Design Strategy Lead – Large Water Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Anglian Water Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private health care

Double-matched pension

Life assurance (8x salary)

26 days annual leave

Bonus scheme up to 15%

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Design Strategy Manager for the New Reservoirs Programme in the East of England. This client-side role develops and maintains Design Strategy, Client Requirements and Technical Assurance across the programme.

You will collaborate with delivery, engineering, commercial, procurement and regulatory teams to ensure outputs are justified, technically assured, and aligned with Client Requirements, enabling milestone delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant design/technical experience in senior roles of large design and build contractor procurements and management.
• Strong project management skills.
• Design leadership at both detailed engineering and system level.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders internally and externally.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Design Strategy for the Programme.
• Define, develop, and maintain Client Requirements.
• Coordinate independent Technical Assurance activities.
• Oversee Technical Assurance and supply chain integration.
• Drive Health, Safety & Wellbeing culture.

Skills

Senior design leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Design Strategy Manager for the New Reservoirs Programme in the East of England. This client-side role develops and maintains Design Strategy, Client Requirements and Technical Assurance across the programme.

You will collaborate with delivery, engineering, commercial, procurement and regulatory teams to ensure outputs are justified, technically assured, and aligned with Client Requirements, enabling milestone delivery.