This role is ideal for a Chartered Engineer with strong design-build and water sector experience who enjoys leading complex project delivery across technically demanding infrastructure programmes.

You’ll take ownership of design management across a portfolio of projects, driving technical coordination, programme delivery, stakeholder management and multidisciplinary collaboration throughout the full project lifecycle.

The Role

You’ll be involved in:

• Leading multidisciplinary design delivery across water and wastewater projects
• Managing design teams through technical and delivery stages
• Driving cost-effective, buildable and technically compliant solutions
• Coordinating project stakeholders, consultants and delivery teams
• Managing programme, quality and design outputs across multiple projects
• Supporting technical reviews, risk management and H&S compliance
• Providing technical support during construction and commissioning stages
• Contributing towards sustainability and low-carbon delivery objectives

The role will involve close collaboration across process, civil and MEICA disciplines within large-scale infrastructure environments.

What They’re Looking For

• Extensive experience within multidisciplinary design management
• Strong background within water or wastewater infrastructure projects
• Chartered Engineer status
• Degree qualified within an engineering-related discipline
• Experience within design-build project environments
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and construction H&S
• Ability to manage teams, programmes and technical delivery
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability

Ideally:

• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
• Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of BIM procedures and collaborative delivery environments

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to lead major UK water infrastructure projects
• Hybrid working with 2–3 days on site in Southampton
• Senior leadership role within a technically strong engineering environment
• Long-term project pipeline across water and wastewater sectors
• Strong progression and development opportunities

Immediate interviews available.

If you’re a Senior Design Manager with water sector experience looking to lead technically complex infrastructure projects within a collaborative delivery environment, apply now to be considered.