Position: Design Managers

Location: Peterborough or Cambridge with hybrid working available

Salary Guide: £60-70k (Neg DOE), Car/Allowance and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is a Tier 1 design and build engineering contractor operating predominantly in the water industry, who are delivering a significant proportion of Anglian Water's programme of clean and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.

The Role: They are recruiting two design managers, one for the Anglian Water framework and the other for the Cambridge relocation project.

The design for this project is currently at outline status, you'll be managing the delivery of the final optioneering stage and detailed design for construction. Furthermore, you'll ensure all technical outputs meet the requirements of the project within timescales agreed with the project team and provide technical support during assembly as required.

With a large team to lead, you'll operate in a visible and supporting fashion and be seen as a Technical Engineering expert who can be trusted to provide sound and constructive advice.

The Project: The Cambridge relocation project is the design & build of a modern, low carbon wastewater treatment plant.

Known as the Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Relocation Project, Anglian Water will work with their partners to help deliver this fantastic opportunity. The relocation would make the site of the existing WWTP available to form part of the development of a new low-carbon city district, known as Northeast Cambridge.

Responsibilities: Take full responsibility for the successful delivery of non-infrastructure projects, ensuring adherence to project scope, schedule, and budget.

Manage and coordinate the final optioneering stage and detailed design for construction, ensuring technical excellence and innovation in engineering solutions.

Manage the delivery of design in accordance with the design management plan and design brief, including client requirements, cost, programme, best practice design standards, design responsibilities, BIM strategy and contract agreement.

Monitor and report on design progress on a weekly and monthly basis, including taking action to maintain design delivery to time, cost, drive efficiencies, quality and safety requirements

Collaborate closely with partners, including engineers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders, to drive collaboration and achieve project objectives.

Inspire and lead a team of professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

Identify and mitigate technical risks and implement effective strategies to overcome challenges.

Ensure the scope of solution is clearly defined and agreed by all parties, design complies with Client brief, contract, current legislation, Development Consent Order, building regulations, CDM and relevant technical requirements.

Develop new ways of working to reduce carbon, increase biodiversity, address climate change, and embrace innovations and new digital technologies.

Oversee the technical deliverables ensuring they are produced within the required timescales, technical costs are properly managed and technical change is tightly controlled.

Ensure all engineering outputs meet industry-leading standards and client expectations.

Uphold Anglian Water's commitment to sustainability, quality, and excellence in all project activities.

Experience: Engineering degree. Preferably a chartered engineer or working towards chartered status.

Extensive experience in technical management roles within the water industry, with a focus on non-infrastructure projects, wastewater and sludge treatment centres.

Experience of designing multi-disciplinary water industry capital projects, from solution to detailed design.

Experience, or a strong understanding of construction, procurement, and commissioning.

Strong understanding of CDM regulations and experience in their application.

Proven track record of successfully managing the final optioneering stage and detailed design for construction.

Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to collaborate effectively with partners and inspire a team to deliver industry-leading engineering outputs.

Proficiency in project management software and relevant technical tools

Package includes: A competitive salary

Car/car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance, Health Insurance

Private medical Insurance

And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc.

Key Words:

Design Manager

Design Management

Discipline Lead

Discipline Head

Electrical Engineering

ICA Engineering

EICA Engineering

Engineering Manager

Engineering Management

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Strategic Design

Technical Design

Detailed Design

BIM

Chartered

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Clean Water

Wastewater

Sewage

Sludge Treatment