SPA Senior Design Manager

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Broadway; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water infrastructure firm is seeking a Senior Design Manager to oversee technical input for major water transfer projects. You will lead engineering teams and manage design quality, work collaboratively across functions, and support the development of design staff. The position offers hybrid working from the Peterborough area, encouraging innovative solutions to address critical infrastructure challenges.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have an Engineering degree and preferably Chartered status.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to adapt to challenges independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical teams in engineering outputs for major projects.
• Oversee onboarding and training of new design staff.
• Manage and improve engineering efficiency across the team.

Skills

Communication of technical requirements

Leadership of multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Resilience and adaptability

Innovative problem-solving

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

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SPA Senior Design Manager

Apply locations Peterborough time type Full time posted on Posted 13 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 23, 2025 (8 days left to apply) job requisition id R33115

Join Anglian Water's Strategic Pipeline Alliance as a Senior Design Manager.

Location: Flexible/Hybrid work from Peterborough office and home
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about contributing to one of the UK’s most ambitious water infrastructure projects? The Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) is searching for a Senior Design Manager to support and enhance our project delivery team.

What will you be doing as our new Senior Design Manager?

You will lead the core technical input through SPA Discipline Heads (System, Process, Mechanical, EICA, Civil Infra and Non-Infra, CAD, Geotech, Quality, Carbon) across a significant programme of major potable water transfer projects (total value ~£1,800M).

You will work collaboratively with Delivery teams, including construction, procurement, enabling, planning and commercial, to ensure the design is delivered to a high quality and consistency in accordance with constructability requirements; ensuring the Engineering Disciplines are suitably resourced with sufficient competence and capacity to ensure Engineering quality processes are robust

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the SPA Discipline technical teams ensuring engineering outputs are of a suitable quality and consistency
• Support onboarding of new design staff and development of existing design staff, with technical training and details to set out SPA design expectations
• Oversee production and ownership of Standard Products, Standard Details and Design Guides to drive efficiency and consistency of outputs. Ensure these outputs are shared and incorporated into wider Anglian Water Standards
• Drive improvement, innovation and efficiency across the Engineering team to support SPA programme performance
• Represent the SPA engineering team in key technical meetings and support programme decision making for multi-functional technical outputs
• Drive and support the engineering teams with resolution of complex technical issues
• Work closely with SPA partners and supply chain to ensure engineering functions are suitably resourced to support SPA programme
• People Management - undertake for the SPA Discipline Heads, including performance management, mentoring and development to reach their potential.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours:

This job might be for you if you have:

• An Engineering degree in a relevant subject, and preferably Chartered status
• An ability to communicate technical requirements and expectations to drive complex decision making
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including staff development.
• The ability to provide innovate and challenging approaches to support driving programme efficiency
• Experience operating independently with resilience, adaptability and flexibility

Not only do we look for the best talent to join us on our journey, we also look for individuals to demonstrate key behaviours that align with our values and beliefs.

Working with the highest degree of integrity, we want SPA employees to take ownership and accountability for their outputs and be driven to continuously improve how they work. SPA employees should act with the customer’s best interest at heart, be clear and transparent communicators and be passionate about operating in an ethical fashion.

If you are looking for a career opportunity, working in an innovative forward-thinking environment please apply today!

Why Join SPA?

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance Project is at the exciting delivery stage, with additional projects lined up for AMP8. At SPA, we embrace innovation, digital technology, and collaboration with our partners, including Farrans, MMB, Costain, Jacobs, and Atkins.

Together, we’re combating climate change and securing clean water for generations to come.

• Flexible Working: We support remote working, part-time hours, and flexible schedules to suit your lifestyle if the role allows.

• Location: Our office is in Peterborough, with operational hubs across the project area.

• Diversity and Inclusion: SPA is committed to building an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Whatever your background, if this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Our Purpose

Our mission is simple yet vital: To Make the East of England Resilient to the Effects of Drought. Join us in shaping a sustainable future while being part of a team where everyone can thrive.

Ready to Join Us?
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and excited to lead in a transformative environment, we’d love to hear from you!

SPA is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and recruit based on merit and potential, ensuring every colleague feels a sense of belonging.

Take the Next Step

If you’re passionate about delivering innovative infrastructure solutions and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and be part of Anglian Water’s journey to build a more sustainable, water-secure future.

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About Us

We are looking for talented people to join one of our key projects.

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance is creating nearly 500 kilometres of new, interconnecting pipelines to help combat the impact of climate change and keep fresh, clean water flowing across the Anglian Water region.

Our aim is to make the region, one of the most rapidly growing in the country, resilient to the risks of drought by securing water supplies for future generations.

The new network of pipelines will be longer than HS2, making it one of the largest infrastructure projects for a generation.

It is a complex and challenging major infrastructure project.

We selected partners that bring a wealth of experience, new mindsets, thinking and innovation for what is an incredibly exciting programme. They are: Costain, Farrans, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald Bentley.

We strive to create the right environment to keep Anglian Water at the forefront of the industry and look, in return, for high-performing candidates who demonstrate values that align with ours.

Due to the nature of the alliance, and based on the role offered, you will be employed by one of the five partners, joining teams containing some of the most talented and innovative consultants and contractors in the region at a crucial time.

You will need to demonstrate: integrity, mental agility, leadership skills, a desire to learn and an open, honest and caring nature.

This programme forms a key part of our Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which sets out how we will manage the water supplies in our region to meet current and future needs over 25 years.

It is a critical, long-term project and construction is due to begin in the summer of 2021 and will take nearly five years to build.

We are looking for talented people to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance one of the biggest infrastructure projects for a generation.

It’s an amazing opportunity to become part of an innovative and collaborative organisation.

Anglian Water has joined forces with construction and engineering giants Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley as part of a contract worth more than £350 million.

We will complete one of the largest strategic water infrastructure projects the UK has ever seen and will create up to 500km of interconnecting pipelines.

We provide the very best training and look, in return, for people with integrity, mental agility, leadership skills, a desire to learn and an open, honest and caring nature.

The programme forms a key part of Anglian Water’s Water Resources Management Plan which looks 25 years ahead to manage and secure the water resources by safe- guarding against the potential future impacts of water scarcity, climate change and growth, while protecting the environment.

If you think you will be a good fit, get in touch.

The SPA Alliance. Building Resilience. Building Pipelines. Building career aspirations.