Senior Design Manager — Water & Wastewater Delivery Leader

Morson Human Resources Limited; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Human Resources Limited is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead complex multidisciplinary engineering design programmes across water and wastewater non-infrastructure frameworks.

The role combines delivery leadership, setting design strategies, coordinating civil, mechanical, electrical, ICA and process disciplines, mentoring Design Managers, and interfacing with clients and external partners to ensure robust design governance.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• Typically ten to twenty years of experience delivering complex water or wastewater projects.
• Significant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and non-infrastructure programmes.
• Proven track record managing multiple projects, programmes or portfolios simultaneously.
• Strong commercial, programme, resource and risk-management capability.
• Experience managing matrix teams, external design consultants and delivery partners.
• Credible client-facing leadership experience.
• Experience with design governance and technical assurance.
• CDM 2015 awareness and a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design delivery across complex programmes and major projects.
• Establish design strategies, delivery plans, governance, and clear project accountabilities.
• Own design performance across safety, quality, programme, cost, resources and contractual commitments.
• Coordinate civil, mechanical, electrical, ICA, process and related design disciplines.
• Lead Design Managers, technical leads and geographically dispersed teams.
• Act as senior interface with clients, framework leaders, operational teams and partners.
• Provide clear design information and early visibility of risks.
• Lead design reviews, gateway approvals, technical assurance and programme risk management.
• Forecast engineering resource requirements and optimise team utilisation.
• Manage specialist consultants, external design partners and supply-chain relationships.
• Mentor and develop team members and support recruitment and progression.
• Drive continuous improvement and integration between engineering and project delivery.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Client-facing leadership

Programme management

Risk management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

BIM

Job description

Morson Human Resources Limited is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead complex multidisciplinary engineering design programmes across water and wastewater non-infrastructure frameworks.

The role combines delivery leadership, setting design strategies, coordinating civil, mechanical, electrical, ICA and process disciplines, mentoring Design Managers, and interfacing with clients and external partners to ensure robust design governance.