Project Design Manager – Water Infrastructure Lead

Mott MacDonald Bentley | MMB; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Life assurance

Professional membership subscription

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Agile/flexible working

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits: restaurant voucher,

transport card or day care voucher

Wellbeing support and networks

Social outcomes learning

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley is recruiting a Project Design Manager to lead design for major infrastructure projects from feasibility through detailed design and handover, based in Madrid, Seville or Barcelona. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring practical, sustainable designs aligned with cost, time and quality goals, and act as Principal Designer under CDM.

This hands-on, collaborative role places you at the heart of UK water sector projects within the @one Alliance, with

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience in design or engineering leadership within complex infra/projects, ideally water sector.
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations, with prior experience as Principal Designer or design risk management.
• Strong understanding of multi-disciplinary project delivery.
• Experience with BIM workflows and integrated design processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process on major capital projects from concept to detailed design and handover.
• Ensure design outputs are integrated to meet operational, commercial, and environmental objectives.
• Act as Principal Designer under CDM regulations and manage design risk.
• Drive digital design excellence using BIM and 3D modelling to improve coordination and data integration.
• Promote high design standards, innovative and low-carbon, cost-effective solutions.
• Plan and allocate design resources with delivery teams to keep technical work on track.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to reflect operators, contractors, regulators, and communities.
• Champion quality, health and safety, and performance across the Alliance.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers; foster learning and growth.
• Foster collaboration across disciplines to unlock value at each design stage.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

English proficiency

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

BIM workflows

Digital design tools

3D modelling

CDM 2015 knowledge

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley is recruiting a Project Design Manager to lead design for major infrastructure projects from feasibility through detailed design and handover, based in Madrid, Seville or Barcelona. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring practical, sustainable designs aligned with cost, time and quality goals, and act as Principal Designer under CDM.

This hands-on, collaborative role places you at the heart of UK water sector projects within the @one Alliance, with