Senior Design & Project Leader - Water & Wastewater

Avove; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car allowance

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan

Avove Discount Scheme

Family friendly policies

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program for health

Volunteering days

Job summary

Avove is seeking a Senior Design Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary design programmes across the United Utilities framework, delivering water and wastewater projects safely, on time and within budget. You will manage resources, governance, and stakeholder relationships while mentoring design engineers and ensuring compliant, safe-by-design delivery.

You will drive design assurance, coordinate external partners, and foster continuous improvement across programmes, with a focus on high

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Engineering with Chartered Engineer status.
• Extensive experience delivering complex water and wastewater projects, including major non-infrastructure programmes.
• Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing multiple projects or programmes.
• Strong experience working with clients, external design partners, and geographically dispersed teams.
• Demonstrable expertise in design governance, technical assurance, risk management, and programme delivery.
• Commercially aware, with experience operating within NEC contracts and AMP programmes.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations, including experience acting as Principal Designer.
• Experienced in developing engineering capability, growing teams, and supporting wider business growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver complex water and infrastructure projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Manage multiple design workstreams, ensuring quality, programme, and commercial objectives are met.
• Provide technical leadership and ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and safe-by-design principles.
• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and operational teams to support successful project delivery.
• Lead design assurance activities, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement across programmes.
• Plan and coordinate engineering resources, including external design partners and consultants.
• Mentor and develop engineers and Design Project Managers, promoting a high-performing and collaborative culture

Skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Design governance

Technical leadership

Multidisciplinary team leadership

NEC contracts

AMP programmes

CDM Principal Designer

Engineering programme delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Avove is seeking a Senior Design Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary design programmes across the United Utilities framework, delivering water and wastewater projects safely, on time and within budget. You will manage resources, governance, and stakeholder relationships while mentoring design engineers and ensuring compliant, safe-by-design delivery.

You will drive design assurance, coordinate external partners, and foster continuous improvement across programmes, with a focus on high