Design Manager

Aqua Consultants; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Design Manager to lead projects in water and wastewater infrastructure. The role involves managing a team, conducting site assessments, and ensuring project delivery within budgets and timelines. Candidates should have extensive experience in the water industry and hold an engineering degree. The position offers a competitive salary plus benefits and the possibility for remote work.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Company pension

Life assurance scheme

Medicare Cash Plan

Employee assistance programme

Training and career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the water industry and treatment processes.
• Experience in feasibility, design, and technical reviews.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Delivering project designs and managing a multidisciplinary team.
• Conducting site surveys and capacity assessments.
• Writing technical reports and executing project plans.

Skills

Water industry understanding

Design experience

Leadership skills

Technical report writing

Client relationship management

Education

BEng/BSc in any engineering discipline

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Job Description:

Design Manager

Location: Preferred Northwest and Southwest of England. Remote working with frequent office and client sites visits.

Permanent, full time

Competitive salary plus benefits

You will be delivering project tasks, designs and managing a multi-disciplinary team delivering solutions on water and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects at various stages in the project life cycle. Ensuring they are delivered within agreed timeframes and budget.

What you'll be doing:

• Site surveys and plant capacity assessments
• Technical report writing at all stages of project lifecycle
• Production of design risk assessments, project plans, project quality plans, method and risk assessment, forecasting reports (utilisation, work to date and cost to complete)
• Bid writing, fee proposals or offers of service; development of activity sched-ules / work plans
• Updates to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and wider Leadership Team (LT) (inc. Service Line Directors (SLDs), Director of Clients & Partnerships, and Director of Delivery & Performance as needed on external/client projects and partnerships
• Participation in Hazard Studies including HAZOP, HAZCON and HAZCOM.
• Development of standard and bespoke design solutions for the water industry and beyond.
• Review of calculations, drawings and reports prepared by others

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience and understanding of the water industry, and water and sewage treatment processes together with equipment / system requirements
• Extensive experience in feasibility, outline, detailed design and technical re-views
• Extensive experience with bid / proposal fee / hours estimation for design schemes
• Understanding of DSEAR, CDM, WIMES, British and European Standards and other statutory, regulatory, and non-regulatory provisions and guidance
• The ability to generate innovative and/or technically differentiated solutions to problems, to deliver added value for clients
• Delivery of complex projects successfully within budget and on schedule to our clients' requirements
• Fostering of a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Leadership of your team of diverse individuals, actively encouraging new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment
• The provision of a proactive risk identification and mitigation environment that allows for innovation and creative agile delivery
• Line management and mentoring of junior engineers including training and development
• Ability to foster and develop positive relationships through support of business partners and key clients
• Experience in implementing and having input into company technical assurance
• Managing client relationships and frameworks to ensure mutual value, hitting KPIs while exceeding client expectations
• Generation of business in line with existing frameworks and new project and framework opportunities, including maintaining and managing the corporate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
• Commercial and contractual awareness
• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values, and culture
• An industry applicable BEng, BSc, or equivalent in any engineering discipline

What we can offer you:

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave
• Company pension
• Life assurance scheme (x4 salary)
• Medicare Cash Plan (includes cash payments towards dental, medical, therapeutic treatments) with the option to add up to 4 dependants
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee assistance programme (access to GP appointments and mental health support)
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Training and career progression opportunities

Why Aqua Consultants?

We are a fast growing organisation with highly experienced staff at the heart of everything we do. We offer more than just a day job - Aqua offers very competitive salaries and a great working environment. You'll be able to input into the development and growth of our business whilst we help you progress in your career.

Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.

If you're ready to make waves and be part of an exciting journey, apply now and become a cornerstone of our success!