Job Title: Head of Production (Water Industry) Location: Green Lane, Walsall or Fulbourn Road, Cambridge (Hybrid - 3dpw in office location) Team : 3 direct reports, total team size 64 employees. Package: To 75k DOE + Company Car/Allowance + Bonus to 10% Travel: Frequent travel to Production sites including Cambridge and Hampton Loade Step into a pivotal role as our Head of Production and lead our passionate production teams to deliver pristine drinking water to communities across South Staffs and Cambridge. Drive transformative strategies that address industry challenges while championing our unwavering commitment to exceptional quality, safety, and environmental stewardship. This influential senior leadership position empowers you to oversee the day-to-day operations of water production and storage, ensuring a reliable and continuous water supply for all. Join us in making a meaningful impact-providing clean, safe water to enhance lives and sustain our communities. About us: At South Staffs Water, we deliver clean and reliable water supplies to around 1.7 million customers within the South Staffs and Cambridge regions. As a water only Company, providing clean, healthy water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is at the very heart of what we do and that's where you come in. About the role: • Champion Human Organisation Performance (HOP) principles to drive health and safety performance improvements to mitigate critical risk / hazards. • Deliver water quality compliance risk index (CRI) outcome delivery incentive (ODI). • Deliver annual unplanned interruption outcome delivery incentive (ODI). • Deliver maintenance, compliance, and team activities within annual operating expenditure budgets. • Continuous employee engagement, staff retention and team development. The key deliverables: • Effective leadership of Production teams across both operating regions • Management and implementation of industry leading Health & Safety standards associated with all operational staff and sites. • Providing direction, strategies and tracking operational performance to ensure compliance with Defra, EA, HSE, DWI standards. • Liaising with external bodies, auditors, review bodies and regulators • Evaluation of key business processes to ensure internal controls and risk measures are effective. • Ensuring sufficient competent staff are in place and that training is evaluated and maintained at the required standard. • Effectively managing budgets for operational and capital spend • Developing strategies and tactical plans for the risk-based optimisation of maintenance and reactive interventions • Developing strategies for the management of interventions to balance the operational risks of failure. • Overall accountability for Competent Operator Scheme compliance and assurance. • Responsible for water quality compliance risk index (CRI) outcome delivery incentive (ODI). • Being part of emergency/incident standby rota. What you'll need: • Experience of Production leadership roles in a Water/Energy or similar environment • The ability to think strategically, make decisions, and set priorities. • Ability to lead, develop and motivate distributed teams in an agile environment. • Demonstrate well-honed emotional intelligence and communication skills, able to influence and build effective relationships across a range of internal and external stakeholders and act as an ambassador for the business. • Experience of managing operating and capital budgets is essential. • Demonstrate the ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders at a senior level. • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience • NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 5 Diploma in H&S desired. • Hold or working towards Chartership of an Institution desired • Must hold a full UK Driving Licence. What you'll get in return: • Basic salary to £75k DOE • Bonus up to 10% • Car/Car Allowance • Matched pension contributions • Employee assistance and wellbeing programme • Private Health • Retail discounts • On-site gym • On-site nursery
17/05/2024
Full time
Job Title: Head of Production (Water Industry) Location: Green Lane, Walsall or Fulbourn Road, Cambridge (Hybrid - 3dpw in office location) Team : 3 direct reports, total team size 64 employees. Package: To 75k DOE + Company Car/Allowance + Bonus to 10% Travel: Frequent travel to Production sites including Cambridge and Hampton Loade Step into a pivotal role as our Head of Production and lead our passionate production teams to deliver pristine drinking water to communities across South Staffs and Cambridge. Drive transformative strategies that address industry challenges while championing our unwavering commitment to exceptional quality, safety, and environmental stewardship. This influential senior leadership position empowers you to oversee the day-to-day operations of water production and storage, ensuring a reliable and continuous water supply for all. Join us in making a meaningful impact-providing clean, safe water to enhance lives and sustain our communities. About us: At South Staffs Water, we deliver clean and reliable water supplies to around 1.7 million customers within the South Staffs and Cambridge regions. As a water only Company, providing clean, healthy water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is at the very heart of what we do and that's where you come in. About the role: • Champion Human Organisation Performance (HOP) principles to drive health and safety performance improvements to mitigate critical risk / hazards. • Deliver water quality compliance risk index (CRI) outcome delivery incentive (ODI). • Deliver annual unplanned interruption outcome delivery incentive (ODI). • Deliver maintenance, compliance, and team activities within annual operating expenditure budgets. • Continuous employee engagement, staff retention and team development. The key deliverables: • Effective leadership of Production teams across both operating regions • Management and implementation of industry leading Health & Safety standards associated with all operational staff and sites. • Providing direction, strategies and tracking operational performance to ensure compliance with Defra, EA, HSE, DWI standards. • Liaising with external bodies, auditors, review bodies and regulators • Evaluation of key business processes to ensure internal controls and risk measures are effective. • Ensuring sufficient competent staff are in place and that training is evaluated and maintained at the required standard. • Effectively managing budgets for operational and capital spend • Developing strategies and tactical plans for the risk-based optimisation of maintenance and reactive interventions • Developing strategies for the management of interventions to balance the operational risks of failure. • Overall accountability for Competent Operator Scheme compliance and assurance. • Responsible for water quality compliance risk index (CRI) outcome delivery incentive (ODI). • Being part of emergency/incident standby rota. What you'll need: • Experience of Production leadership roles in a Water/Energy or similar environment • The ability to think strategically, make decisions, and set priorities. • Ability to lead, develop and motivate distributed teams in an agile environment. • Demonstrate well-honed emotional intelligence and communication skills, able to influence and build effective relationships across a range of internal and external stakeholders and act as an ambassador for the business. • Experience of managing operating and capital budgets is essential. • Demonstrate the ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders at a senior level. • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience • NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 5 Diploma in H&S desired. • Hold or working towards Chartership of an Institution desired • Must hold a full UK Driving Licence. What you'll get in return: • Basic salary to £75k DOE • Bonus up to 10% • Car/Car Allowance • Matched pension contributions • Employee assistance and wellbeing programme • Private Health • Retail discounts • On-site gym • On-site nursery
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Principal Data Architect with Kafka and Data Lakes experience. Candidate will be responsible for data architecture and design to support all IT areas of the business. This role will establish standards, coordinate solution design with subject matter owners, document and design solutions and ensure strategic goals are met at the operational level. The role will be a primary contributor to the Joint Technology Strategy and oversee and conduct evaluations of technology and process during proofs-of-concept/value. Responsibilities: Design the data architecture of organization to support data driven vision Create design and blueprint of the data capabilities for the organization within the data framework Analyze structural requirements for new solutions and applications Optimize new and current database systems Responsible for requirements-based analysis and selection of data tools Responsible for setting up and enforcement of Data Modeling standards Responsible for creating logical and conceptual data models Ensure that data architecture principles are adhered to across the enterprise Assist in building data taxonomy and aligning it with business processes Work with Data Governance, IT, and data stewards on design of the strategic solution to data quality issues Advises team of IT technology standards requirements, methodologies, and processes. Drives short and long term architecture strategy for the overall IT project portfolio for key business segments. Responsible for comprehensive infrastructure designs including all aspects of IT. Participates in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business strategy. Communicates and validates program architecture with infrastructure, project management and technology services teams. Conducts end to end technical plan design. Develop enterprise standards to ensure compatibility and integration of platforms in a multi-vendor platform environment. Design and develop infrastructure and solution documentation and blueprints. Responsible for impact analysis and design modifications of existing systems to support new solutions and integrations. Develops specifications for solutions integrations. Maintain documentation library on standard procedures and approved solution configurations. Communicate and coordinate between IT, Application Development, Operations, and Management. Uses traditional and Agile project/product approaches to execute projects and achieve business outcomes. Drive business results through process and informal leadership. Qualifications: Experience in design of data lake/warehouse solutions, preferably in the cloud Experience in schema design for relational and non-relational data and messaging protocols Experience in design of data science and data analytics solutions [Required] Ability to prioritize critical versus non-critical issues and communicate effectively to management. [Required] Proven ability to contribute consistently and positively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly regulated environment. [Required] Proven ability to facilitate project alignment between business and technical teams. [Required] Demonstrated ability to dig beyond the surface to uncover root causes and offer solutions that could deliver effective and efficient outcomes. [Required] Experience operating in a collaborative environment to solve cross-functional problems. [Required] Self-directed and detail oriented. [Required] Highly effective organization and planning skills. Technical Skills: Experience with Kafka and Protocol Buffers Expertise in both SQL and No SQL databases Expertise with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI etc) Expertise with federated query tools such as Presto/Trino Experience with data lake file formats such as Avro, Parquet, ORC [Required] Experience in extracting and developing technical requirements from business goals and needs. [Required] Experience in solution integration and operability. [Required] Experience working with Infrastructure Technologies and Teams. [Required] Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) [Required] Experience using Service-now or similar [Required] 10+ years of progressive experience leading to a Senior-level Data Architect, Data Engineer, DBA, consultant, technical lead [Preferred] Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field [Preferred] Process improvement certifications such as Lean/Six Sigma [Preferred] IT service or process management certifications such as ITIL or ITAM
09/05/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Principal Data Architect with Kafka and Data Lakes experience. Candidate will be responsible for data architecture and design to support all IT areas of the business. This role will establish standards, coordinate solution design with subject matter owners, document and design solutions and ensure strategic goals are met at the operational level. The role will be a primary contributor to the Joint Technology Strategy and oversee and conduct evaluations of technology and process during proofs-of-concept/value. Responsibilities: Design the data architecture of organization to support data driven vision Create design and blueprint of the data capabilities for the organization within the data framework Analyze structural requirements for new solutions and applications Optimize new and current database systems Responsible for requirements-based analysis and selection of data tools Responsible for setting up and enforcement of Data Modeling standards Responsible for creating logical and conceptual data models Ensure that data architecture principles are adhered to across the enterprise Assist in building data taxonomy and aligning it with business processes Work with Data Governance, IT, and data stewards on design of the strategic solution to data quality issues Advises team of IT technology standards requirements, methodologies, and processes. Drives short and long term architecture strategy for the overall IT project portfolio for key business segments. Responsible for comprehensive infrastructure designs including all aspects of IT. Participates in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business strategy. Communicates and validates program architecture with infrastructure, project management and technology services teams. Conducts end to end technical plan design. Develop enterprise standards to ensure compatibility and integration of platforms in a multi-vendor platform environment. Design and develop infrastructure and solution documentation and blueprints. Responsible for impact analysis and design modifications of existing systems to support new solutions and integrations. Develops specifications for solutions integrations. Maintain documentation library on standard procedures and approved solution configurations. Communicate and coordinate between IT, Application Development, Operations, and Management. Uses traditional and Agile project/product approaches to execute projects and achieve business outcomes. Drive business results through process and informal leadership. Qualifications: Experience in design of data lake/warehouse solutions, preferably in the cloud Experience in schema design for relational and non-relational data and messaging protocols Experience in design of data science and data analytics solutions [Required] Ability to prioritize critical versus non-critical issues and communicate effectively to management. [Required] Proven ability to contribute consistently and positively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly regulated environment. [Required] Proven ability to facilitate project alignment between business and technical teams. [Required] Demonstrated ability to dig beyond the surface to uncover root causes and offer solutions that could deliver effective and efficient outcomes. [Required] Experience operating in a collaborative environment to solve cross-functional problems. [Required] Self-directed and detail oriented. [Required] Highly effective organization and planning skills. Technical Skills: Experience with Kafka and Protocol Buffers Expertise in both SQL and No SQL databases Expertise with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI etc) Expertise with federated query tools such as Presto/Trino Experience with data lake file formats such as Avro, Parquet, ORC [Required] Experience in extracting and developing technical requirements from business goals and needs. [Required] Experience in solution integration and operability. [Required] Experience working with Infrastructure Technologies and Teams. [Required] Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) [Required] Experience using Service-now or similar [Required] 10+ years of progressive experience leading to a Senior-level Data Architect, Data Engineer, DBA, consultant, technical lead [Preferred] Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field [Preferred] Process improvement certifications such as Lean/Six Sigma [Preferred] IT service or process management certifications such as ITIL or ITAM
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Principal Data Architect with Kafka and Data Lakes experience. Candidate will be responsible for data architecture and design to support all IT areas of the business. This role will establish standards, coordinate solution design with subject matter owners, document and design solutions and ensure strategic goals are met at the operational level. The role will be a primary contributor to the Joint Technology Strategy and oversee and conduct evaluations of technology and process during proofs-of-concept/value. Responsibilities: Design the data architecture of organization to support data driven vision Create design and blueprint of the data capabilities for the organization within the data framework Analyze structural requirements for new solutions and applications Optimize new and current database systems Responsible for requirements-based analysis and selection of data tools Responsible for setting up and enforcement of Data Modeling standards Responsible for creating logical and conceptual data models Ensure that data architecture principles are adhered to across the enterprise Assist in building data taxonomy and aligning it with business processes Work with Data Governance, IT, and data stewards on design of the strategic solution to data quality issues Advises team of IT technology standards requirements, methodologies, and processes. Drives short and long term architecture strategy for the overall IT project portfolio for key business segments. Responsible for comprehensive infrastructure designs including all aspects of IT. Participates in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business strategy. Communicates and validates program architecture with infrastructure, project management and technology services teams. Conducts end to end technical plan design. Develop enterprise standards to ensure compatibility and integration of platforms in a multi-vendor platform environment. Design and develop infrastructure and solution documentation and blueprints. Responsible for impact analysis and design modifications of existing systems to support new solutions and integrations. Develops specifications for solutions integrations. Maintain documentation library on standard procedures and approved solution configurations. Communicate and coordinate between IT, Application Development, Operations, and Management. Uses traditional and Agile project/product approaches to execute projects and achieve business outcomes. Drive business results through process and informal leadership. Qualifications: Experience in design of data lake/warehouse solutions, preferably in the cloud Experience in schema design for relational and non-relational data and messaging protocols Experience in design of data science and data analytics solutions [Required] Ability to prioritize critical versus non-critical issues and communicate effectively to management. [Required] Proven ability to contribute consistently and positively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly regulated environment. [Required] Proven ability to facilitate project alignment between business and technical teams. [Required] Demonstrated ability to dig beyond the surface to uncover root causes and offer solutions that could deliver effective and efficient outcomes. [Required] Experience operating in a collaborative environment to solve cross-functional problems. [Required] Self-directed and detail oriented. [Required] Highly effective organization and planning skills. Technical Skills: Experience with Kafka and Protocol Buffers Expertise in both SQL and No SQL databases Expertise with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI etc) Expertise with federated query tools such as Presto/Trino Experience with data lake file formats such as Avro, Parquet, ORC [Required] Experience in extracting and developing technical requirements from business goals and needs. [Required] Experience in solution integration and operability. [Required] Experience working with Infrastructure Technologies and Teams. [Required] Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) [Required] Experience using Service-now or similar [Required] 10+ years of progressive experience leading to a Senior-level Data Architect, Data Engineer, DBA, consultant, technical lead [Preferred] Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field [Preferred] Process improvement certifications such as Lean/Six Sigma [Preferred] IT service or process management certifications such as ITIL or ITAM
08/05/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Principal Data Architect with Kafka and Data Lakes experience. Candidate will be responsible for data architecture and design to support all IT areas of the business. This role will establish standards, coordinate solution design with subject matter owners, document and design solutions and ensure strategic goals are met at the operational level. The role will be a primary contributor to the Joint Technology Strategy and oversee and conduct evaluations of technology and process during proofs-of-concept/value. Responsibilities: Design the data architecture of organization to support data driven vision Create design and blueprint of the data capabilities for the organization within the data framework Analyze structural requirements for new solutions and applications Optimize new and current database systems Responsible for requirements-based analysis and selection of data tools Responsible for setting up and enforcement of Data Modeling standards Responsible for creating logical and conceptual data models Ensure that data architecture principles are adhered to across the enterprise Assist in building data taxonomy and aligning it with business processes Work with Data Governance, IT, and data stewards on design of the strategic solution to data quality issues Advises team of IT technology standards requirements, methodologies, and processes. Drives short and long term architecture strategy for the overall IT project portfolio for key business segments. Responsible for comprehensive infrastructure designs including all aspects of IT. Participates in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business strategy. Communicates and validates program architecture with infrastructure, project management and technology services teams. Conducts end to end technical plan design. Develop enterprise standards to ensure compatibility and integration of platforms in a multi-vendor platform environment. Design and develop infrastructure and solution documentation and blueprints. Responsible for impact analysis and design modifications of existing systems to support new solutions and integrations. Develops specifications for solutions integrations. Maintain documentation library on standard procedures and approved solution configurations. Communicate and coordinate between IT, Application Development, Operations, and Management. Uses traditional and Agile project/product approaches to execute projects and achieve business outcomes. Drive business results through process and informal leadership. Qualifications: Experience in design of data lake/warehouse solutions, preferably in the cloud Experience in schema design for relational and non-relational data and messaging protocols Experience in design of data science and data analytics solutions [Required] Ability to prioritize critical versus non-critical issues and communicate effectively to management. [Required] Proven ability to contribute consistently and positively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly regulated environment. [Required] Proven ability to facilitate project alignment between business and technical teams. [Required] Demonstrated ability to dig beyond the surface to uncover root causes and offer solutions that could deliver effective and efficient outcomes. [Required] Experience operating in a collaborative environment to solve cross-functional problems. [Required] Self-directed and detail oriented. [Required] Highly effective organization and planning skills. Technical Skills: Experience with Kafka and Protocol Buffers Expertise in both SQL and No SQL databases Expertise with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI etc) Expertise with federated query tools such as Presto/Trino Experience with data lake file formats such as Avro, Parquet, ORC [Required] Experience in extracting and developing technical requirements from business goals and needs. [Required] Experience in solution integration and operability. [Required] Experience working with Infrastructure Technologies and Teams. [Required] Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) [Required] Experience using Service-now or similar [Required] 10+ years of progressive experience leading to a Senior-level Data Architect, Data Engineer, DBA, consultant, technical lead [Preferred] Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field [Preferred] Process improvement certifications such as Lean/Six Sigma [Preferred] IT service or process management certifications such as ITIL or ITAM