Principal Design Manager - Water Sector

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Design Manager to provide technical leadership across water non-infrastructure projects in the UK water sector. You will lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate design programmes to deliver complex framework projects.

The role is based in Tamworth with attendance one to two days per week, offering flexible hybrid working and exposure to senior client engagement and design governance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline required.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
• Strong UK water sector experience and track record delivering design programmes.
• Knowledge of UK design standards, CDM regulations and water industry specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery across a portfolio of water non-infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams (civil, mechanical, electrical, process).
• Develop and manage design programmes across multiple projects.
• Review and approve design deliverables for compliance with standards and client specs.
• Act as primary design interface with water utility client.
• Support project managers with budgets, resources and design risk management.
• Mentor engineers and design leads within the team.

Skills

Design leadership

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

UK water sector experience

Mentoring/people leadership

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

PRINCIPAL DESIGN MANAGER - WATER NON-INFRASTRUCTURE

Location: Manchester / Tamworth

Salary: £70,000 - £85,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Design Manager to take technical leadership across water non-infrastructure projects within the UK water sector. This Principal Design Manager role offers real influence, client exposure and the chance to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering complex framework projects.

A growing engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Design Manager to lead the delivery of water non-infrastructure projects for a major UK water utility framework. As a Principal Design Manager, you will provide technical leadership across civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering teams while ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest technical standards.

The client's offices are based in Tamworth and require attendance one to two days per week. With this level of flexibility, candidates based across Manchester, the North West, Midlands, Yorkshire or London are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery across a portfolio of water non-infrastructure projects
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across civil, mechanical, electrical and process disciplines
• Develop and manage design programmes across multiple projects
• Review and approve design deliverables to ensure compliance with industry standards and client specifications
• Act as the primary design interface with the water utility client
• Support project managers with budgets, resources and design risk management
• Mentor engineers and design leads within the team

About You

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership
• Strong experience within the UK water sector
• Proven experience delivering design programmes across multiple projects
• Strong understanding of UK design standards, CDM regulations and water industry specifications
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.