We're looking for a Technical Director - Ecology to grow, manage and support our ecological team, delivering master planning inputs, ecological appraisals, botanical, BNG and protected species surveys and studies, mitigation design and construction and post-construction supervision and monitoring.

The ideal candidate would be an established ecological consultant with experience working in ecological consultancy and with the following key skills:

Very good communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills

Demonstrable mentoring & coaching skills

Ability to identify opportunities and secure new business / clients in collaboration with the wider team / Directors

Build and maintain strong working relationships with team, colleagues, clients and external bodies

Strong financial and project management skills

An ability to think creatively and strategically

A positive approach to their own professional development

A full understanding and belief in RPS’ Purpose, Promise and Behaviours

Strong knowledge of the technical discipline including the current methods, legislation, techniques and guidance which directs the services we provide.

Demonstrable experience working as an ecological consultant and project management experience

Line management and client relationship management skills

Knowledge of the industry and professional consultancy

Full driving licence

Preferred Qualifications:
Educated to degree level in a relevant subject with consultancy experience
CIEEM membership (Full)

What’s in it for you?
We will provide you with a competitive salary, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

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Kainos provides a market leading, full life-cycle portfolio of bespoke digital solutions to Public Sector as a long-established supplier to the UK Government, providing innovation and best in class customer focused, value add delivery to solve complex client problems.

Whether working with our clients’ legacy or more modern systems, we apply innovation and expertise to modernise their processes through digital transformation and innovation by our Cloud, Data & AI, Low Code and Digital Advisory practices.

Recent Industry leading and award-winning projects our Public Sector team have delivered include:

DVSA -
• Best Public Sector IT Project of the Year, UK IT Industry Awards for DVSA’s digital transformation of the future driver theory test.
• Award winner for DVSA’s pioneering predictive analytics tool to detect fraudulent activity and digitally transforming the driver examination process.

DSTL -
• The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is a UK government agency of the Ministry of Defence. Dstl provides world-class expertise and delivers cutting-edge science and technology for the benefit of the UK and allies. Kainos delivered cloud native modernisation for the DSTL to reduce costs and drive innovation, delivered 6 weeks ahead of schedule.

Other life-changing projects Kainos has delivered in the Public Sector include:

• HM Passport Office – digital passport application and renewal process, a £20m+ project
• Register to Vote service, a £3m+ project
• MOT service, a £15m+ project
• Defra EU Exit and Trade services, a £20m+ project

The team

We are delighted to offer an exciting growth opportunity to be part of our Public Sector Business Development team at Kainos.

Currently a team of 14 people, our BD team is located across the UK (Belfast, London, Birmingham) leading growth and revenue generation with Public Sector clients across UK&I, EMEA and North America. The team has an enviable reputation in the market having supported clients through some of the most complex digital transformations ever delivered in the UK Public Sector.
With continued success and a strong trajectory of opportunity, we have established a devolved sectoral structure of client groups to support Public Sector clients:

• Central & Devolved Government
• Public Safety and National Security
• Transport
• Tax, Trade and Welfare (including Defra, HMRC, DWP)

Each client group has a leadership team responsible for delivering and growing our business with customers in the group and supports a devolved reporting model across the business.

As a Business Development Director (Principal) in Kainos, you will take a lead role in the Business Development team, operating as an individual contributor in the Transport or the Tax Trade and Welfare Client Group, being responsible for growing our customer base and delivering our business development strategy.

Having expertise in one of these client group sectors is advantageous for this role.

You will generate opportunity in your sector by developing an extensive network of industry contacts including senior civil servants within the UK Government and Public Sector space.

Through your existing network, existing Kainos stakeholder relationships within our client base and leveraging connections through our Kainos Workday Practice, you will lead strategic Business Development, ensuring cross-selling opportunities are maximised. You will work collaboratively with other members of the Business Development team as well as colleagues from other areas of the business including delivery, commercial, marketing and operations, owning opportunity management from first conversation to contract.

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Developing Kainos as a business – you will build and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities across your sector/region that will enable you to forecast accurately across future quarters, achieve agreed sales targets and maintain predictability of future revenue. 
• Providing Business Development leadership – utilising best industry practice and processes you will develop sector/region specific prospect and account plans and lead pursuit teams to develop pipeline and deliver revenue.
• Being a trusted advisor for our customers – you will apply a consultative selling approach based on taking time to properly understand our customers, their challenges and opportunities, exercising empathy, active listening, responsiveness and creativity. 
• Putting deals together – deals will need to meet sales, revenue and profitability objectives, and ensure that the work contracted is compatible with Kainos’ strategy and goals. 
• Building and developing strategic partnerships – you will build and maintain successful partnerships with other businesses in our ecosystem to enable Kainos to be positioned as a go-to partner that is trusted and continually adds value. 
• Negotiating & managing senior stakeholders - You will be an expert negotiator and excel in in senior stakeholder relationship management, with experience of presenting and refining proposals to achieve win/win outcomes for Kainos and our customers. 
• Be an external Kainos ambassador - with an external customer focus, you must ensure that you embrace and promote the culture, values and behaviours that make Kainos unique. 
• Working as part of a team - You will work closely with colleagues from other business units as well as industry partners to ensure that cross-selling opportunities are maximised. 
• Putting people first & developing others – You will mentor, coach, and develop colleagues within your client group and the wider Public Sector team, developing their business development skills and potential, supporting their career development.

Essential requirements: 

• Experience in leading Business Development with Public Sector client accounts in excess of £5m per annum, selling complex digital solutions.
• Excellent knowledge of digital service concepts and our markets, with the ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and services and position them against competitors.
• Expert in business development processes, deal commercials and constructing complex commercial offers.
• Ability to create business development strategies and account plans that ensure success in winning multiple multi-million-pound deals and deliver against quarterly and annual targets.
• An appreciation and knowledge of technology delivery, agile methodologies, etc.
• Broad technology experience and a sound awareness of technology trends and their potential impact for customers.
• Ability to operate in a highly competitive and pressurised environment, making sensible decisions that do not compromise Kainos.
• Ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the customer organisation, including executive and C-level.
• Expert networking skills and the ability to build strong and appropriate relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to plan and meet deadlines in accordance with business requirements.
• Excellent negotiation skills, both from a commercial and contract perspective as well as resolving escalations and diffusing issues.
• We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrable ability in mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community.

Desirable: 

• Demonstrable experience working closely with global partners to build successful co-sell relationships and generate revenue.
• A genuine passion in solving complex customer problems with technology.
• Experience of growing a market sector and developing new offerings.

 

 

In order to support our planned growth, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Director to join our Fire Engineering Department within our Building Safety Business Unit. This role could be based from several of our key locations and can be worked flexibly with a mix of office and home-based working and the option to adjust start/finish times.

Our Fire Engineering teams provide clients with cost-effective and bespoke solutions for the full range of fire safety design in different sectors.

What does the role involve?

You will be working across a variety of projects as part of a wider team based in the UK with the opportunity to collaborate with other Sweco business areas and on international projects. This role will suit somebody with significant design consultancy experience and posessing a recognised fire safety engineering qualification with a recognised track record in delivery of projects from design through to construction and completion.

As part of this role, you will sit within a wider technical excellence team where the focus is on the technical oversight and delivery of projects, albeit candidates with strong business acumen and line management are welcomed.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

Developing Fire Safety Strategies during Design and Construction stages.
Preparing technical engineering analysis using relevant guidance documents and methods i.e. prescriptive and performance based.
Carrying out site visits when required.
Attending internal and external meetings.
Preparing fee proposals.
Supporting the team in developing technical knowledge.
Overseeing and managing projects from inception to completion.
Liaising with clients on a daily basis.
Reviewing and authorising work done by others.
To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

Experience working in a similar role with extensive experience in fire safety engineering.
A proven background in fire safety engineering with an excellent understanding of fire engineered solutions
Good problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solutions
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit difference audiences.
Excellent consultancy, communication and relationship management skills.
Experience of delivering across a multi-site organisation.
A bachelor's or master's degree in Fire Engineering.
Full membership with the IFE (Institution of Fire Engineers) and working towards or have achieved chartership status via IFE.
What’s in it for you?

You’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.com/careers

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