Senior Design Manager

Rullion Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd is seeking a Senior Design Manager for water AMP8 projects. Hybrid working is available, with 2 days per week from home, and multiple office bases across the UK.

You will lead and coordinate design teams, manage interfaces and risk, and drive smarter, more sustainable solutions within major water frameworks. You will work with clients, contractors and supply chain partners to shape projects, mentor senior designers, and ensure robust design governance and assurance throughout the

Qualifications

• Led multidisciplinary design teams in water projects.
• Experience with optioneering, outline design and construction support.
• Strong design governance, risk management and assurance familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams on AMP8 water and wastewater programmes.
• Guide design from optioneering and outline design through detailed design and construction support.
• Mentor Design Managers, coordinators and discipline leads to strengthen the team.
• Influence projects, teams and clients beyond simple progress reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Design management

Risk management

Change control

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Senior/Design Manager - Water (AMP8)

Hybrid working (2 days per week from home)

CAN BE BASED FROM ANY OFFICES - MANCHESTER, CHESTER, LEEDS, GUILDFORD, LONDON, NOTTINGHAM, NEWCASTLE

AMP8 is underway, and the UK water sector is entering one of its most important delivery periods in decades. Water companies are investing in resilience, environmental improvement, asset performance, spill reduction and future water security.

My client is looking for a Senior Design Manager who can bring technical teams together, cut through complexity and help turn ambitious programmes into clear, buildable and well governed outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams on major AMP8 water and wastewater programmes.
• Guide design teams from optioneering and outline design through detailed design and construction support.
• Manage design risk, technical interfaces, assumptions, decisions, reviews and assurance activity.
• Work closely with clients, contractors, framework partners and supply chain specialists.
• Challenge traditional delivery approaches and identify smarter, simpler and more sustainable solutions.
• Support work winning, framework growth, client engagement and early project shaping.
• Mentor Design Managers, coordinators and discipline leads so the team becomes stronger as the work bank grows.
• Design management is treated as a leadership discipline, not an administrative function.
• You will have room to influence projects, teams and clients rather than simply report progress.
• You will work within major UK water frameworks while drawing on wider technical, environmental, digital and delivery capability.

We are looking for people who

• Have led multidisciplinary design teams in water is essential
• Additionally interested in infrastructure, utilities, rail, construction or major capital programmes.
• Can show judgement, leadership and delivery ownership. You do not need to have followed a traditional consultancy career path to be considered.
• Understand how to manage interfaces between disciplines, clients, contractors and delivery partners.
• Can balance technical quality, commercial awareness, programme pressure and buildability.
• Are confident in design governance, risk management, change control, design reviews and assurance.
• Can communicate clearly with senior clients, technical specialists and project teams.
• Care about developing people and building resilient teams

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants