Design Manager

Aqua Consultants; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + discretionary bonus

Company pension

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Life assurance scheme 4 x annual salary

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Warrington is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee wastewater infrastructure projects as part of their collaboration with United Utilities. This hybrid role involves delivering complex projects, managing multidisciplinary teams, and fostering strong client relations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the water industry, project management skills, and a relevant engineering degree. Attractive benefits include a competitive salary, bonus potential, and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience and understanding of water and sewage treatment processes.
• Experience in feasibility and technical reviews.
• Ability to manage client relationships and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver design solutions for wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Manage a multi-disciplinary team delivering project tasks.
• Lead complex projects to ensure they meet time and budget requirements.

Skills

Water industry experience

Project management

Relationship building

Leadership

Technical report writing

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

BEng, BSc in any engineering discipline

Chartered Engineer or working towards it

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Overview

Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in the United Utilities Lingley Mere office. Site visits as required.

Aqua Consultants has an exciting opportunity to work with our partner United Utilities on their Better Rivers Programme of work. You will be involved in projects that improve their infrastructure and reduce spills to watercourses by 60%.

Role and Responsibilities

• Deliver project tasks, designs and manage a multi‑disciplinary team delivering solutions on wastewater infrastructure and non‑infrastructure projects at various stages in the project life cycle, ensuring they are delivered within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Extensive experience and understanding of the water industry, water and sewage treatment processes together with equipment / system requirements.
• Extensive experience in feasibility, outline, detailed design and technical reviews.
• Extensive experience 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.
• Generate innovative and/or technically differentiated solutions to problems, to deliver added value for clients.
• Provide a safe working culture within project teams and promote safety.
• Deliver complex projects successfully within budget and on schedule to clients’ requirements.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Commit to supporting your team to ensure a high‑quality service in delivery.
• Lead a team of diverse individuals, actively encouraging new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment.
• Provide a proactive risk identification and mitigation environment that allows for innovation and creative agile delivery.
• Line‑manage and mentor junior engineers, including training and development.
• Develop positive relationships by supporting business partners and key clients.
• Implement and influence company technical assurance.
• Manage client relationships and frameworks to ensure mutual value, hitting KPIs while exceeding client expectations.
• Generate business in line with existing frameworks and new project and framework opportunities.
• Commercial and contractual awareness.
• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values, and culture.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 packages.
• Industry applicable BEng, BSc, or equivalent in any engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this; relevant experience will also be considered.
• Recognition that satisfying the customer is the key to achieving other objectives.
• Ability to work remotely while successfully achieving deliverable‑based outcomes through a virtual team.
• Prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Organisational skills and a passion for excellence.
• Motivational skills and the ability to encourage others to work to high standards of quality and compliance.
• A drive for continual learning and improvement of others through sharing information, lessons learned, and best practice.
• A drive to push yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when needed with a “can‑do” attitude.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• A trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required.

Examples of Work Types

• Site surveys and plant capacity assessments.
• Technical report writing at all stages of the 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).
• Fee proposals or offers of service; development of activity schedules / work plans.
• 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.
• Knowledge of United Utilities engineering standards and specification.
• Experience of designing CSO’s and storage tanks.

What We Would Like to Offer You

• Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Company mobile phone and laptop provided.
• Training and career progression opportunities
• Life assurance scheme 4 x annual salary
• Electric car scheme
• Employee assistance programme (with access to GP appointments, physio appointments and mental health support)
• Medicash cash plan (money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, glasses, contact lenses)
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave

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.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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.

Apply Today

If you feel you have the skills, personality, and experience, please apply today!