Design Manager (Water)

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Design Manager to support major projects in the water sector across the South of England. This role involves leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering innovative solutions to meet client needs. Candidates should have previous design leadership experience and qualifications in engineering or project management. The position allows for hybrid working to balance personal and professional life.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

Life assurance

Flexi-working options

Inclusivity culture

Qualifications

• Experience in providing design leadership on major projects.
• Understanding of large and complex construction / engineering projects.
• Experience of acting as a mentor for less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop project teams for water projects.
• Oversee delivery of design and build projects.
• Identify innovative and sustainable solutions.

Skills

Design leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Qualifications in engineering or project management

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for engineering and a desire to make a real difference?

Owing to our ongoing client relationships across the country, our teams have the opportunity to tackle an exciting range of projects across the regulated water industry. We are looking to appoint Design Managers to support major programmes across the South of England.

This is your chance to:

• Lead and develop project teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Work on exciting water projects that push boundaries and make a significant impact.
• Partner with top water clients across the UK, shaping the future of the industry.

We are actively involved in the design and management of major projects across the water sector, with significant opportunities from our appointment onto Thames Water’s Asset, Capital & Engineering framework. This has created the opportunity for a Design Manager to join our team, based from either our London, Cambridge, Reading or High Wycombe offices, with hybrid working allowing for a combination of in-office and home working.

As a Design Manager within our Major Projects community, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of major projects, bringing together skillsets from multiple disciplines. You will oversee all aspects of delivery, holding roles that may include delivery of design & build projects, detailed design delivery and owners engineer services – all requiring complex multi-disciplinary collaboration both internally and externally.

You will also identify innovative and sustainable solutions, work collaboratively with the client and other partner organisations, plan technical delivery, and lead multidisciplinary teams. You will lead the team to deliver best value and client service excellence, with access to Stantec’s world-class expertise to help you exceed client expectations.

This represents a great opportunity to join a part of our business with huge growth potential. The opportunity will appeal to those looking to work collaboratively to drive continuous improvements and best practice within the regulated water sector. Our UK & Ireland business continues to grow at an impressive pace – this is a great time to join and help develop a mature project delivery offering.

About You

You will have prior experience of working in a role where you have provided design leadership on major projects – either as a Design Manager, Project Manager, Project Engineer or Project Leader. You will most likely be from a technical background – either technical engineering, construction management, environmental or other consulting backgrounds.

You will hold qualifications in engineering or project management with an understanding of large and complex construction / engineering projects - in particular within the water or related infrastructure sectors.

Through your previous roles within project delivery you will have experience of achieving a position of trusted partner with clients and other stakeholders, and acting as a mentor for less experienced team members. At all times you will support, promote and maintain our company values, especially in ensuring we put our people & clients first.

Why Join Us

This is an exciting time to join Stantec, with the opportunity to tackle challenging new projects across the region and growth plans extending throughout the AMP cycle. In addition, all employees have access to our company wide benefits, including:

• Work on the challenging & impactful Thames Water framework
• Individualised development plan alongside company wide org structure highlighting pathway for progression, ensuring you always know where your career is heading
• Private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard
• Flexi-working and hybrid working pattern to help you to find the right work life balance for you
• Culture of inclusivity, where we celebrate diversity and put “doing what’s right” at the forefront of everything we do
• Award winning consultancy with a commitment to achieving our ambitious environmental goals

Find out more about why Stantec could be the right next step for you here!

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