attributes Required &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Experience of using Xero or Sage or similar types of finance systems</li><li>Strong IT literacy including Microsoft Office</li><li>Good interpersonal skills sufficient to support, advise and influence both candidates and individuals from different parts of the business</li><li>Hands-on approach and proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines</li><li>Positive mindset with a can-do attitude</li><li>Has the initiative to improve systems and processes and adapt to current systems in place &nbsp;</li></ul>Employment Renumeration &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Employer - Aqua Operations</li><li>40 hrs per week</li><li>Salary - Dependant on experience (£25K to £35K)</li><li>Pension - 6% employer 4% Employee</li><li>Holidays - 24 days plus 8 statutory</li><li>Life Insurance 3 x salary</li><li>Up to 6% discretionary bonus</li><li>Hybrid working arrangement available (Home, site and office)</li></ul>

Finance and Business Support Manager

ole Description / Opportunity Aqua Consultants has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a highly entrepreneurial engineering consultancy business operating within the Water, Energy and Environment Sector. We are looking for a candidate to oversee our hiring needs as a Recruitment Co-ordinator with a secondary role of co-ordinating tenders. The Role Operating alongside, and reporting to, HR, you will lead all hiring needs within the company from start to finish. You will be based in our Head Office in Bradford, recruiting roles for a number of different needs within the business (from engineering to admin support) with placements around the country. Primary Responsibilities: Recruitment Co-ordinator &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Ensure successful delivery of assigned vacancies to agreed time, quality and cost parameters.</li><li>Manage Aqua Consultant’s recruitment accounts, namely CV Library, in order to post and review vacancies within the company.</li><li>Review and vet suitable candidates for the role, organising interviews with successful applicants.</li><li>Prepare Roles and Responsibilities for vacancies advertised, working in cooperation with Managers and Directors to create job specifications .</li><li>Prepare documentation for new roles within the company. This includes offer letters, confirmation letters and communication of contracts / negotiations on the Manager/Director’s behalf.</li><li>Manage our third-party recruitment consultancy’s appointed secure candidates.</li><li>Provide a quality audit trail when collecting references, job suitability, qualifications and other factors of the vacancies given.</li><li>Provide timely and quality guidance and support to Managers and Directors regarding their recruitment needs.</li><li>Complying with legislative requirements (IR35) when managing candidate placements.</li><li>Maintain and review Aqua Consultant’s trackers and recruitment resources to ISO18001 requirements.</li><li>Communicating and liaising with HR and other departments to prepare for new starters. &nbsp;</li></ul>Secondary Responsibilities: Tender Co-ordinator &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Co-ordinate PQQ and tender returns</li><li>Support in the preparation of PQQ and tender returns</li><li>Manage third party tender portals &nbsp;</li></ul>Skills / Attributes Required &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>HR / Recruitment Experience, preferably within the Water / Utilities Sector</li><li>Strong IT literacy including Microsoft Office</li><li>Good interpersonal skills sufficient to support, advise and influence both candidates and individuals from different parts of the business</li><li>Hands-on approach and proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines</li><li>Positive mindset with a can-do attitude</li><li>Has the initiative to improve systems and processes and adapt to current systems in place &nbsp;</li></ul>Renumeration &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Salary - Dependant on experience (£20K to £30K)</li><li>Pension - 6% employer 4% Employee</li><li>Holidays - 24 days plus 8 statutory</li><li>Life Insurance 3 x salary</li><li>Up to 6% Bonus</li></ul>

Recruitment and Tender Coordinator

Role Description Opportunity A number of exciting opportunities have arisen for ambitious individuals to join a highly entrepreneurial engineering consultancy business operating within the Water, Energy and Environment Sector. The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role. We are looking to recruit applicants at all levels: graduate, assistant, and intermediate Project Managers. The Role: Operating as a key member of the Project Management team within the Commission Performance Function, you will provide project management support, contract administration, and provide administrative and coordination support to both Project Managers and the Commission Performance Manager, ensuring project and framework obligations are met. Although we anticipate the role to be flexible, the ideal candidate would be based in locality to our Head Office in Bradford or other offices within Exeter or South Wales. Core Responsibilities &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Ensuring successful delivery of assigned projects to agreed time, quality and cost parameters.</li><li>Complying with IMS requirements for assigned commissions including project audits, project governance and corrective actions.</li><li>Managing key client projects, coordinating technical resource, and developing scope requirements for those projects assigned.</li><li>Developing internal programmes for project delivery and reporting on progress to both the client and internally for assigned projects.</li><li>Developing price quotes for projects assigned and ensuring these are delivered in line with the agreed budget and profit parameters and any issues are escalated in a timely manner.</li><li>Supporting the Commission Performance Manager and Operations Manager with framework management actions as required.</li><li>Increase Aqua’s exposure with key clients and generate business development leads to support the Operations Managers.</li><li>Promote project management best practice within the organisation.</li><li>Produce monthly highlight reports for all projects assigned and escalate any issues as appropriate.</li><li>Matrix management of technical resources where appropriate.</li><li>Provide guidance and support to Project Managers and Technical Directors as appropriate to support the delivery of their projects. &nbsp;</li></ul>Skills / Attributes Required &nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>APM PMQ Preferred</li><li>Water / Utilities Sector experience required</li><li>Degree in a relevant field and/or relevant experience</li><li>Proven team player with leadership skills including the ability to coach and energise others</li><li>Interpersonal skills sufficient to support, advise and influence team members from different parts of the business whilst providing strong time quality cost controls</li><li>Strong IT literacy including Microsoft Office</li><li>Strong critical thinking and analytical skills</li><li>Hands-on approach and proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines</li><li>Positive mindset with a can-do attitude</li><li>Has the initiative to improve current systems and processes Renumeration:</li><li>Salary</li><li>Dependant on experience</li><li>Pension – 6% employer 4% Employee</li><li>Holidays – 24 days plus 8 statutory</li><li>Life Insurance 3 x salary</li><li>Up to 6% Bonus</li></ul>

Intermediate Project Manager

Level: Chartered (iChemE/ICE) Years of experience: 15+ Chartered: YesJOB TITLE:&nbsp; Principal Process EngineerREPORTING TO:&nbsp; Technical Director – Process EngineeringRolePrincipal Process Engineer working within the engineering team at Aqua Consultants. The role will be dealing directly with both internal and external clients across water, wastewater, bio resources and occasionally industrial sectors.The candidate will be:<ul><li>Degree qualified and a Chartered Engineer, you will have the right blend of people skills, personal qualities and technical expertise to bring our solutions and projects to life. You will be positive and enthusiastic, a confident communicator at all levels, and a team player.</li><li>Experienced in water and wastewater treatment.</li><li>Flexibility to work at other locations in the UK.</li><li>You will encourage and motivate those around you to work to your own high standards of quality and compliance. You will be driven to stretch yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when the need arises.</li></ul>What this role requires:The engineering services we offer to our clients require us to be able to deliver in an agile way. The following are therefore examples of the type of skills and qualities we need you to have or be working towards:Skills<ul><li>Educated to degree level with a chemical / process engineering bias; Chartered Member of a recognised professional institution (e.g IChemE, CIWEM)</li><li>Computer-literate and able to work effectively work with the basic Microsoft suite of programmes particularly Excel.</li><li>Extensive feasibility and design experience of water and wastewater projects using a variety of processes.</li><li>Ability to provide a customer-focussed service with an understanding of the water sector regulatory framework and strategic business planning.</li><li>Understanding of water and wastewater treatment technologies; an interest in developing and/or exploiting new and emerging technologies and techniques.</li><li>Ability to complete assignments on time, within budget and to a high technical standard.</li><li>A well-developed understanding of the design process.</li><li>Willingness to contribute to and develop our technical knowledge base.</li><li>Able to produce time and cost estimates for completion of commissions.</li><li>Cost focussed, considering CAPEX and OPEX implications of design decisions at all stages of a project.</li></ul>Personal qualities<ul><li>Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Well-motivated, with a positive outlook and approachable manner.</li><li>A “can do” attitude, willing to work through problems and make decisions.</li><li>Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.</li><li>Ability to be flexible and to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.</li><li>Flexible and able to work within the rest of the UK as work demands and if necessary.</li></ul>Examples of work types<ul><li>Site surveys and assessments of capacity of the plant to meet future demands.</li><li>Feasibility, outline and detailed process design, including mass, heat and energy balances, process flow diagrams, P&amp;IDs, hydraulic design, design risk assessments, control philosophies, commissioning strategies, cost and programme estimations, plant and equipment specifications and carbon calculations.</li><li>Working with and developing digital design tools such as water quality analysis, unit process sizing, process performance metrics, hydraulic calculations and other automated design tools.</li><li>Technical report writing at all stages of the project lifecycle.</li><li>Liaison with clients within the UK.</li><li>Support and/or lead bids, fee proposals or offers of service; development of activity schedules/work plans.</li><li>Understanding of HAZOP, DSEAR, CDM, WIMES, British and European Standards and other statutory, regulatory and non-regulatory provisions and guidance.</li><li>Lead HAZOP and Hazard Studies</li><li>Development of standard and bespoke design solutions for the water industry and beyond.</li><li>Meet and exceed quality, programme, budgetary and H&amp;S requirements on projects.</li><li>Preparing technical papers and presentations for conferences, colleagues and clients.</li><li>Support junior process engineers in their development towards Chartered status.</li><li>Check and review of calculations and reports prepared by others.</li></ul>

Principal Clean Water Process Engineer

Level: Chartered (iChemE /ICE) Years of experience: 15+ Chartered: YesREPORTING TO:&nbsp; Technical Director – Process EngineeringRolePrincipal Process Engineer working within the engineering team at Aqua Consultants. The role will be dealing directly with both internal and external clients across water, wastewater, bio resources and occasionally industrial sectors.The candidate will be:<ul><li>Degree qualified and a Chartered Engineer, you will have the right blend of people skills, personal qualities and technical expertise to bring our solutions and projects to life. You will be positive and enthusiastic, a confident communicator at all levels, and a team player.</li><li>Experienced in water and wastewater treatment.</li><li>Flexibility to work at other locations in the UK.</li><li>You will encourage and motivate those around you to work to your own high standards of quality and compliance. You will be driven to stretch yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when the need arises.</li></ul>What this role requires:The engineering services we offer to our clients require us to be able to deliver in an agile way. The following are therefore examples of the type of skills and qualities we need you to have or be working towards:Skills<ul><li>Educated to degree level with a chemical / process engineering bias; Chartered Member of a recognised professional institution (e.g IChemE, CIWEM)</li><li>Computer-literate and able to work effectively work with the basic Microsoft suite of programmes particularly Excel.</li><li>Extensive feasibility and design experience of water and wastewater projects using a variety of processes.</li><li>Ability to provide a customer-focussed service with an understanding of the water sector regulatory framework and strategic business planning.</li><li>Understanding of water and wastewater treatment technologies; an interest in developing and/or exploiting new and emerging technologies and techniques.</li><li>Ability to complete assignments on time, within budget and to a high technical standard.</li><li>A well-developed understanding of the design process.</li><li>Willingness to contribute to and develop our technical knowledge base.</li><li>Able to produce time and cost estimates for completion of commissions.</li><li>Cost focussed, considering CAPEX and OPEX implications of design decisions at all stages of a project.</li></ul>Personal qualities<ul><li>Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Well-motivated, with a positive outlook and approachable manner.</li><li>A “can do” attitude, willing to work through problems and make decisions.</li><li>Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.</li><li>Ability to be flexible and to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.</li><li>Flexible and able to work within the rest of the UK as work demands and if necessary.</li></ul>Examples of work types<ul><li>Site surveys and assessments of capacity of the plant to meet future demands.</li><li>Feasibility, outline and detailed process design, including mass, heat and energy balances, process flow diagrams, P&amp;IDs, hydraulic design, design risk assessments, control philosophies, commissioning strategies, cost and programme estimations, plant and equipment specifications and carbon calculations.</li><li>Working with and developing digital design tools such as water quality analysis, unit process sizing, process performance metrics, hydraulic calculations and other automated design tools.</li><li>Technical report writing at all stages of the project lifecycle.</li><li>Liaison with clients within the UK.</li><li>Support and/or lead bids, fee proposals or offers of service; development of activity schedules/work plans.</li><li>Understanding of HAZOP, DSEAR, CDM, WIMES, British and European Standards and other statutory, regulatory and non-regulatory provisions and guidance.</li><li>Lead HAZOP and Hazard Studies</li><li>Development of standard and bespoke design solutions for the water industry and beyond.</li><li>Meet and exceed quality, programme, budgetary and H&amp;S requirements on projects.</li><li>Preparing technical papers and presentations for conferences, colleagues and clients.</li><li>Support junior process engineers in their development towards Chartered status.</li><li>Check and review of calculations and reports prepared by others.</li></ul>

Principal Waste Water Process Engineer

Level: 3 Price reviews in gas water or electric Years of experience: 20+ Chartered: YesREPORTING TO:&nbsp; Operations Manager/DirectorRESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Achieve legal compliance with respect to Health Safety and the Environment</li><li>Achieve the sales and financial objectives and targets established at a regional level or other instructions by the Financial Manager (FM) or Managing Director (MD)</li><li>Control the commissions of Aqua Consultants Ltd in accordance with the contract and to meet the requirements of the MD and the customers.</li><li>Responsible for the recruitment, training, management leadership and disciplinary matters with Aqua Consultants Ltd personnel</li><li>Marketing and Sales of Aqua Consultants Ltd.</li><li>Operate, manage and control the Company Quality Assurance Management System (QMS), the Environmental Management System (EMS) and Health &amp; Safety Management Systems (H&amp;S) in accordance with instructions as laid out.</li><li>Ensure Customer Satisfaction.</li></ul>DUTIES<ul><li>Ensure that all activities are planned and carried out in a safe way that the Health &amp; Safety Regulations are fully met at all times.</li><li>Plan, implement and control activities, achieve objectives and follow the company procedures and work instructions.</li><li>Ensure the minimum of waste results from all operations and that proper and effective standards of house keeping are maintained.</li><li>Liaise with pertinent personnel to ensure product is meeting customer’s specifications and to ensure responsibilities and requirements under the Duty of Care and Health &amp; Safety</li><li>Regulations are fully met at all times.</li><li>Collate all the regional IMS data as defined in the procedures and forward to the IMS manager for incorporation into the Aqua Consultants data pack.</li></ul>AUTHORITYIn accordance with principles established by the MD and also as defined in Procedures.DELEGATE<ul><li>In accordance with instructions from the MD</li><li>Some duties may be delegated to other qualified persons in accordance with the procedures.</li></ul>LIASE WITH<ul><li>Trade and Industry associations, customers, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors and regulatory authorities as necessary.</li><li>Personnel as appropriate and in accordance with the Interface Procedures’.</li></ul>

Technical Director 

Level: Chartered preferred Years of experience: 5 to 10 Chartered: PrefJob RequirementsMinimum of bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or other approved equivalent engineering qualification.Job PurposeThe purpose of the Process Engineer role is:<ul><li>To develop, define, specify, and review suitable processes and equipment to meet the objectives of a given project</li><li>To develop review and refine process drawings, Process Flow Drawings (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&amp;ID) and process calculations).</li><li>To liaise with and provide technical support related to Process Engineering to others within Aqua as required.</li></ul>Duties &amp; ResponsibilitiesDuties to include, but not limited to:<ul><li>Assist in providing general support, problem solving and initiating corrective action where needed or where applicable referring major changes to line manager.</li><li>Producing monthly reports and presenting them to the internal team and the client.</li><li>Inputting information into excel (complex mathematical information)</li><li>Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.</li><li>Assist the company in maintaining the Investors in People and ISO accreditations.</li></ul>Responsible for providing support to the team of in-house Quantity Surveyors in:<ul><li>developing process models and calculations to size equipment</li><li>calculating process critical parameters including physical dimensions, power requirements, operating conditions and/or restraints</li></ul>

Wastewater Process Engineer

Level: Chartered RICS Years of experience: 10+ Chartered: RICS

Principal Consultant Cost and Benchmarking

Level: Graduate Member ICE Years of experience: 1+ Chartered: UnderwayREPORTING TO:&nbsp; TECHNICAL DIRECTORRESPONSIBILITIES Supporting senior members of the team in the delivery of key frameworks and projects. Liaison with clients, contractors and third-party stakeholders on a daily basis ensuring the most effective solutions and recommendations are provided to the Client.DUTIES<ul><li>The design and documentation of civil and structural components of the projects, including but not limited to, utility networks, buildings, civil infrastructure and water treatment structures.</li><li>Provide design and construction documentation as required by the project, including conducting site surveys and inspections.</li><li>Carryout client liaison and coordination, including reporting of progress</li><li>Project management of the tasks and deliverables required as part of the design packages.</li><li>Conduct technical inspections of structures, formations and other civil / structural elements as required.</li><li>Assist project managers and site staff in evaluating 3rd party designs and construction methods.</li><li>Development and promotion of environmental best practice</li><li>Attendance at stakeholder meetings &amp; site visits</li><li>Attend design Workshops</li><li>Desire and ability to work independently when needed</li></ul>SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS<ul><li>Accredited degree in Civil Engineering</li><li>Good project management skills including organisational and diligent skills.</li><li>Good communication, report writing and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Experience in design of civil, structural or geotechnical elements to Eurocodes and best practice would be beneficial.</li><li>Practical site experience at construction or geotechnical investigation stage would be beneficial.</li><li>Computer literate with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and other specialist computer packages (AutoCAD, Workspace, CRM’s, etc).</li><li>Full UK driving licence as extensive travel throughout the UK will be required.</li><li>Full UK permit for work or residency.</li><li>Further education or second degree in a construction / engineering related discipline would be beneficial</li><li>Membership of ICE would be beneficial</li></ul>AUTHORITYAs a graduate there is an expectation that the candidate will be a self-starter and identify opportunities to grow the business (with support of the management). It is not expected that any decisions that could adversely affect the Client commercial position or image would be made by the candidate without the appropriate approval and support from the direct Line Management.DELEGATEIt is not anticipated that the candidate will have any elements that would require delegation, however, in the event that additional support is needed due to size or scope of any particular project then the appropriate and support will be made available.LIASE WITH<ul><li>The candidate will be expected to liaise with Clients (including senior management) and Stakeholders (where appropriate). You will be an ambassador for the Aqua brand and therefore be professional in all endeavours.</li><li>Where deemed necessary by any key personnel, liaison with Professional bodies may be required.</li><li>Regular contact with all internal staff is expected with a focus on open communication.</li></ul>

Civil Engineer 

Level: Graduate Member RICS Years of experience: 1+ Chartered: UnderwayREPORTING TO:&nbsp; Senior Quantity SurveyorRESPONSIBILITIESThe role will be based in Aqua Consultants’ Offices, supporting senior quantity surveyors in the delivery of key frameworks and key projects. It will involve liaising with both clients and contractors on a daily basis, to enable effective management of the projects. The key duties will be as follows:DUTIES<ul><li>Feasibility Estimates</li><li>Benchmarking</li><li>Assessment of interim valuations</li><li>Project Cashflow forecasting</li><li>Contract Cashflow forecasting</li><li>Assessment of Early Warning / Compensation / Variations etc</li><li>Contract Administration</li><li>Chair/ attend site meetings</li><li>Attend design Workshops</li><li>Final accounting</li><li>Production of Tender Documentation</li><li>Tender Assessment</li><li>Product of Contract Documentation</li></ul>AUTHORITYThe Graduate QS will be expected to be a self-starter in relation to day-to-day tasks, however there is no authority to agree or otherwise progress any compensation events or other commercially driven decisions without the approval and support of their line manager/direct line report.DELEGATEIt is not envisaged the those engaged as Graduate QS will be expected to delegate elements of their role, however, to ensure a supportive and collaborative working environment the necessary support will be given if at any point the candidate is given larger volumes of work beyond what is reasonable (either by the Client or wider team).LIASE WITH<ul><li>It is expected that the candidate will liaise with Clients and Contractors on a daily basis to ensure the timely communication and collation of information.</li><li>Where appropriate, the need may arise to interface with third party stakeholders; in which case it should be remembered that the Candidate is an ambassador for the Aqua brand and shall be professional in all conduct.</li><li>Regular contact with all internal staff is expected with a focus on open communication.</li></ul>

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