Product Design Manager

MWH Treatment Limited; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in infrastructure seeks a Product Design Manager to lead design initiatives from feasibility to execution. This role offers ownership of significant projects, requiring collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders while mentoring junior team members. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the role demands strong communication and technical skills alongside a degree in civil engineering.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a design or engineering leadership role.
• A working knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations.
• Experience with digital design tools and BIM workflows.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design process on major capital projects.
• Acting as Principal Designer under CDM regulations.
• Driving collaboration and mentoring junior engineers.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Leadership

Innovation

Education

Degree in civil engineering or related discipline

HNC or HND in civil engineering or related discipline

Tools

BIM workflows

Digital design tools

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our engineering team with a Product Design Manager at our @One Alliance, Peterborough office, with hybrid working available.

As a Project Design Manager, you’ll take technical ownership of major infrastructure projects from initial feasibility through to detailed design and handover. You’ll coordinate design delivery across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring designs are practical, sustainable, and aligned with cost, time, and quality expectations.

You’ll act as a key point of contact across the project lifecycle, working closely with project leaders, engineers, construction teams, and external stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery. It’s a hands-on, highly collaborative role that puts you at the centre of some of the most important infrastructure work happening in the region.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design process on major capital projects, from early concept through to detailed technical development and design assurance.

• Ensuring design outputs are fully integrated, meeting the operational, commercial, and environmental objectives of the wider project.

• Acting as Principal Designer under CDM regulations, managing design risk and ensuring that safety is considered at every stage.

• Driving digital design excellence, supporting the use of BIM and 3D modelling to improve coordination, data integration, and project outcomes.

• Challenging and improving technical standards, encouraging innovation and the use of repeatable, low-carbon, and cost-effective solutions.

• Liaising with project leaders and delivery teams to plan and allocate design resources effectively, ensuring all technical aspects remain on track.

• Building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that designs reflect the needs of operators, contractors, regulators, and the community.

• Championing best practice across quality, health and safety, and performance – both within your own team and the wider Alliance.

• Mentoring junior engineers and designers, creating a positive learning culture and helping others grow their skills and confidence.

• Driving collaboration across disciplines, promoting a one-team mindset and helping to unlock value at every stage of the design process.

Qualifications include a degree, HNC or HND in civil engineering or a related discipline. Proven experience in a design or engineering leadership role within complex infrastructure or water-related projects. A working knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations, with prior experience acting as Principal Designer or managing design risk. A strong understanding of project delivery in a multi-disciplinary environment, ideally within an alliance or joint venture. Experience with digital design tools, BIM workflows, and integrated design processes. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills – able to influence, lead, and work collaboratively at all levels. A proactive, solution-focused mindset with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.