Design Manager (Water)

Stantec; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading engineering consultancy as a Design Manager, where you will lead multidisciplinary teams on impactful water projects. This role offers hybrid working and opportunities for professional development. Be part of a growing team that values innovation and sustainability.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

Life assurance

Flexi-working

Hybrid working pattern

Individualised development plan

Qualifications

• Experience in design leadership on major projects.
• Understanding of large and complex construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop project teams in a collaborative environment.
• Oversee delivery across major projects, ensuring client service excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Engineering qualifications

Project Management qualifications

Job description

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

We're interested in hearing expressions of interest fromDesign Managers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering) that are looking for their next career opportunity in the coming weeks and months. With AMP8 starting, we have exciting growth plans across the business.

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.

Right now, we are actively involved in the design and management of major projects across water sector, with significant opportunities coming from our appointment onto Thames Water's Asset, Capital & Engineering framework. This has created this opportunity for a Design Manager to join our team, be based from either our London, CambridgeReadingor 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 across major projects, 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 play a fundamental role within projects to identify innovative and sustainable solutions,work collaboratively with the client and other partner organisations,plan technicaldelivery, and lead multidisciplinary teams. You will lead the team to deliver best value and client service excellence. You will have 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, and to exceed client expectations.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 next 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 achievingour ambitious environmental goals

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

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