Design Manager /Senior (CRP)

MWH Treatment Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment Limited seeks a Design Manager for the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant relocation project, focusing on managing technical delivery and leading a team. The role requires an engineering degree and extensive experience in the water industry, ensuring innovative and sustainable solutions are met for project success.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, preferably chartered or working towards it.
• Extensive experience in technical management within the water industry.
• Proficiency in project management software and technical tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage successful delivery of non-infrastructure projects ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence.
• Lead and inspire a team of professionals.
• Ensure all engineering outputs meet industry standards and client expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Technical management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Project management software

Job description

MWH Treatment is looking to strengthen our Engineering team with a Design Manager for our Anglian Water region on the Cambridge relocation project. Based in the Peterborough & Cambridge area, with the design currently at outline status, you will manage the delivery of the final optioneering stage and detailed design for construction. You will ensure all technical outputs meet project requirements within agreed timescales and provide technical support during assembly as needed.

With a large team to lead, you will operate in a visible and supportive manner, being recognized as a technical engineering expert who can be trusted to provide sound and constructive advice.

The Project

The Cambridge relocation project involves designing and building a modern, low-carbon wastewater treatment plant to serve the community and environment. It will recycle water and nutrients, produce green energy, and support sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge.

Known as the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Relocation Project, Anglian Water collaborates with partners including MMB & Skanska to deliver this significant project. The relocation will free up the current WWTP site for development into a new low-carbon city district, North East Cambridge, which aims to create approximately 8,350 homes and 15,000 jobs over the next 20 years.

More information about the project can be found at: https://cwwtpr.com/

Key Responsibilities

1. Take full responsibility for the successful delivery of non-infrastructure projects, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and budget.
2. Manage and coordinate the final optioneering stage and detailed design for construction, ensuring technical excellence and innovation.
3. Manage design delivery according to the design management plan, including client requirements, cost, programme, standards, BIM strategy, and contracts.
4. Monitor and report on design progress regularly, taking actions to maintain delivery timelines, costs, quality, and safety.
5. Collaborate with partners, engineers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders to drive project success.
6. Lead and inspire a team of professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
7. Identify and mitigate technical risks, implementing strategies to overcome challenges.
8. Ensure design scope is clearly defined and aligns with client brief, legislation, and technical standards.
9. Develop innovative approaches to reduce carbon footprint, enhance biodiversity, and incorporate digital technologies.
10. Oversee technical deliverables, ensuring timely production and proper management of costs and changes.
11. Ensure all engineering outputs meet industry standards and client expectations.
12. Uphold Anglian Water’s commitments to sustainability, quality, and excellence in all activities.

Minimum Requirements

• Engineering degree, preferably chartered or working towards chartered status.
• Extensive experience in technical management within the water industry, focusing on non-infrastructure projects and wastewater treatment.
• Experience in designing multi-disciplinary water industry capital projects from solution to detailed design.
• Understanding of construction, procurement, and commissioning processes.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and their application.
• Proven success managing final optioneering and detailed design stages.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with partners and lead a team to deliver top-tier engineering outputs.
• Proficiency in project management software and technical tools.