Design Manager - Water Sector (Hybrid & Growth)

Stantec; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / flexible working

Training & development

Professional subscriptions paid

Pension plan

Job summary

Stantec in the United Kingdom is seeking a Design Manager to lead major water projects from concept to detailed design. Based in Brighton or Southampton, the role offers hybrid working and exposure to high-profile water schemes, delivering value through multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor engineers, manage stakeholders, and ensure design delivery across civil, mechanical, electrical or process disciplines, aligning with clients and the project manager to achieve outstanding outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and deliver multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Experience across civil, mechanical, electrical, or process disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams from concept to detailed design for water projects.
• Collaborate with Project Manager and clients to ensure value and service excellence.
• Oversee delivery across design & build, detailed design, and owners engineer services.

Skills

Team leadership

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Water/wastewater projects

Client engagement

Education

Chartered engineer

ICE/engineering institution membership

Job description

Stantec in the United Kingdom is seeking a Design Manager to lead major water projects from concept to detailed design. Based in Brighton or Southampton, the role offers hybrid working and exposure to high-profile water schemes, delivering value through multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor engineers, manage stakeholders, and ensure design delivery across civil, mechanical, electrical or process disciplines, aligning with clients and the project manager to achieve outstanding outcomes.