Senior Associate Director, Water Design (UK)

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

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Associate Director - Water Design in Birmingham. This role offers strategic leadership in delivering water non-infrastructure projects and influencing technical delivery across multidisciplinary teams.

With a focus on team leadership and client engagement, candidates will oversee the delivery of key projects for a UK water utility framework. The role requires attendance in Tamworth offices one to two days a week, offering flexibility for applicants from various locations.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer with a recognised professional institution.
• Significant experience within the UK water sector.
• Proven leadership experience across multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong understanding of UK water industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication, leadership and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across water non‑infrastructure design projects.
• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering design solutions.
• Act as a senior technical authority across project portfolios.
• Maintain strong client relationships and represent the organisation.
• Support business development, proposals and framework delivery.
• Guide and mentor senior engineers and design leads.

Skills

Leadership

Civil Engineering

Client relations

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

UK water sector knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Associate Director - Water Design in Birmingham. This role offers strategic leadership in delivering water non-infrastructure projects and influencing technical delivery across multidisciplinary teams.

With a focus on team leadership and client engagement, candidates will oversee the delivery of key projects for a UK water utility framework. The role requires attendance in Tamworth offices one to two days a week, offering flexibility for applicants from various locations.