Associate Director, Water Design Leader

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd seeks an Associate Director - Water Design in London/Tamworth to lead delivery of water non-infrastructure projects within the UK water sector. You will provide senior technical oversight while supporting multidisciplinary teams and client engagement.

The role requires Chartered status, civil engineering background and strong leadership, with attendance at Tamworth offices 1–2 days per week and good rail links to London.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer with a recognised professional institution.
• Significant experience within the UK water sector.
• Proven leadership experience across multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong understanding of UK water industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication, leadership and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across water non-infrastructure design projects.
• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering civil, mechanical and electrical design solutions.
• Act as a senior technical authority across project portfolios.
• Maintain strong client relationships and represent the organisation at technical and programme reviews.
• Support business development, proposals and framework delivery.
• Guide and mentor senior engineers and design leads.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Strategic oversight

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Penguin Recruitment Ltd seeks an Associate Director - Water Design in London/Tamworth to lead delivery of water non-infrastructure projects within the UK water sector. You will provide senior technical oversight while supporting multidisciplinary teams and client engagement.

The role requires Chartered status, civil engineering background and strong leadership, with attendance at Tamworth offices 1–2 days per week and good rail links to London.