Senior Design Manager

VolkerWessels UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick invites applications for a Senior Design Manager to lead and coordinate design on major water and wastewater infrastructure schemes in the East Anglia region. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, ensure buildability and timely delivery, and work with external consultants to achieve project objectives.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, innovation and empowerment of staff to shape critical water infrastructure across the region, from concept to delivery, with a

Qualifications

• Extensive civil engineering experience on major projects.
• Strong design management background for large schemes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and consultants.
• Excellent buildability, coordination and project delivery understanding.
• Strong programme management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive problem-solving and value engineering mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all design activities across significant water and wastewater schemes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes.
• Influence projects from concept through delivery.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Design Management

Multidisciplinary Teams

Buildability

Programme Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Value Engineering

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status / professional accreditation

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation’s life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

As part of our growth within the Water sector, we will be delivering major water infrastructure projects across the East Anglia region. As such we have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and commercially aware Senior Design Manager who thrives in a complex project environment and enjoys working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional outcomes

As Senior Design Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating all design activities across significant water and wastewater infrastructure schemes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that values technical expertise, encourages innovation and empowers its people to make a lasting impact on vital infrastructure projects. This role offers the opportunity to influence major projects from concept through to delivery, helping shape the future of water infrastructure across the region.

About You

• Extensive experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or water sector projects.
• A strong background in Design Management on major projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external consultants.
• Excellent understanding of buildability, design coordination and project delivery.
• Strong programme management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and value engineering.
• Excellent communication and leadership capabilities.
• Degree-level qualification in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered status (CEng, MICE or equivalent) or working towards professional accreditation.

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We Offer a Range Of Benefits, Including

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional information

Note For Recruitment Agencies

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.