Design Manager - Water & Wastewater Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Jacobs; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work arrangements

Pension contributions

Health coverage

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Design Manager to coordinate multidisciplinary design activities for UK water and wastewater projects. You will oversee design packages, manage interfaces and ensure delivery aligns with safety, buildability and operational requirements.

You will collaborate with project managers and discipline leads to track progress, resolve issues and apply standardised solutions using digital tools. Hybrid working and varied project scopes are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating the design or engineering delivery of water, wastewater or comparable infrastructure projects within a consultancy, contractor, delivery partner or asset‑owner environment.
• Evidence of managing defined design packages or project workstreams, including design scope, programme, technical interfaces, deliverables, assurance activities and change.
• Practical understanding of how engineering design interacts with construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance
• Working knowledge of Design & Build contracts and CDM requirements, helping teams identify, record and manage design risk.
• Experience working within NEC3 or NEC4 delivery environments, including an understanding of change control, early warnings and the relationship between design decisions, programme and cost.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary detailed design activities across water and wastewater projects and programmes.
• Track progress, coordinate inputs and help resolve technical or delivery issues.
• Work with construction and commissioning teams to reflect buildability, sequencing, safety and operational requirements in the design.
• Promote standardised solutions, digital tools and lessons learned to improve design efficiency and consistency.

Skills

Design coordination

Multidisciplinary design

NEC3/NEC4

CDM requirements

Construction interfaces

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Design Manager to coordinate multidisciplinary design activities for UK water and wastewater projects. You will oversee design packages, manage interfaces and ensure delivery aligns with safety, buildability and operational requirements.

You will collaborate with project managers and discipline leads to track progress, resolve issues and apply standardised solutions using digital tools. Hybrid working and varied project scopes are offered.