Design Manager

Morson Edge; Little London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Group income protection & life assu r?

Job summary

Morson Edge is recruiting a Design Manager for the Water Sector. Hybrid/flexible working supported. The role will drive delivery across major water programmes in the South of England, from initial concept through detailed design, leading a multidisciplinary team.

You will oversee technical delivery, collaborate with clients and manage multiple stakeholders, ensuring best value and project success in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced engineer with strong multi-disciplinary delivery capability.
• Chartered status and support for achieving chartered status if required.
• Experience delivering major water sector projects is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple stakeholders across design teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver water sector projects from concept to detailed design.
• Oversee delivery of design and build aspects, and owners engineer services where required.
• Collaborate with clients and project managers to ensure value and quality.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to high standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the team.

Skills

Civil engineering

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Education

Chartered engineer

Job description

Design Manager - Water Sector

Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

We are currently looking to appoint an experienced Design Manager to support major programmes across the South of England within the water industry.

London

Reading

High Wycombe

Cambridge

Great Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus schemes
• Enhanced pension plan
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days
• Private medical insurance
• Group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Design Manager, you wont just be drawing up plans youll be leading them. This is your chance to:

Lead a talented team to deliver impactful water projects, from initial concept to detailed design. Youll foster a collaborative and innovative environment where new ideas are welcomed.

Work on award-winning initiatives youll be involved in a variety of projects across clean water, wastewater, flood risk, and urban drainage.

YOUR IMPACT

As a Design Manager, you will be the technical lead, working alongside the Project Manager to ensure we deliver best value and service excellence. You will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of major projects, bringing together skillsets from multiple disciplines.

You will oversee all aspects of delivery, holding roles that may include delivery of design & build projects, detailed design delivery and owners engineer services, all requiring complex multi-disciplinary collaboration both internally and externally.

Youll be responsible for planning and leading the technical delivery of projects, collaborating closely with clients, and guiding your multidisciplinary team every step of the way.

Youll also have direct access to our world-class global network of experts, providing you with the tools and knowledge to deliver leading-edge designs.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who has a passion for solving engineering problems, the ability to lead and inspire, and the confidence to drive through challenging solutions.

We are looking for:

You will be an experienced Engineer, with strong technical expertise in the likes of Civils, Mechanical and Electrical, Process or any other relevant discipline

You will ideally be chartered with a relevant engineering institution support can be given to achieve this if required

Demonstrable experience leading and managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing multiple projects and stakeholders. Previous experience of major projects is highly desirable

We have opportunities for differing levels of seniority, so if you are looking to develop your leadership career, well support you on your journey.