Principal Water Design Lead – Hybrid UK

Avove; North East; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company car or allowance

Private Medical Cover

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program and mental

Volunteer days and matched giving

Job summary

Avove is recruiting a Principal Engineering Manager to lead the UK Water Design Team across water and wastewater projects, infrastructure and related services. The role primarily supports the Northumbrian Water Group framework with additional UK opportunities.

The position offers hybrid working from our Durham or Glasgow offices, with flexible arrangements for other locations. A full valid driving license is a prerequisite, and you will oversee design delivery from feasibility through to

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading water and wastewater non-infrastructure design projects.
• Strong people leadership and line management experience.
• Excellent project management and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate design delivery across the full project lifecycle, ensuring programme, cost, quality and carbon objectives are achieved.
• Work collaboratively with construction, commissioning and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, practical and efficient design solutions.
• Define and manage design scope, fees, programmes, resources, budgets, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, ensuring regulatory, CDM, health & safety and technical standards are consistently met.
• Lead technical discussions and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, approval bodies and external sub-consultants.
• Coordinate required approvals, consents, permits and site investigations, ensuring these support successful project delivery.
• Lead, mentor and develop team members, promoting best practice, technical excellence, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Support business development and tender activities, providing technical input and contributing to the continued growth of the Design function.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Multidisciplinary design

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Avove is recruiting a Principal Engineering Manager to lead the UK Water Design Team across water and wastewater projects, infrastructure and related services. The role primarily supports the Northumbrian Water Group framework with additional UK opportunities.

The position offers hybrid working from our Durham or Glasgow offices, with flexible arrangements for other locations. A full valid driving license is a prerequisite, and you will oversee design delivery from feasibility through to