Design Manager (Place Base Thinking) - Peterborough

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading engineering firm as a Design Manager focused on transforming the water industry. You will lead innovative design solutions and foster collaboration across teams to ensure sustainable project outcomes. This is your chance to impact the future infrastructure landscape significantly, while benefiting from an inclusive workplace ethos and extensive career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plans

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing wastewater assets and infrastructure.
• Proven track record with complex engineering solutions focused on sustainability.
• In-depth understanding of CDM Regulations and H&S best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Drive project delivery within budget and timelines.
• Champion compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

Leadership

Sustainability

Team Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

About the role

Design Manager – Place-Based Thinking

Location: Anglian Water Offices, Thorpe Wood House, Peterborough

Organisation: Balfour Beatty – @one Alliance

Are you ready to shape the future of infrastructure design and drive transformative change in the water industry?

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies—Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO—delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

We are seeking a visionary Design Manager to lead the development and delivery of innovative, outcome-focused design solutions. In this key role, you will champion sustainable, low-carbon engineering practices and foster a collaborative, high-performance design culture.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

Design Management

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver efficient, high-quality solutions across major infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with technical leads and the BIM Manager to define and monitor design standards, quality benchmarks, and governance protocols.
• Engage with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure design excellence and compliance with health, safety, environmental, and operational requirements.

Project Delivery

• Collaborate across @one function to ensure timely, budget-conscious delivery of value-optimised solutions.
• Drive proactive risk management and support continuous value engineering initiatives.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Fulfil Principal Designer responsibilities in line with CDM Regulations.
• Ensure robust design risk assessments and the production of comprehensive H&S documentation.

Team Leadership & Development

• Inspire and lead a diverse team of engineers and specialists, cultivating a culture of innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Strategically allocate resources, identify capability gaps, and support talent development and recruitment.

Innovation & Transformation

• Champion the transition to AMP8, with a strong focus on digital transformation, sustainability, and standardisation.
• Lead innovation in carbon reduction, digital modelling (e.g., 3D, 4D), and the application of cutting-edge design methodologies.

Who we're looking for

What we are looking for:

• Strong experience in the design of wastewater assets and infrastructure.
• A track record of delivering complex engineering solutions with a focus on sustainability, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven leadership skills with experience in team development, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative delivery models.
• In-depth understanding of CDM Regulations and commitment to H&S best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Passion for innovation, carbon reduction, and the integration of digital tools in the design process.

Apply now

to be a part of this transformative journey and make your mark on the future of water infrastructure.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

and

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone and Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]