Design Manager - Water

Vickerstock; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible/hybrid working

Job summary

Vickerstock, partnering with an established engineering contractor, is seeking a Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design across water and wastewater projects in Belfast. You will coordinate civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering and drive design from tender through construction.

The role offers hybrid working and a key position within a growing in-house design function, supporting major AMP8 programmes and delivering buildable, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering or design management experience within the water or wastewater sector.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary water infrastructure design and delivery.
• Experience coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and/or Process Engineering disciplines.
• Experience managing design from tender or ECI through detailed design and construction.
• Strong project coordination, programme and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous experience within a contractor, consultancy or design & build environment.
• Ability to balance technical requirements with buildability, programme and commercial considerations.
• Chartered Engineer status would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading multidisciplinary design delivery across water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering teams.
• Managing design programmes, deliverables and technical interfaces.
• Leading design input during ECI, tender and optioneering stages.
• Working closely with project, commercial and construction teams to develop practical and buildable engineering solutions.
• Managing design development through to detailed design and construction.
• Chairing design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
• Managing technical risks, design changes and project interfaces.
• Ensuring design outputs meet client requirements, relevant standards and project programmes.
• Liaising with clients, consultants, suppliers and other key project stakeholders.
• Supporting value engineering and identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes.
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to engineers throughout project delivery.

Job description

Design Manager | Water & Wastewater | Belfast

Vickerstock are pleased to be partnering with an established engineering contractor as they continue to strengthen their in-house design and engineering capability supporting major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes across the UK.

They are seeking an experienced Design Manager with a strong water industry background to lead the multidisciplinary delivery of projects across civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering.

With an immediate workload supporting ECI projects for Severn Trent and United Utilities, this is an opportunity to become involved at the point where some of the most important project decisions are made - influencing design strategy, buildability, programme and value before leading projects through detailed design and delivery.

Why this opportunity?

• Lead multidisciplinary design across major UK water and wastewater programmes
• Immediate involvement in ECI projects with Severn Trent and United Utilities
• Influence projects from tender and optioneering through to detailed design and construction
• Coordinate Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering disciplines
• Work directly alongside project delivery and construction teams
• Play a key role within a growing in-house engineering function
• Develop your career against a strong long-term AMP8 project pipeline

Your new role as Design Manager

As Design Manager, you will take responsibility for coordinating multidisciplinary engineering design across water and wastewater projects, ensuring solutions are technically robust, commercially considered and capable of being successfully constructed.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading multidisciplinary design delivery across water and wastewater infrastructure projects
• Coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering teams
• Managing design programmes, deliverables and technical interfaces
• Leading design input during ECI, tender and optioneering stages
• Working closely with project, commercial and construction teams to develop practical and buildable engineering solutions
• Managing design development through to detailed design and construction
• Chairing design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings
• Managing technical risks, design changes and project interfaces
• Ensuring design outputs meet client requirements, relevant standards and project programmes
• Liaising with clients, consultants, suppliers and other key project stakeholders
• Supporting value engineering and identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to engineers throughout project delivery

What you will need to succeed as Design Manager

• Significant engineering or design management experience within the water or wastewater sector
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary water infrastructure design and delivery
• Experience coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and/or Process Engineering disciplines
• Experience managing design from tender or ECI through detailed design and construction
• Strong project coordination, programme and stakeholder management skills
• Previous experience within a contractor, consultancy or design & build environment
• Ability to balance technical requirements with buildability, programme and commercial considerations
• Chartered Engineer status would be advantageous but is not essential

What's in it for you?

In return, you can expect:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Health cash plan and Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible and hybrid working where appropriate
• Professional development and Chartership support
• Cycle to Work scheme and wider employee wellbeing benefits
• Long-term opportunity within a growing multidisciplinary design function