Senior Design Manager

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Senior Design Manager in East Anglia (Peterborough area) to lead multi-disciplinary capital projects within a design & build environment.

You will manage designer responsibilities under CDM, collaborate with project teams, and drive delivery against regulatory dates while upholding governance standards. The role emphasizes leadership, integrity, and innovative techniques.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Experience designing capital projects in a design & build environment.
• Experience managing designers under CDM.
• Demonstrates ethics, integrity and collaboration.
• Engages stakeholders to drive on-time delivery and regulatory adherence.
• Leads with innovative approaches and addresses poor behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Project Manager and delivery teams to ensure robust management of contractual obligations and governance standards.
• Ensure compliance with Anglian Water governance specifications and NEC3 contract requirements.
• Lead design activities under Option E (Pre-Contract Planning) and Option A (Priced Contract with Activity Schedule).
• Provide leadership to the design team and address any behavioural issues to maintain a productive environment.

Skills

Engineering Degree

Multi-disciplinary design

CDM governance

Stakeholder engagement

Collaborative leadership

Regulatory delivery

Innovative techniques

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

Senior Design Manager

Location: East Anglia areas - Peterborough, Huntingdon, Lincoln, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Norwich & Colchester

Contract: Permanent/Full time

Salary: circa £55,212 - £69,013 dependent on experience and skills

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Who are we?

The IOS Contract is a 5-year programme valued at approximately £444 million, delivering specialist water and water recycling projects. This role involves managing projects under the NEC3 contract suite, with a focus on Option E (Pre-Contract Planning) and Option A (Priced Contract with Activity Schedule).

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the Project Manager and delivery teams to ensure robust management of contractual obligations and compliance with Anglian Water's governance standards. The role is employed by Anglian Water and involves working in partnership with alliance partners Barhale, Kier, and MGroup.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours

• Engineering Degree
• Experience of designing multi-disciplinary capital projects within a design & build collaborative environment.
• Managing designer's responsibilities under CDM
• Demonstrates excellence for business ethics, respect to others, enhancing our reputation, and integrity
• Demonstrates leadership in creating a collaborative working environment and addresses poor behaviours
• Engages with relevant stakeholders to drive delivery on time, with a particular focus on achieving obligation/regulatory dates.
• Provides leadership for challenging convention and the creation and implementation of innovative techniques.

Why Anglian Water?

At Anglian Water, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure their hard work is recognised and rewarded. Some of our benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Competitive pension scheme
• Up to 26 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 30th September 2026

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