Senior Design Manager - Water Infrastructure (D&B)

AtkinsRéalis; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Flexible and hybrid working culture

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the UK is seeking a Senior / Principal Design Manager D&B in Water for our Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) practice. You will lead multidisciplinary teams across water and wastewater schemes, overseeing design outputs from concept to delivery and working with regional water clients.

You’ll bring Chartered Engineer status or progression toward ICE chartership, strong leadership and stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering complex, compliant infrastructure

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Water Engineering (or equivalent) with Chartered/Incorporated status, or capability to achieve ICE chartership within 12 months.
• Extensive experience leading large-scale, multidisciplinary engineering projects throughout full lifecycle.
• Strong expertise in design management for water infrastructure (hydraulics, wastewater, water reuse, pipelines).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams to deliver complex multidisciplinary design and build projects across water, wastewater, hydraulic, and pipeline infrastructure.
• Manage development and delivery of project design outputs, ensuring milestones, budgets and quality standards are met.
• Oversee production, review and approval of technical deliverables including reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work.
• Provide technical leadership and promote best practices, innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Chartered engineer (ICE) or Incorporated status

Civil Water Engineering degree

Tools

Industry tools

Design standards

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in the UK is seeking a Senior / Principal Design Manager D&B in Water for our Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) practice. You will lead multidisciplinary teams across water and wastewater schemes, overseeing design outputs from concept to delivery and working with regional water clients.

You’ll bring Chartered Engineer status or progression toward ICE chartership, strong leadership and stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering complex, compliant infrastructure